Hello.
I gave Linux a first try in 2001 when I was 26 years old. I bought a SUSE Linux CD, because I was bored from Windows. The most things worked fine, with exception of the internet connection via AOL DSL. Though I switched back to windows.
1,5 Years ago I was really fed up with the short battery power (1,5h) of my mobile CAD-Workstation (HP 8540W) on work. I was looking for a cheap, robust solution for the use on construction sites, under heavy and dusty conditions. As next I stepped in our stock where every old computer were stored and I found two Lenovo Thinkpad T61 with dead batteries. I bought a new battery and a 256GB SSD.
The only thing I was missing now was an operating system and I remembered Linux. After some reading in the internet I was ready to give Linux Mint a try. EVERYTHING worked well after the installation by USB Flash Drive and that T61 quick became my daily driver on construction site, in customer discussion and when I had to give a talk on a summit or trade fair.
HP 250 G6 15" Notebook PC
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3710
8GB RAM
256GB SSD
Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon
2)
My Computer for testing distros and general fumbling around:
Thinkpad X1 Carbon
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4600U CPU
8GB RAM
256GB SSD
Actual running with Fedora 29
3)
Work Laptop for meetings, giving talks on summits and trade fair and working on construction sites:
Lenovo Thinkpad T61
Intel Celeron
3GB RAM
256GB HDD
Nvidia GPU
Linux Mint 18.3
(No more technical details available because the T61 is in the company at the weekend)
Hello.
I gave Linux a first try in 2001 when I was 26 years old. I bought a SUSE Linux CD, because I was bored from Windows. The most things worked fine, with exception of the internet connection via AOL DSL. Though I switched back to windows.
1,5 Years ago I was really fed up with the short battery power (1,5h) of my mobile CAD-Workstation (HP 8540W) on work. I was looking for a cheap, robust solution for the use on construction sites, under heavy and dusty conditions. As next I stepped in our stock where every old computer were stored and I found two Lenovo Thinkpad T61 with dead batteries. I bought a new battery and a 256GB SSD.
The only thing I was missing now was an operating system and I remembered Linux. After some reading in the internet I was ready to give Linux Mint a try. EVERYTHING worked well after the installation by USB Flash Drive and that T61 quick became my daily driver on construction site, in customer discussion and when I had to give a talk on a summit or trade fair.
Cheers
Karsten