I have been gifted a few ancient laptops from the stone age (2005-2014). Any ideas on what I can do with them? Are there any modern Linux distros that would run on old hardware like this? I’ll take any suggestions this wonderful community has to offer.
Edit: The laptops are:
- HP 2133 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_2133_Mini-Note_PC
- Dell Inspiron 1545 https://www.itechguides.com/product-specs/dell-inspiron-1545-specs/
- Dell Inspiron 15 3537 https://www.productindetail.com/pn/dell-inspiron-15-3537
- Toshiba C55-A5286 https://www.productindetail.com/pn/toshiba-satellite-c55-a-1n4
I think the main thing to check is whether it can run 64-bit OS and whether it has SATA ports for an SSD.
I was able to run Arch with some tiling WM using this old laptop: https://www.newegg.com/asus-u50-series-15-6-intel-core-i3-330m-intel-hd-graphics-4gb-ddr3-memory-500gb-hdd/p/N82E16834220763
Main issue was playing videos which caused the laptop to overheat. Overall, the performance was not good, but I was still using a laptop HDD instead of an SSD, which would significantly impact its performance. I also had a weird amount of RAM installed like 6GB for some reason lol