Have you tried older Dell computers? I have some old cast-off Dell Optiplex GX240 tower PCs where I work. 1.8 Mhz, 1 GB Ram. Hardly enough to run to XP anymore, but they run Linux great. In fact, I have not found a Linux version that the GX240 model won’t install and run. That’s what I’m using right now! I have used Ubuntu, Mint, Puppy, Mepis, and Knoppix on them, but prefer Ubuntu or Mint over the rest. The Dells are plentiful on eBay and often cost less than the shipping!
I have not had a single virus/malware incident in the last 4 years that I have used Linux. It beats the heck out of Windows.
I do have one. I shall dig it out and try it.
Very true. Not one virus/malware incident here either. I also tried Puppy, Knoppix, PC-OS and others before being floored by Linux.
My laptop was a few years old when the HDD simply died. Geek Squad put in a new clean harddrive and were confused as to why I wanted it clean. (I couldn’t afford a new Windows) so I went through the Live CD’s I had made and chose Ubuntu easily.
On installation it didn’t have full screen, but that was a simple resolution change. Also the fan didn’t run but that was an amazingly easy fix too.
I have probably put a lot of crap on this clean HDD I should probably remove. Including a big Windows game I thought I could run in WINE but I am not technical enough to make that work. lol.
So I will need a Windows partition just big enough to put some games I want on (World of Tanks, Star Trek Online etc) and I would really be in business.
Then again, maybe I should just get a different laptop for that. Knowing that if it ever messes up royally I can always put a Linux on it.