[ltp] ThinkPad 600... Xubuntu... Maxxed Out Memory

[Damien Challet]

> Hi
> I have been running my ThinkPad 600 300Mhz P2 with 160MB of RAM with
>  Xubuntu 9.10.  It has been an ok experience. Better than you think. Better
>  than Windows XP. I ordered another 128MB RAM stick and it arrived today.
>  So it is now maxxed to 288MB and I must say it runs a lot better. It boots
>  a lot faster and web browsing it a lot better. It doesn't seem to be
>  accessing the hard drive so much, which is a good thing. On a whole
>  Xubuntu at such a low spec runs very well, but I recommend using the
>  alternative CD which has a text based installer rather than the pretty
>  Ubiquity installer from the regular Ubuntu/Xubuntu CD. As it installs a
>  lot faster. I have gotten quite attached to this little beast and with the
>  extra RAM it makes it a lot nicer to use. I shall be keeping it a lot
>  longer.

if than be of any help, in fact you can add even more memory (at least with a 
600E), I had about 480Mb for a while without a problem; some people had even 
more than that (get low-density ram sticks, though).