From that era, old Toshiba notebooks are the only ones still worth using. Other brands from a comparable time are usually poorly designed, hobbled in some way (eg. rubbish onboard graphics), or have failed - or nigh on impossible to take apart!

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Personally, I'd say that a comparable era ThinkPad (600?) is still a decent system. I used to have a 600E that ran Xubuntu nicely until I loaned it to the neighbor. What is the comparable era Mac? An early Wallstreet?

I disagree, though, on the easiness to take apart. Try finding disassembly instructions for any Toshiba. I think the only company worse is Acer.

John