On Mar 24, 2013 4:22 AM, "Zed" <[email protected]> wrote: > > "jerold222" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have been doing some research on putting Linux on a laptop. Not a geek > > at all but have reinstalled xp by myself. I see there is a lot of argument > > about the different flavors of Linux. > > > > What I am considering is picking up an an old Thinkpad T60 with out an OS, > > 60 to 80 Gb, 1 to 2 Gb Ram and a DVD RW (100 to 150 US$)and loading Linux > > Mint. What are your thoughts? > > > > At this point I do not want to partition my good desktop PC. > > Excellent choice. I have a T60 with similar specifications and run > LinuxMint (LMDE) without any trouble at all. > > Zed > -- > Zed > A Closet is a dark room where queer things develope!
I agree. I had both a T60 and a T61 and both were pretty solid machines. Back before think pads became consumer crap. You'd also probably be happy with an X201 as well. I use that currently with Ubuntu as my work travel machine and it has served me very well all over the world. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
