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What? A top spec 5 year old (2018) laptop should be plenty fast for most common desktop use. I have a 2016 Dell latitude laying around with Debian 11 on it. It
by hosteur 3y ago
What? A top spec 5 year old (2018) laptop should be plenty fast for most common desktop use.
I have a 2016 Dell latitude laying around with Debian 11 on it. It is plenty fast for most things. Even running virtual machines in virtual box with gaming (mostly older Windows games I run in a WinXP VM)
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoI'm typing this on a top spec 10 year old laptop. I'm saying it's funny to see them feel that they need to defend that choice.
- midoridensha 3y agoHow's the battery life on that 10-year-old laptop? The big improvement with modern laptops isn't compute power, it's energy efficiency and thus battery life, and also weight. Modern laptops are a lot easier to carry than 10-year-old models since they weigh a fraction as much.
- javchz 3y agoDepends. I have a t430 that with the right distro last like 4 to 6 hours depending on usage. It's a chunky laptop, but gets me going when I travel to a place where security can be iffy. So looks like an old VCR, and get less attention than an apple logo.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoThe battery is good enough for me.
- JohnFen 3y ago> A top spec 5 year old (2018) laptop should be plenty fast for most common desktop use. Heck, a medium-spec 20 year old computer is plenty fast for common desktop use.