This tech is pretty cool and I used to run virtual machines and WSL, but now I just keep separate computers for separate OSes and my life is so much simpler because I never have to worry if my Windows host or VM infrastructure is causing extra complexity. If something's not working, I have exactly only one OS to worry about fixing.
Now, not only is my configuration and maintenance simpler but everything runs faster because all my operating systems are running on dedicated hardware.
And before anyone says "it's too expensive", it's really not terribly expensive because I get refurbed machines like this [0]. If I want a laptop I get something like this [1] and it runs Linux (or Windows of course) just fine.
The only expensive machine I ever buy is a Macbook, but even those I'll buy refurbished. The last Macbook Pro I bought is from mid-2015 and I got it for only $1049 (in 2017) with 6 months of AppleCare+ still attached to it, which got me a new battery for free from Apple.
Now, not only is my configuration and maintenance simpler but everything runs faster because all my operating systems are running on dedicated hardware.
And before anyone says "it's too expensive", it's really not terribly expensive because I get refurbed machines like this [0]. If I want a laptop I get something like this [1] and it runs Linux (or Windows of course) just fine.
The only expensive machine I ever buy is a Macbook, but even those I'll buy refurbished. The last Macbook Pro I bought is from mid-2015 and I got it for only $1049 (in 2017) with 6 months of AppleCare+ still attached to it, which got me a new battery for free from Apple.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/HP-EliteDesk-i7-4770-3-40Ghz-Renewed/...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Acer-A515-55G-57H8-Display-i5-1035G1-...