Xubuntu or Ubuntu with this hardware

[linuxology]

thinkpad t43 with
a 1.86 ghz processor, 1024 mb ram, 40 gigabyte hard drive

should i get this laptop for $200? If so would ubuntu run fine on it?

[starcraft.man]

thinkpad t43 with
a 1.86 ghz processor, 1024 mb ram, 40 gigabyte hard drive

should i get this laptop for $200? If so would ubuntu run fine on it?

Your first question is a personal value judgment, I can't make it for you. I certainly would never work on anything pre core/phenom now, that's me.

Your second question I can answer. I looked around first, and found this spec sheet, yours differs only a bit I assume.


* Intel Pentium M 750 (1.86GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
* 14.0" SXGA (1400 x 1050) display
* 60GB, 7200RPM Hard Drive
* 512MB DDR2 SDRAM
* CD-RW/DVD-RW (CD 24x Read, 16x Write) (DVD 3x Read, 2x Write)
* Standard 6-cell battery and optional 9-cell extended life battery
* Ports: 2 USB 2.0, 1 ExpressCard slot, 1 PCMCIA card slot, 56K Modem, Ethernet LAN port, PS2 port, headphone jack, microphone jack, parallel port, VGA out port
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
* ATI X300 Graphics Card with 64MB RAM
* Intel PRO/Wireless 2915 802.11 a/b/g internal wireless card
* Fingerprint scanner for security

The only thing I'm a concerned with is the ATI X300, that is a very old and weak card in my opinion. Don't expect to game much of anything with that, or run any fancy effects. If that's ok with you, then I guess the rest is fine. I'd definitely upgrade the HDD if you can, 40 GB is nothing nowadays...

[snowpine]

Curious if you tried the search feature? These helpful threads came up on the first page of search results:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=645208&highlight=t43
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1185548&highlight=t43

Your specs look fine for Ubuntu/Xubuntu, only question is the graphics card as mentioned above.

As to whether or not it is a good deal, I can't answer that for you. :)