I did the same on a Dell Latitude D610 I had bought for $50 that had XP on it, First I installed Mint 12, then when I couldn't update that any more, installed Elelmentary OS, then added LXDE That helped a lot. Now have the same setup on a Latitude D820
I did the same on a Dell Latitude D610 I had bought for $50 that had XP on it, First I installed Mint 12, then when I couldn't update that any more, installed Elelmentary OS, then added LXDE That helped a lot. Now have the same setup on a Latitude D820