04-12-2022, 02:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-12-2022, 02:55 AM by torreydale.)
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I'm surprised it ran Windows 8 with those specs. Sounds like it wouldn't have been fun. My first desktop PC that ran Linux Lite full time I got around 2008, and it had a dual core 2.3 GHz processor and a 7200 RPM drive. Why 3 years later someone sold you a dual core 1.3 GHz processor PC with a 5400 RPM drive makes me mad for you. I've helped a few folks transition to Linux via Linux Lite, and I noticed things ran better if their processor was 2.0 GHz and above, whether it was multicore or not.
I believe your current specs will run. I sure hope the replacement drive isn't also 5400 RPM. It'll work, but I think all 5400 RPM drives should just be thrown away or at most used for backups. If it is 5400RPM, you're not going to have the same computing experience as I do, and I don't have the latest tech for my PC by any means. But I do have a very pleasant computing experience because of Linux Lite and decent specs, ie. above the minimum requirements for all categories.
Linux Lite is about being light on resources, but the distro doesn't position itself as only being for old hardware. It's about being a viable alternative for Windows or Mac users without having to be a command line techie. Reviewers who say that Lite's focus is for old hardware just don't know what they're talking about.
Run Lite from the trial before installing. See if it connects to the internet and your printer. Try running a streaming video from Rumble or YouTube to see if the sound is in sync with the video without jitter. If all that checks out, go ahead and install it.
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I'm surprised it ran Windows 8 with those specs. Sounds like it wouldn't have been fun. My first desktop PC that ran Linux Lite full time I got around 2008, and it had a dual core 2.3 GHz processor and a 7200 RPM drive. Why 3 years later someone sold you a dual core 1.3 GHz processor PC with a 5400 RPM drive makes me mad for you. I've helped a few folks transition to Linux via Linux Lite, and I noticed things ran better if their processor was 2.0 GHz and above, whether it was multicore or not.
I believe your current specs will run. I sure hope the replacement drive isn't also 5400 RPM. It'll work, but I think all 5400 RPM drives should just be thrown away or at most used for backups. If it is 5400RPM, you're not going to have the same computing experience as I do, and I don't have the latest tech for my PC by any means. But I do have a very pleasant computing experience because of Linux Lite and decent specs, ie. above the minimum requirements for all categories.
Linux Lite is about being light on resources, but the distro doesn't position itself as only being for old hardware. It's about being a viable alternative for Windows or Mac users without having to be a command line techie. Reviewers who say that Lite's focus is for old hardware just don't know what they're talking about.
Run Lite from the trial before installing. See if it connects to the internet and your printer. Try running a streaming video from Rumble or YouTube to see if the sound is in sync with the video without jitter. If all that checks out, go ahead and install it.
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