Hi all,
I am getting a new laptop and want to (finally) make the switch to Linux but need a little advice.
Some of the software I use only runs on Windows, and so I will need the laptop to do both Linux and Win 10. Is dual booting the best way to go, and is it easy to do? Alternativley, can I run Linux from an external SSD instead (as a permanent desktop)?
I am thinking about getting (a refurbed) Lenovo ThinkPad T450, Core i5-5300U, 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD, and for the external SSD a Netac ZSLIM 250GB. Do you think that would do the job?
Finally, can anyone recommend a good distro? I'd like something simple with inbuilt security and privacy, that has a Windows type UI (I don't mind the UI to be honest, as long as it isn't anything like Mac).
There are a lot of options and I don't really know where to start. Kodachi, maybe?
Thanks,
A
I am getting a new laptop and want to (finally) make the switch to Linux but need a little advice.
Some of the software I use only runs on Windows, and so I will need the laptop to do both Linux and Win 10. Is dual booting the best way to go, and is it easy to do? Alternativley, can I run Linux from an external SSD instead (as a permanent desktop)?
I am thinking about getting (a refurbed) Lenovo ThinkPad T450, Core i5-5300U, 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD, and for the external SSD a Netac ZSLIM 250GB. Do you think that would do the job?
Finally, can anyone recommend a good distro? I'd like something simple with inbuilt security and privacy, that has a Windows type UI (I don't mind the UI to be honest, as long as it isn't anything like Mac).
There are a lot of options and I don't really know where to start. Kodachi, maybe?
Thanks,
A