And of course I'm installing Linux on it. Install went well, even the fingerprint sensor built in to the laptop works.
Mostly this will be a school and DND machine but always nice to have a functional laptop for whatever else I may need it for.
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More like 2005
Pentium m laptops are almost useable. The biggest issue is the lack of 32 bit software.
I've got a Acer Aspire One with an Atom in it that I still use. The form factor is awesome, I wish it was 64 bit and 4 gig though. Just use it for emergency firewall management as I don't think it is getting updates.
Some of those atoms use weird powervr graphics that aren't supported by anything. Mine has an ati gpu which is helpful.
I don't know what this one has but Mint runs OK on it.
You just end up running emulators endlessly. Which... Is awful.
Also true. It's currently my media ripping machine. If I find a cheap 2 GHz pentium m I might put it in.