For what do people use LL

[JmaCWQ]

I use if for pretty much everything.
Web browsing, email, watching & editing videos, listening to & editing music, image viewing & editing, creating & editing GPS maps + anything else I might be interested in at the time I usually have a go at...
Even on a Netbook with only 1 gig of RAM it has the ability to allow watching of video files with no stuttering or jumping while encoding another video file at the same time.
I do have an old XP machine that I fire up when whatever I'm using at the time just refuses to run on LL, Garmin Mapsource for example, and a couple of other programs that won't run on WINE.

[Coastie]

Agreed. Just saying that moving up does not mean leaving Linux Lite behind. 

[newtusmaximus]

My point though Coastie is why would one need to move up the hardware chain, where extra "muscle" would not be needed/necessary unless doing processor/video card intense work - Graphics design - online gaming / video editing etc.??

[Coastie]

I guess I don't do any of that "serious stuff" just home use. Having the ability to use Linux Lite on older hardware started me using Linux Lite. When I moved to "modern hardware" with high RAM, etc., I still have stuck with Linux Lite even though I could have "moved up" to another distro. 

[newtusmaximus]

What sort of end use does LL get? Is it purely browsing/emails/social etc or does it get used for "serious" stuff such a business etc. Is its main attraction for older hardware - extending  its useful life?   Are not modern hardware specifications - High RAM and processornumbers/speeds  total overkill i.e redundant? 

To me, the hardware gravy train becomes irrelevant with linux's efficient use of resources?? Especially with the LL flavour/ethos?