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The £99 'Obsolete Computer' goes on sale

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December 2025

BackMarket breathes new life into Windows 10 laptops

The £99 'Obsolete Computer' goes on sale

With the curtain coming down on Windows 10 support (at least officially), BackMarket is trying to keep machines out of landfill with the £99 Obsolete Computer. The refurbished PCs are being stripped of Windows and installed with ChromeOS Flex, effectively turning them into Chromebooks, albeit without access to the Android app store that most modern Chromebooks benefit from.

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