Of course LXDE/LXQt is lighter, but MATE is light enough.
I run Trisquel 8 (default settings) on a twelve years old ThinkPad Z61t and everything is smooth enough.
Of course LXDE/LXQt is lighter, but MATE is light enough.
I run Trisquel 8 (default settings) on a twelve years old ThinkPad Z61t and everything is smooth enough.