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Thanks! I appreciate all the advice. Folks are seeming to suggest the used HP and I understand what you mentioned about Windows eating up space. We had a cloudbook some years back (got it from Target) and it came with a 32gb eMMC. It actually ran out of space during a Windows Update!

Great! I'll try booting from a USB first too -- good way to look at the distro first, right? Thanks for your help and have a great week!

Makes sense. And thanks!

Thanks!

I don't think the HP does. I believe the Gateway does but I am not sure of if the SSD I have will fit. The photo below is of a teardown of a GWTN141-4BK. I found this at . I think it may be a different form factor than the one I have (this video is of the a model with a 256gb SSD and the...

Thank you very much for getting back to me! I will check the distribution list you sent and will see about getting the i7 used -- it's an older Intel Core i7-3687U from 2013. You think it's still better than a newer Celeron? And, lastly, do you know a good place for me to check if the HP is...

I am thinking of getting a used (or inexpensive new) laptop to put Linux on as either to sole or dual boot operating system. I found a used HP Folio 9470m with 8gb of RAM and a 500gb SATA HDD and Intel Core i7-3687U processor. Is this a good candidate? And, if so, which distribution would be...