Laptop with AMD E1-2100

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#1

Hi guys.
I’m about to buy a Lenovo G405 laptop that has 4GB of RAM and the cpu is an AMD E1-2100.

I’m a Linux newbie and I want to use this laptop as a secondary machine for everyday use, cause it’s more portable than my main and because I wanna learn how to use Linux properly.
It will be used for basic stuff, like internet browsing, chatting on Steam, Libreoffice documents, videos (series and movies, 720p I guess), watching streams, etc.

Do you guys think that this CPU will be enough to run Ubuntu MATE well?
I don’t expect some blazing fast performance, but I don’t want something too slow either.

Thanks in advance.

#2

I have Lenovo G40-45 with RAM 4GB and AMD A8 CPU, i have install Ubuntu Mate 64bit and it’s run well until i update Ubuntu Mate and get a problem after update. I think your Computer can run Ubuntu Mate well.

#3

Yes, Your laptop will be fine to running this Ubuntu Mate.

#4

Mate also has my vote, but if you should find out differently, Lubuntu would be my second choice.

#5

Yes, I second that recommendation of Lubuntu as a backup option. I never really used Lubuntu before. But, my little Acer ONE notepad was not really up to running Mate with only an Atom processor and 1gb of ram. SO, I tried out out Lubuntu and it is surprisingly usable. It is not too hard, either, to tweak it to have a more Mate-like feel.

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