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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You may get top-notch casing and chassis quality, but all the computing stuff would literally be two decades behind.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I bought my first laptop, a Thinkpad T43, in 2005. It had something like 512MB-1GB of RAM, a Pentium M processor, and 156 GB of HDD (not SDD). Very good for the time, but there are Raspberry Pi's with better specs these days.