Comment on I hope this post qualifies, but laptop on last legs, planning for a replacement...
CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 year ago
Have you looked at something like a Mac Mini or older MacBook? I have a 2008-era MacBook that Apple abandoned years ago, but it keeps up with modern Linux just fine. I don’t think they’re very expensive, and they’re workhorses.
Stapling9851@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Dude no not at all, I honestly never thought of getting an old macbook. That could be a great idea. Are there generations or models that are better or worse than others? Like I wouldn’t know where to start, but I suppose something with good documentation and preferably a following or community would be best.
CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 year ago
Anything from 2004(?) to 2020(?) is going to have an Intel processor. I’d do some research to find the last user-serviceable year, then get the best processor I could afford. Upgrade the RAM and internal drive to the biggest your Linux distro can handle.
While you’re at it, check out the forums at your distro’s website. I’d bet good menu that someone has already worked out what you need and shared that info with the community. :)