Just came into possession of an old laptop

[Chief]

So I just got a pretty old laptop (2007) and I've always kinda wanted one just so i could get files on the go and use it with dropbox so i can have files synced everywhere and just do things with it. i know i'll for sure need to get a new battery for it, but it runs pretty god damn slow and i want to know if there's anything i can do to at least get it to run things better than it previously does. any good guides out there that people have previously used? should i consider using a different OS? etc. etc.

[Mission Difficult]

I tend to install some flavor of Linux (usually Ubuntu) on old laptops for my parents every few years. They run well enough for web browsing.

[Chief]

if it helps, here's the laptop and CPU-Z report http://pastebin.com/FBvXpns6 (tl;dr: its a presario v6000)

some linux os's i've looked at are debian, LXLE, and ElementaryOS. slightly leaning towards debian. any opinions?

[HeK]

Ubuntu has very good community support. It's easy to learn and tons of projects are now built with it in mind.



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[Didzo]

I installed Ubuntu on an old laptop that was to be given away. It makes old hardware feel snappier and is intuitive and simple to use.

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