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Now this is sad, but a decade old system would be Sandy/Ivy bridge era hardware, which isn't that bad for non-graphic intensive stuff. I would hazard that most
by happymellon 6y ago
Now this is sad, but a decade old system would be Sandy/Ivy bridge era hardware, which isn't that bad for non-graphic intensive stuff.
I would hazard that most consumers wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference with current hardware, especially as an e-reader. They don't tell us what they have or how much memory is installed, but if it is a convertable laptop with a touchscreen or similar then I would try Gnome. You will have a much better time for a simple e-reader.
If it is memory contrained, or ends up being an Atom processor then perhaps a lighter desktop might be better.
- villgax 6y agoIt's an i3 with AMD Radeon 6470M, I was thinking of using https://babluboy.github.io/bookworm/ https://babluboy.github.io/bookworm/ as a library for PDFs but I think I'd rather stick with hackintosh on it(older macOS version/Mountain Lion) & simply use iBooks as a library for on device PDFs, since Preview is decent enough for my needs
- commandnotfound 6y agoI'd recommend you try out GNOME and use Foliate as a library manager. I tried using iBooks for a bit but it just didn't hold up to my expectations.
- villgax 6y agoThanks will check it out