My wife has an old Lenovo i5 thinkpad that we would like to use again with linux, before buying a new computer. I was wondering if there is a tool that I can input the model and stats of the device and it will output a few suggested distros for it.
It is the X1 Carbon 20BT with the i5-5300U Processor, it has 8gb ram. https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd100509-overview-for-thinkpad-x1-carbon-type-20bs-20bt
Cinnamon would be better for her, in my opinion, because it’s similar to Windows 7 in many logical concepts. I have many older people who have been using Mint Cinnamon since 2019, and I haven’t had to fix anything for them since then. Before that, it was a nightmare because they would click on any ads, and advertising malware would pollute the entire system.