I just bought a Lenovo T480s with an Intel i7 and 16GB of RAM for $130 on eBay, and I want to use it as a tinkering and development machine. Right now, I'm considering Linux Mint Cinnamon and Fedora Workstation. What do you think would be the best distro for my needs?
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Don’t forget to check out the distro selection page for more options! And always take backups before making any major changes to your system.
Both Mint and Fedora are solid choices! They’ll work great on your T480s. You could also explore some other options, but those are definitely user-friendly and reliable.
For a good starting point, I recommend Mint Cinnamon as a base and then adding KVM to run virtual machines. This way, you can experiment with multiple distros without using up all your disk space at once.
You should definitely try both! Live mode is perfect for testing them out without any commitment. Just boot from a USB and see which one you like better!
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