# Mabox for "Potato" Laptops

**URL:** https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506
**Category:** Reviews
**Created:** [September 28, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506 "2023-09-28T14:11:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/napcok/32/410_2.png) [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506/1 "2023-09-28T14:11:42Z")

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This is not a complete review… but Derek from Distrotube presents his list of 5 distros for aging laptops.  
There is Mabox - the only one on the list that offers quick access to the latest software 😉

[![](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/47922c82d0ee6bb75b5d7694f52d21047981e2a4.jpeg "Top 5 Linux Distros For Older Hardware") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUpdHF69BQY)

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### Author: ![shortarcflyer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/shortarcflyer/32/3205_2.png) [@shortarcflyer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/shortarcflyer)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506/2 "2023-09-28T20:48:11Z")

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Not only does Mabox work well on older machines but it does a great job on newer hardware as well! Mabox has become my main use distro on my laptops!

 ![Screenshot_2023-09-28_15-47-38](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/05adccc2abf14a901d0a37a4d9fe74c4e1f02944.jpeg)

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### Author: ![msrosyidi](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/msrosyidi/32/1625_2.png) [@msrosyidi](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/msrosyidi)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506/3 "2023-10-10T10:33:02Z")

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This is Mabox in my “potato” laptop.

 ![fs_20231010_173025](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/679a929adb5d3a5ad04bdb8628f88c330c69894d.jpeg)

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### Author: ![shortarcflyer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/shortarcflyer/32/3205_2.png) [@shortarcflyer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/shortarcflyer)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506/4 "2023-10-10T17:53:07Z")

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What is the definition of “Potato” laptops anyway? 🤔

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### Author: ![napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/napcok/32/410_2.png) [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506/5 "2023-10-11T14:16:26Z")

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> Potato is slang for **an old computer with difficulty running most games because of its lack of system resources (e.g., RAM (random-access memory) or disk space) or a slow CPU (central processing unit)**.

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### Author: ![shortarcflyer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/shortarcflyer/32/3205_2.png) [@shortarcflyer](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/shortarcflyer)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/mabox-for-potato-laptops/1506/6 "2023-10-16T02:55:13Z")

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Thanks for the explanation!