What Linux for Lenovo R61i laptop?

[Jurge92]

Hi.

I'm sorry if a similar question has been asked before, but I cant seem to find a answer that is good enough.

I have a Lenovo R61i with Intel Pentium T2370 (dual-core), 4 GB of RAM and a 40 GB SSD. My question is which Linux would be best for my laptop? I'm currently running Windows 8.1 64-bit, but it isn't really fast, and feels sluggish.

I have looked at some, but can't decide which Linux would be best:
Lubuntu, XFCE, CrunchBang, Bodhi and Mint. Any other recommendation is very welcome.

I study computer science, so a good bash scripting environment is necessary. By that I mean have all of the most common commands available. I currently run Slacko Puppy, or what it's called, and it's missing some usefuls commands, like tree and such.

Some input would be appreciated!

 

[arochester]

Lubuntu is the LXDE version of Ubuntu.
Xfce is not a distro, it is Desktop Environment, do you mean Xubuntu, which is the Xfce version of Ubuntu?
Crunchbang is an Openbox derivation of Debian.
Bodhi is an Enlightenment derivation of Ubuntu.
Mint is a derivation of Ubuntu.

So... you favour *Buntu versions, *Buntu derivations or Debian derivations...

The decision is really yours. Choose any you like.

 

[Jurge92]

I went with CrunchBang

 

[pane-free]

Hi.

. . . Any other recommendation is very welcome . . .

Some input would be appreciated!

Input and other suggestions, especially since you like #! -- look at these
or the new Absolute.

From your machine's specs, 64-bit looks the way to go!