im Hubert Manne. Thats H-U-B-E-R-T and I live at 1397 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30606. My ssn is 123-45-6789
So. If there is any older machine that is not longer being used and you can just install linux on it (I feel zorin is best as something ready to go for non tech people who want the os to be out of the way and just go). Anyway my opinion is linux performs much better and a persons previous machine will preform better than their current one running windows.
I have been doing fine with libre office. I mostly do doc and send as pdf. If they ask for word format I save it as such and send it to them. spreadsheet and slides I don’t share. Granted at workplaces I use whatever they give me to use on my work machine.
ah yes. going through windows white papers and one says something is impossible but you find the other that says how to do it. fun times.
this is always going to be the toughest as the developer is known for not wanting their things to work or be compatible even with standards they publish.
I have an old laptop with windows on it out of a combination of pure laziness and im in a no spend condition and need to buy a solid state drive.
I have not really had anything. I do have a thing where my mouse goes wonky but I think its the my touchpad and not linux.