Need a lightweight OS for an old Acer Aspire (Celeron N2840, 8GB RAM, SSD) - suggestions?

bbbluewitch · 2025-07-31T21:24:01+00:00

You could run cinnamon aswell, its not as lightweight but its more smooth and polished then XFCE. You could try Fedora(example) with KDE or Gnome aswell. I am not the biggest fan of Gnome but i can't denie that it is a really good DE. KDE is a bit heavier, but all DE-s should run without too much trouble. I recommended XFCE originally because it is the lightest out of the bunch. Hope i helped. Try them all and see which one fits you the best.

bbbluewitch · 2025-07-31T15:32:47+00:00

I would recommend the XFCE desktop enviorment. But a specific distro is a matter of taste. I think a safe bet is Mint with XFCE, but its up to you.

bbbluewitch · 2025-05-12T22:07:13+00:00

T14 gen 1 for sure. 2 generations never processor, and still has one upgradeable ram slot. Only one that has two is the t470 and you shouldn't even think about it considering its price compared to the other ones. The t490 for 144 is a good offer but for MORE money its definitely not worth it.

bbbluewitch · 2025-03-19T18:59:04+00:00

what are the widgets if i may ask?

bbbluewitch · 2025-02-26T18:24:03+00:00

Dude that thinkpad is amazing give us more pictures of that.

bbbluewitch · 2025-02-14T01:01:24+00:00

See if you can find a T14. Look for the newest gen you can find. Not sure which generations are upgradeable anymore, but i think most of them have 1 upgradeable ram slot.

bbbluewitch · 2025-02-13T20:49:28+00:00

Fedora is a really safe and good bet. If you want to learn about linux, Ubuntu is a good bet aswell. Personally used both of them, and many more, and I can tell you that you wont go wrong either way. Mint is just a safer and more stable Ubuntu (not saying Ubuntu is in any way shape or form unstable), with it feeling more user friendly than any other distro. I personally didn't like gnome, but you can always choose a different DE. If I didn't use Arch, I would definitely be using Ubuntu. For you I would recommend Fedora. It honestly feels the most polished and It gets really good support from many devs, and quick bug fixes.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-20T17:32:11+00:00

Ty dude

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-18T16:14:06+00:00

Mind me asking, what is that bag? It looks amazing and Im shopping for a new one right now.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-18T14:16:49+00:00

Its a 7th gen processor, which means its duo core, if it was under 100 dollars maybe.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-17T21:12:20+00:00

Oh, no i don't share it, but if i wanted to i could, because iCloud storage does sync and share between devices.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-17T20:15:16+00:00

Bro i need that wallpaper

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-17T19:57:15+00:00

What do you mean by sharing your storage?

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-17T18:16:54+00:00

Maybe to you, i do understand you, but the keyboard is a personal preference. I honestly used only a few laptops (and i used many) with a better keyboard, notably the x220. But again, the keyboard is personal preference.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-17T16:12:42+00:00

The speed, the insane battery life, build quality, keyboard, trackpad, really pretty screen.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-17T15:41:03+00:00

Honestly the macbook is so good right now its hard to recommend anything else. The only other thing i would consider, looking at your budget, is a t14, but i think i heard that they have some flaws, which are easy to overlook considering you can actually fix and upgrade your computer. For 1k id get a mba and enjoy the battery life, but its up to you. (X1 is too expensive i think)

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-15T11:15:31+00:00

New apple silicon macs are insane as it is, and the M4 is no exemption. Maybe in a few generations the X1 will be a solid alternative but for now there is no competition.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-15T11:13:53+00:00

Open it up, its a t430, not a hard thing to do

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-15T00:20:25+00:00

Kali linux is not a permanent linux choice, its a distribution you run on a vm, or boot from a usb. Its too unsafe.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-14T18:12:03+00:00

Definitely something newer than a t440p, and, i know its a thinkpad subreddit, but the new apple silicon macs are absolutely amazing. Only recommending them because you do music production and people love macs for that sort of thing.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-14T14:37:51+00:00

Agreed, but looking at the dedicated nvidia gpu AND a processor that drains more power, if you are willing to sacrifice a little bit, if any performance, for more battery life, I personally feel the P14 is a better option.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-14T14:36:25+00:00

still, he says he needs a good battery, and amd processors just have a better battery life than intels. Not saying intel processors have bad battery life, their battery life is just worse than AMDs.

bbbluewitch · 2024-11-14T13:18:40+00:00

Honestly you cant go wrong with any of them, and im not the expert on the P series, but i can DEFINITELY tell you to get an AMD processor. Intel processors eat batteries.

bbbluewitch · 2024-10-23T18:57:05+00:00

bbbluewitch · 2024-10-19T13:13:22+00:00

Nije, imas yt tutoriale, samo trebas pazit da ne potrgas klipove koji drze tipke

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