Our current laptop, around 8 yrs old, works fine on Ubuntu 18.04 for everyday use, but struggles with the new Covid need to use Zoom and a wish to edit some short videos. So I have an Asus laptop with manufacturer refurb on order, to arrive hopefully in a week or so.
Spec as in screenshot here:Asus laptop spec.png
If I install Ubuntu, ( either 18 again or 20LTS), to dual boot on this new machine with Windows, will that limit its performance appreciably?
I'm truly no computer geek, and and am rapidly out of my depth, but I don't like Windows, using it for updating the satnav & not much more. So I don't know if having both OS on one machine impedes its abilities.
Assuming it's going to be fine, I would welcome advice on how big to make the partitions for Windows/Ubuntu when I do install on the new laptop, please, given how little we use Windows.
I know it's a "how long is piece of string" question, but I guessed too small for Windows on this machine first time round, which may be why it crashed on updating, and had to be reloaded by the friendly local shop. So I don't want to guess wrong on and mess up the nearest thing to a new computer we've bought for around 20 years!
With many thanks.
Spec as in screenshot here:Asus laptop spec.png
If I install Ubuntu, ( either 18 again or 20LTS), to dual boot on this new machine with Windows, will that limit its performance appreciably?
I'm truly no computer geek, and and am rapidly out of my depth, but I don't like Windows, using it for updating the satnav & not much more. So I don't know if having both OS on one machine impedes its abilities.
Assuming it's going to be fine, I would welcome advice on how big to make the partitions for Windows/Ubuntu when I do install on the new laptop, please, given how little we use Windows.
I know it's a "how long is piece of string" question, but I guessed too small for Windows on this machine first time round, which may be why it crashed on updating, and had to be reloaded by the friendly local shop. So I don't want to guess wrong on and mess up the nearest thing to a new computer we've bought for around 20 years!
With many thanks.