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I have transformed my slow (8 years old) Windows XP notebook into a
speedy Linux Mint one, at no costs, including Libre Office.

I don't know why your 8 year old notebook is so slow? As this laptop is
also 8 years old and boots XP in 20 seconds (thanks to SSD technology).
These machines also runs Vista, 7, and 8 well too. And it is currently
docked and using an external 23 inch monitor on an Ergotron desk arm and
I can float the monitor anywhere on the desk I want. I can even drop the
monitor in my lap. Hmm... maybe a 27 inch touch screen monitor might be
my next purchase. :-)

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Kingston 120GB SSD - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2