[sf-lug] Help with Thinkpad upgrade

[Grant Bowman]

While running Linux on just about anything might be possible, I
suggest you might not want to spend your time with a system that
performs relatively poorly.  Laptop hardware can be pretty specialized
when trying to upgrade.

I bought a laptop (ThinkPad T42, 1.7GHz Pentium M, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB
disk) through eBay for $187 including shipping that runs great and is
far more useful to me than an older laptop.  It's worth considering
depending on your needs and budget.

Grant Bowman
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam


On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Owen Pietrokowsky <opietro at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I'd like to upgrade an IBM ThinkPad 2611 laptop (1400?). It's ten years old and recently donated. The memory is minimal. Here are the specs:
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>    366Mz Pentium 2 (Celeron)
>    64 Mb RAM
>    4.6 Gb hard drive
>    Missing: system diskette for bootup (windows)
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> Any donations (RAM, faster processor, etc.), assistance, or advice would be much appreciated. I've never upgraded a laptop before. Thanks.
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