I think it would be an interesting experiment to see how far this 
computer can go.  I think this computer can go further than you think.

Keith



On 2023-10-11 16:21, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:47:13 -0700
> 
>> https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-15-6-Laptop-Intel-Processor-N200-Pentium-4GB-RAM-128GB-UFS-Natural-Silver-Windows-11-Home-in-S-Mode-15-fd0081wm/2950076964?athbdg=L1800
>> 
>> The N200 CPU has a decent benchmark with 4 cores and 4 treads...
>> 
>> Seems like it would make a nice Linux machine.
> 
> It would make a nice Linux machine for email with a lightweight email
> client and very simple web browsing with a lightweight browser. Or for
> simple programming, or CLI work. But keep in mind that with 4GB RAM,
> this computer was already obsolete in 2019.
> 
> I have some advice for anyone who buys this 90 pound weakling.
> 
> Garbage can your Gnome, kart away your KDE, xplode your XFCE. User
> IceWM or FVWM or maybe Openbox without a panel.
> 
> Use Dillo except when you *really* need Javascript ability, then maybe
> Qutebrowser. Use as few tabs as you can.
> 
> Don't use VMs. This computer's going to have trouble just running its
> metal instance.
> 
> Forget those cutesy distros like Mint, Ubuntu, and all their spawn.
> Forget Redhat. You might be able to shoehorn Debian or Devuan into such
> service, or maybe *too or Arch, but personally I'd recommend Void Linux
> or Slackware.
> 
> SteveT
> 
> Steve Litt
> 
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