I am getting an old sony laptop (PI-2XXish, 32ram, 1 gig HD) that I am about to rebuild for myself (maxing RAM and adding a bigger HD when I do.)
I planned to do a Debian min install and add what I need to keep resources as free as possible, but if Mepis or Ubuntu would run well with the older hardware I would rather go that way to save time. Anyone running Mepis or Ubuntu on an ancient laptop?