help me choose a distro for my old computer

Inspired by this forum https://www.linux.org/threads/help-choosing-distro.28491/ the specification for the cpu and ram is the same as the one posted, my laptop is acer aspire 4738z and im new to Linux and have been using Lubuntu for a while dual booting with windows 7 so help me choose a distro for speed, like windows, based on Ubuntu (otherwise Debian), and stability, also my computer is using uefi not bios so the os must support uefi

Welcome
the P6100 will not be the fastest around and with only 3gb of ram will restrict you to medium or lightweight builds for kit of this age some suggestions are [I do not Recomend] and there are plenty of others
Mint LMDE6
Debian stable
MX Linux
Linux Lite
Bunsen Labs

see also https://www.linux.org/threads/what-is-the-best-linux-distribution-which-should-i-use.43789/

Perhaps Damn Small Linux might be helpful.

Saved my old Thinkpad T42.

And Puppy Linux of course.

Both of these aren't really entry level distros but certainly worthy to keep in mind if anything else fails.

Peppermint OS. How could I forget.

LMDE6

If you really want to wake the laptop up....buy some ram....install it yourself or have someone install it for you.

It will also open up far more possibilities.

Maybe put a ssd in it at the same time

Then......it will flyyyy

Condobloke said:

If you really want to wake the laptop up....buy some ram.

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Brian
it will only take 4gb max with that particular CPU, so not really cost-effective for a young lad, a small SSD [reconditioned] would be a more cost-effective upgrade

ahhh....i 'assumed' that his user name meant he was 'on in age' a tad.....but he is referring to the laptop itself......
Just goes to show, you are never too old to learn

@oldlaptopuser, if you can rustle up the funds, find a ssd that suits the $ you have.

Edit to add: Just reread your initial post.....your language is quite mature for a '14' year old.

Linux Lite would work just fine.