So I finally bought a new laptop albeit low end, for a dedicated writing platform

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Very interesting because I did run across Tiny11 this morning when asking about size for various OS.

I'd like a simple, fast to boot, reliable OS, though I do swear by Linux Mint. It is so much better than it was 3 generations back. I might almost be able to install a printer on the router some day.

I just want a writing machine, with a few links that I can use at the library. Tired of lugging around my 8 pound 2009 Pavilion. It's case is cracked, the screen has lines on it, it's lost a key and I substituted glue blobs, the case is peeling. I rebuilt it twice with parts, most notable the CPU had an air bubble in the middle meaning not cooled enough. So I installed silver paste. All told $170 in it but it's run for 15 years. Bought it used and at that time the optical drive was spent (heavy use). 3 years later the hard drive failed meaning about 45,000 hours. Now a 2nd hard drive. It runs/idles about 16 hours a day. Surely more than 100,000 hours.