My Dell e1505 “died” three years ago. It appeared to be hardware issues. I figured I had nothing to lose since Linux is free and installed Ubuntu on it and it has been running great ever since.
I even replaced the keyboard after I spilled water on it.
It is my tried and true road warrior.
It depends on what you use it for, but Ubuntu works great for surfing the net and even has a compatible version of Office. Best of all, it is free!
so you would recommendu ubuntu on my ancient dell with xp on it? part of the family. first pc upgraded for my son to play games. he has progressed but I am still too slow to play any games. I’ve used puppy to recover other hard drive data but have been wary of diving into the deep end since I am not a true geek. Would have been if I had been born 30 years later.