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All right, thanks Josh. I was going to say I like Linux as well. I run it on a couple of different systems. But if Windows wiped out, Windows crashed and you couldn't get your files because Windows crashed, well, you make one wrong move in Linux and that's going to crash too. Probably worse than all Windows because you can get what's called a kernel panic which means basically the system just will not boot. And then you'll have to go into a command prompt which is like a line of text and start typing in bunches of stuff to restabilize the system. And I just wouldn't as a beginner. I mean I always encourage people to try Linux. And what I would do to try Linux, I'd take one of those computers you've already got that are crashed, go to another computer and download the installer for Linux and there's a procedure. And then you get it and you get it put onto a USB stick and then you can install it on one of those computers that have crashed. Then you may actually be able to re-access your files as long as you don't format the entire drive which means erase it. I'm not sure what your level of skill is so I'm just using terms and explaining the terms. But you may know all that stuff already. I don't know your technology level. But Linux can panic. Like you can breathe on it the wrong way and it can just panic. Script could fail and it could panic. There's lots of things. What I would recommend if you want something that's going to last a really, really, really long time, I don't know if you're necessarily looking for a laptop but I would go with a Mac. Macs just don't crash. I've seen unless you get like a hardware failure or something, Macs don't crash. They're very user friendly. They're very stable. There will still be a slight learning curve but you can watch a video that says learning Mac as a Windows user and it will tell you all the differences. You know like you did this on Windows while you do this on Mac and it's as simple as that. They don't crash. They're very user friendly. Very powerful. Very fast. That's what I'd recommend. Get a Mac. You'll spend a little bit more if you're looking for a laptop than you would. You know you're probably going to spend $700, $800 maybe on a MacBook, MacBook Air or something. But it will last you for 10 years. No problem. And well the battery might not last for 10 years but the computer itself, oh yeah, it will. And the batteries are not overly difficult to replace in a MacBook. They're like you just take the bottom off and it's kind of right there. You just unplug it and plug in a new one and screw it down and whatnot. But that's my recommendation. Go with a Mac and if you're looking for a desktop, look if you've got a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse kicking around already,