On an old IBM Thinkpad I decided to erase Windows XP and replace it with a Linux OS. For days I have been searching for the perfect Linux for it, I started with testing it out with Linux Mint, had a few issues with it trying to boot up due to the machine being “non PAE” which means it is a really old one. When I got it working it seemed to boot up quickly, though running some programs seemed to make the machine sluggish. I downloaded Lubuntu, a lighter version of Ubuntu, installed it and tried it for a day and it seemed pretty quick to run programs, though booting up took some time and playing videos was not so good because the OS was forcing all videos to be played at the highest bitrate possible, therefore making the videos stutter.
Then I came across some forums looking for another Linux OS that as a good following. And there was Crunchbang.
After downloading and installing it, I ran a few programs and it did work beautifully. The videos were okay for an old machine, the interface was simple and lightweight, and I love the fact that the main menu appears when you just right click on the desktop.
So it looks like I will be using this old IBM machine often for browsing, blogging, and practicing Linux command lines, and dedicate my Lenovo Windows 8 laptop for my heavy duty graphics and multimedia work.