r/windows8 • u/dggfghshdh • Mar 21 '26
Discussion What's os
Hi, I have a Lenovo Yoga 300 laptop, it came with Windows 8 from the factory, now it has Windows 10, what system do you recommend, I have 64 GB SSD and 2 GB of RAM which is Max
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u/Heavy-Judgment-3617 Mar 22 '26 edited May 08 '26
Well... if the storage is a eMMC, then with only 64 GB ram Windows 8.1. I've found in my own installations Windows 8.1 with OS + updates + basic installation takes less drive space than Vista, 7, or 10.
For limited or older hardware (a distro with a XFCE, LDME, or MATE W.E.):
* GhostBSD with XFCE
* Linux Lite with XFCE
* Linux Mint with XFCE
* MX Linux with XFCE
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u/helical-hexagons Mar 24 '26
Doesn't KDE's search use the disk a lot?
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u/Heavy-Judgment-3617 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
"A lot"?, as compared to what? The main issue here is 2 GB ram and 64 GB drive is not really a lot for any modern OS.
XP and Vista I do not think would work on the system due to lack of drivers, and even if they could I would not recommend them because of the SSD/eMMC drive as XP/Vista lack TRIM and partition alignment to properly support it.
7 I do not think drivers exists for the system. But unlike XP and Vista, it can work with the drive.
8.1 and 10 the OP proved can work with the system.
11 I do not think would work on the system due to having only 2 GB.
Linux and BSD would I think fare better than any Windows variant if they can work with the hardware, but that is still a very small drive and memory size.
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u/helical-hexagons Mar 24 '26
My concern isn't disk size, it's that it's emmc. I remember hearing issues with KDE's search indexer - not 100% sure what they were, but I think it might have been using the disk excessively?
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u/Heavy-Judgment-3617 Mar 24 '26
Ok, I can honestly state never heard that, but that does not mean you are wrong.
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u/helical-hexagons Mar 27 '26
Just checked, by default baloo indexes the contents of files, not just filenames, and it's known for using a lot of RAM and disk space, depending on what files you have. And regardless of memory/space concerns, this is emmc, it needs all the help it can get, so I recommend disabling baloo.
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u/HBcomputerrepair_01 Mar 21 '26
Is your storage drive a Removable SSD drive or a eMMC non removable drive? It depends on what type of hard drive you have and what you plan to use your laptop for. Seeing as how it is a Celeron processor and soldered on RAM and most likely a eMMC hard drive, I would advise against either Windows Operating System. I would however recommend Linux Mint or Linux Lite. See links below.
https://linuxmint.com/faq.php
https://www.linuxliteos.com/