On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 08:17:06AM -0400, Bastien Nocera wrote: > > If we're being honest, a typical 2005-era laptop is going to yield a > > rather lousy experience with any modern Linux Desktop. (And an even > > lousier experience with modern Windows!) > > This is my old go-to-blogpost for such comments: > http://www.hadess.net/2015/04/jdll-2015.html > > For about 50 dollars/pounds/euros, you can transform a 10 year old machine > into something that'll be decently usable. Oddly enough, you inadvertently made my point -- That link doesn't refer to a 2005-era laptop, instead it's a nearly-three-year newer "bookend" system containing a CPU capable of both SSE2 and x86_64 (ie an Intel Core2Duo), better I/O, and more upgradability opportunities than a laptop from a few years prior. (Those 2-3 years represent the difference in hardware generations being discussed here!) - Solomon -- Solomon Peachy pizza at shaftnet dot org Delray Beach, FL ^^ (email/xmpp) ^^ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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