IBM ThinkPad T60

Published on January 3, 2016 By kona0197 In Personal Computing

So I picked up a IBM ThinkPad T60 for cheap. Old owner tried to put Windows 10 on it, but the poor machine ran very, very slow. It was made for XP. So I need to ask what operating system you guys would use. I have a legit COA on the computer for XP but no one uses that anymore. I don't have a copy of 7. I do have Fedora Linux and Mint Linux. So what OS would you install? It's not my main machine, I have a MacBook for that. It has a Intel Centrino CPU, 2 Ghz, 32 bit, 3 GB of memory, and a 120 GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.

Comments

DrJBHL

on Jan 03, 2016

Since in many former posts, you stated you no longer use SD products why would you mention Windows 7 (which you don't have)...what's the problem? Install whichever Linux you like best. It's free. There are enough reviews of each on line.

Unless there was another purpose for this post?

Uvah

on Jan 03, 2016

Didn't someone send a W7 disk to kona? I seem to recall something to that effect. You can correct me if I'm wrong.

Wizard1956

on Jan 03, 2016

There are more people/institutions still on xp than you may think. reload XP on it and let r fly.

ElanaAhova

on Jan 05, 2016

I use Xp on my 8 year old laptop. No pronblem. Used for word, etc. no games.

the_Monk

on Jan 05, 2016

Oh hey kona.......it's me. I think you answered your own question in the OP.

"It was made for XP."

Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:

Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums.
Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
It's simple, and FREE!