I have an old and slow IBM Thinkpad X41 Tablet.
Intel Pentium M (Dothan), L2 2 MB cache 1.5GHz LV (758)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
12.1" Super Wide Angle FFS TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
2GB PC2-4200 memory standard (non-removable)
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
CDC slot with one of the following:
IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)
IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)
MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter
IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0
IBM Active Protection System
SD Card slot with IO support CardBus slot (Type 2)
Wacom Serial Tablet PC Stylus
Tablet Hardware Buttons
I have upgraded the RAM to a maximum 2GB as limited by the chipset.
It had a real odd Travelstar 1.8 inch hard drive that was a SATA but
was setup as a PATA... why I don't know but it was so slow it killed
the usefulness of the laptop. So with a little bit of customization I
was able to install a SSD to work and it is now plenty fast enough to
run win 7 pro, it's current OS. Well, as long as I don't try to do
anything that requires a decent graphics card. But it is ok for
simple stuff like email, browsing the internet, winamp, using office,
playing a game of chess.
I decided to run Linux on this laptop and hopefully find a new use
for it... or at least make it more interesting to play with. But
which Distro Ubunto or Mint? I have played around with Ubunto in a VM
and I like it, I just installed Mint in a VM and although I have read
great things about it from a usability standpoint I really don't have
the experience or knowledge in Linux to make a decision.... so any
Linux gurus in the collective that point me in the right direction,
warn me of pitfalls, or give me a good comparison of what I can
expect? I would hate to spend time setting everything up only to find
out I made the wrong decision.
Thanks
w
