Zorin OS Linux Installation Sensation - Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures

[@ComputerClan]

You voted for it! Now you’re going to get it. In this video, you’ll see that Krazy Ken is gearing up to release some more content, most of them are based on YOUR suggestions! Make sure you don’t miss a new video. Subscribe and click that *Bell* button to get new upload notifications sent right to your device.

[@mix3k818]

Computer Clan No, I'm gonna press the unsubscribe button, ya know? _I'm kidding, but I think just staying subbed should be enough_

[@SananeNapcanAmq]

love from turkey man

[@infinityvision5205]

Greedings from Germany. I got a question: Could you try Compiz the next time you try Linux? In my opinion, it looks best in Kubuntu. That'll be awesome!

[@humanbeing_]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE that you're posting more Linux related video. It's fantastic!

[@humanbeing_]

Computer Clan FYI I would say take a look at Manjaro, Elementary OS, And Fedora. Just a few suggestions for the future 👍😬

[@mrparalyzed6024]

0:00 Unsafe mode makes you be able to burn images to internal drives or more. They called it dangerous because you could accidentally format your main drive and mess up everything.

[@07whaleboy]

Good to know!

[@evancrazyerror]

If it came with windows 8, then try installing windows 8 pro on it and it should self activate even if there is no product key sticker. Since windows 8, the product key is tied to the UEFI, so if Linux doesn’t turn out well, that’s an option that may work.

[@evancrazyerror]

thejsa I knew it did, I just didn’t want to suggest it if they finally disallowed 7 and 8 keys from activating windows 10. The last time I actually activated Windows 10 with a product key was in mid 2017, so I didn’t want to lead him down the wrong track.

[@gothicgirlsophie]

i think this a windows 10 sticker on the Button

[@012345678944107]

He should install Windows 10. It has a very good ram management for low ram and CPUs.

[@evancrazyerror]

Ameqsis ok WHAT world are you living on that Windows 10 is better for worse cpus and less ram than Windows 8.1? In my testing, Windows 8 is king of worse CPUs and less ram. Granted if you have an ivy bridge or newer with 8 GB of ram, it probably doesn’t matter, but if your still rocking that pentium 4 or that core duo from 2007 with 3GB of ram, then your better off with Windows 8

[@eduardoavila646]

If the version the bios has isnt pro it wont activate.. i think... Then you would need to use the single language or "home"

[@UrbexJoe]

Giving laptops away is very awesome of you. Subscribed, and also thanks for the vid

[@ComputerClan]

Thank you

[@JamesR624]

"Smell my tomato?" "Press the tomato against your face, with great force!" XD I dunno if I should be proud to get that reference or not.

[@ComputerClan]

You should be proud! Your comment made my day.

[@warmfreeze]

Brings me back to times in TV id like to forget XD

[@caincha]

What I loved about Zorin is how it works on anything with no tweaks - even older laptops would work without the need of downloading drivers or anything. As for suggestions I would like to see ChaletOS, Elementary and maybe MorphOS..? I know it’s been months but there you go my 2 cents :)

[@ComputerClan]

I've received many suggestions for Elementary. I may do that soon. I think I'm going to do Solus soon too. Chalet is new to me. I'll have to look at that. Thanks for writing : )

[@highvoltage12v]

If it had Windows 8 on it you could download RWEverything and extract the product key from the bios.

[@TobyCowles]

highvoltage12v or just reinstall Windows 8 and it should automatically reactivate

[@highvoltage12v]

Toby Cowles With windows 8 you can't get past the setup screen without entering a product key first. It's a catch 22.

[@TobyCowles]

highvoltage12v wow, really? I have an HP Folio 9480m that shipped with Windows 8, the OS was wiped when I got it so I reinstalled windows 10 and it activated just fine, I figured windows 8 would do the same thing and run better on this low-end machine

[@evancrazyerror]

highvoltage12v if Windows 8 detects a valid product key in the uefi, it will continue with setup as usual. Even if there isn’t, there are a plethora of Windows 8 keys online that are legit as they let you past setup but don’t let you activate the OS. I’m guessing they’re backdoors from Microsoft that we’re left in intentionally.

[@ExiledDiclonius]

When you insert usb bootdrive with windows, you will not even need to enter any key. Windows will auto fill it up, you wont even see any screen related to it (as long as you have key saved on your mobo).. If it had windows 8 then it should be possible to simply skip it and try windows 10. At least in case of my X230 i wasted 5 bucks on windows 10 activation code just to realise that it auto used serial key for windows 8 on motherboard (like a year after free upgrade ended)

[@RandallStevenson]

you should've installed this in oem mode, that would've let you install and set up the distro, then hit one button and it removes your temporary profile and sets it up so the recipient would boot it for the first time and it would walk them through setting it up with their own profile just for them

[@Joe-yh6qc]

I like how you handle these videos, the voice is calming and you have knowledge. Subbed.

[@ComputerClan]

Much appreciated. Thank you.

[@reubenbridges]

I would not mind taking a few notebooks off your hands to teach my lego robotics classes, Xcellent video.

[@JAGO_ETTAWAFARM]

can u experiment with quad boot?? i have laptop that have triple boot : windows 10, kali linux, remix OS marshmellow.........but i never figured out how to do quad boot, i always fail to make sda8 directory, can u experiment quad boot pls? is quad boot possible?, if it is possible i wanna add mac os to my boot list

[@MattchewX]

You should try CloudReady on one of these. You can basically use a normal PC as a Chromebook (granted it's Chromium, not Chrome, so there are a few differences) and once it's running you can add support for flash and a couple other proprietary things in settings.

[@richarddankwah3088]

Please, sir, after installing Zorin 12.4 ultimate on my CHUWI Hi13 laptop, my touch screen stopped working can you help me out?? Again, I want to hide the Menu, Menu bar or task Bar on my Zorin Os and call it with command. To explain, I want my desktop to be like only wallpaper is showing and any guest cannot access my Menu or taskbar unless I call the menu bar and taskbar with a command. Eg: Sudo show or call menu bar. after accessing my Menu or taskbar I can hide it again by maybe Eg: Sudo Hide or disappear menu or taskbar. So that on my desktop I can be the only person to access the menu and taskbar. Thank you, waiting for your reply.

[@TheTca211]

"how ya doing?" Bad "ok that's just great!" It's like you don't even listen to me gosh! Lol

[@ComputerClan]

Welp, I'm listening now. ; )

[@ashcii]

May I suggest Solus over Zorin. But that's just me. Solus 3 Budgie is honestly in my opinion far better, and is actually not based on any existing distribution.

[@ComputerClan]

That has also been another frequent request! I think that'll make for a good, future installation sensation.

[@tommyjohnson2648]

Man you make me love Tech so much ...You are so fun i like that....and yeah thanks for the Tutorial

[@noahhill8483]

I know this video was from 2 years ago, but if you didn't know ChromeOS runs on Linux, so Ctrl+Alt+T, then type in shell and you have a full Linux terminal and a full Linux filesystem, sadly it's separate than the "Linux apps" page

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

never heard of this OS but now you got me interested.

[@wiredmind]

Red Star OS would be a cool experiment.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

it's incredibly macish and quite depressing when you realise how much is locked away and how basic that is done at the same time

[@wiredmind]

Hase There's a few things locked off but it's not too difficult to unlock them. And since Ken is magic, he could probably find a way to install programs properly.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

What I meant by "how basic that is done". There is a presentation on it on the ccctv channel from a congress years ago. IRC they tried root passwords and found something comically simple like toor, if you go from there its really not hard to install anything, as they just heavily modified one of the standard distros instead of going from LFS or Arch. Plus they packaged software in their own .app format which is not locked by any signing mechanism.

[@wiredmind]

It's not hard to try and install things but to try and get anything modern working is tricky. On an unrelated note, how come your profile picture animates in my notifications? Don't think I've seen that in years.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

Put a gif in your google plus account. Notifications Link directly to G+

[@GimmilFactory]

@Computer Clan - Windows 8 Keys are hardware-encoded. If you were you install the correct version (Yes it matters whether you start with 8 or 8.1) and after a reboot or two it will automagically find key from BIOS and activate windows.

[@linux_doggo]

BTW, the part where the text was all scattered around the screen (the pre-boot shell garbage many Ubuntu-based distros seem to have) is totally normal. In fact, it´s unusual when it DOESN´T happen.

[@owenmcglone5275]

I love open source software. I have used etcher on mac, windows, and Linux it's simple and easy and formats the drive for you. And even though I prefer official distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Manjaro I think zorin is the best one for windows 7 lovers out there

[@dan0nym0us66]

Try ReactOS on one of those laptops. It’s an open source project that is supposed to be binary compatible with Windows. I think it’s still in alpha.

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

The desktop looks so beautiful like real

[@nano_dank]

Zorin's back! Yeah! Also, 151th view! The 2nd time I manage to watch an episode of KKTM so early!

[@CTimmerman]

Looks much better than last time i tried it. Maybe even better than Mint and Xubuntu. Thanks for the demo!

[@theharbingerofconflation]

it basically dd's the image over so the format is in the image, including the partition table *duh*

[@Paradigmfusion]

I know this vid is a few months old however, your question of what could be considered a 64 bit system.. Intel Core 2 Duo and after, and the Athlon 64 and after can be run on a 64 bit OS, if you are running or plan to run more than 3.25GB of RAM then you will want to use a 64 bit OS, as even though the OS may see more than 3.25gb it wont use the excess.. also if your laptop had Windows 8 on it preinstalled the license will be installed on the bios, you an install windows without a key and once its done itll automatically activate with the OEM key that is stored on the bios.

[@ComputerClan]

Did I really ask that question??? That doesn't sound like something I'd ask, considering I've made multiple videos on the subject. What part of the video did I say that in???

[@Paradigmfusion]

3:05-3:13 when you were downloading it you kind of asked yourself if this was a 64 bit system

[@hanro50]

To those saying : "Just install Windows" I say this. I've had two cheap computer that died on me due to Windows 8 , 8.1 and 10. Its not recommend for low end hardware like at all. I would've personally gone with something a bit more lightweight or well known under the Linux newcomer community like Mint.

[@arvinmiranda2435]

hi kens ive been trying to install some linux distros not making may intel atom nextbook flexx9 a success it always crashed what zorin OS would be right to install or will it work on flexx9?

[@mattivirta]

i just download zorin 12,4 and not can install this to raspberry pi 3, disk32imager not see iso file, how i can install iso to raspberry pi ? need convert iso to img file but how ? and i has open 7zip this iso own folder but what need do make img fgile and what software need use free. my win7 pc.

[@willowithink]

Ooh, dangerous shit. It's not safe!

[@brunobernard86]

First time I see your video.. this intro is sick !!!!

[@TheCrusaderBin]

Zorin OS is pretty cool, user friendly and similiar to Windows. I don't use linux personally, but I always carry a pendrive with Zorin "just in case" and it did prove usefull a couple of times. Honestly I don't think installation can go wrong, it's super-easy.

[@BioToxin]

never heard of zorin before, seems interesting, have you tried arch? can't find any instances in your vids, how about trying AnonOS or similar anonymous OS that are designed ground up for anonymity, exactly the kind of thing I'd put on a low spec laptop, right along backtrack and kali

[@webpoet73]

Windows 10 will still install and activate using the Windows 8 key. (Key is installed on a chip on the motherboard). The ISO is easily found on.MS website.

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

So will Win 8, which is vastly preferable to Win 10 (it absolutely f@cks up everything you install with it's forced updates, fills up your SSD and give you BSOD 4 x per day) - I downloaded latest Win 8 drivers for the hardware, cut the ISO from the MS website, went back to Win 8 which the AIO PC came out with originally, it read the serial from the m/board firmware automatically, installed smoothly, everything just works, a year later, never been happier.

[@hanro50]

Linux works better on cheaper hardware. Since you don't really need an antivirus which absolutely makes these machines borderline unusable. Also Windows can skrew with older bioses, which has happened to me twice.

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

Hanro50 Yes, Win 10 is optimised for UEFI, not a good idea on any older PC. Actually, I really gave Linux a go, installed Zorin (it created its own partition and auto dual boot), though I couldn't get my wifi Internet connection going, so after I battled for quite a while I just gave up (pity, since I liked the idea of it) - then I went back to Win 8.

[@hanro50]

Maaifoedie De La Rey Might I suggest giving some other distros a go? My recommendations are Mint, Manjaro XFCE or Solus. Different distros behave differently to certain hardware configurations. I had a laptop where I couldn't get its Integrated graphics card to work with Mint, but it worked out of the box with Antergos.

[@maaifoediedelarey4335]

Hanro50 Thanks, I will look into those - perhaps do some research up front re my system (Asus AIO) vs these distros, then give it another shot

[@jaydub8085]

Man, I wish I had seen this years ago. As a tech, I NEED a laptop to aid me in my repair adventures on the go. The way it is now, I have to bring everything to my house to do repairs, instead of doing the repairs "in the field". Darn.

[@MarioGamingSM64]

*E X T R E M E H E A V Y B R E A T H I N G* yeah remember that from twitter what if you tried installing a really early version of windows 10 tech preview on something(maybeoneofthoselaptops)? or is that even possible? maybe that counts as a windows beta? or will those laptops even be able to handle it

[@bradolson8242]

Linux Mint with the XFCE desktop would also be amazing on one of the other Lenovo's.

[@kristiantodorov5080]

My family is like yours. They don't want to drop about $500 on computer. Can you send me one of these?

[@proximitea]

Man, those laptops sure look like Windows Vista ones!

[@ThatLinuxDude]

Oof, you went for the GNOME Based one? Oof, I will tell you this and tell you it now... Zorin OS consumes MORE RAM than Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 in my experience, and IMO (when using GNOME) is SLOWER than my OS is (when using Cinnamon), and that's extraordinary since they're both seemingly just as heavy as one-another for Core Zorin OS VS Stock Feren OS... not that I'm trying to self-plug, I'm just proving a point that Zorin OS's Devs really need to look at Core's Abnormally High RAM Usage by default. Good Luck with your device running Core... I'd just go Lite IMO, it looks quite similar, yet is XFCE, and it doesn't have the abnormally high RAM usage. BTW, for reference, the Zorin OS in question on this comment is 12.2 Core. Don't get me wrong though, I like Zorin OS... Though I do miss the Zorin OS from pre-12, and its style... and heck, it's, pretty noticeably, inspired a few kinks of Feren OS, but IMO since they went to GNOME, they've lost their way a noticeable bit with Zorin OS and its identity, and what makes it 'Zorin OS'...

[@KarlHamel]

The Feren OS Dev I don't know much about Zorin, but I know anything Gnome 3 would not have been the right choice here. XFCE, LXDE or Openbox would have been so much better. Personally I would have put a WM instead of a DE, but I get that not everybody would feel comfortable with getting something so different.

[@ThatLinuxDude]

Karl Hamel The weird facts are that both Zorin OS's DE used to just be Compiz, Nautilus Desktop, and AWM, and that despite doing barely anything in addition to GNOME 3 that meets the eye, it still uses More RAM than Ubuntu GNOME did, AFAIK.

[@1menatbpe]

Try sparky Linux gameover edition. Uses way less than zorin almost as much as Kali Linux which is next to nothing. Like 6-700MB of ram on startup (only tried 2016.2 and 2017.3 or something like that.)

[@_ianjms]

I don't also, there is an edition called Zorin Lite which uses XFCE as an alternative for gnome, but the regular edition also works flawlessly, albeit just animations disabled. Im using Pop OS

[@spy.re-drobe20]

Thanks for sharing, really like ur commentary

[@ComputerClan]

Thank you

[@btarg1]

This would take ME less time, and I'm 14. COME ON KEN! jk love you really, keep making vids, hope you get 90k!

[@ComputerClan]

What did I possibly do wrong??? : s

[@BrunoTigerFx]

So, a little hint for the name of the OS ... Zorin Is the name of a James Bond villain called Max Zorin, played by the unique Christopher Walken and by the late Sir Roger Moore, in The Living Daylights ... It was the last movie for him, since he need doubles for running, since he was already in his late 50's ... Also, one of the Bond Girl is Grace Jones, who was a sort of bodyguard to Walken's Character ... Even though this is 2 years old, I leave here the trivia here, for those who can get the reference ...

[@KRUN888]

The intro made me subscribe

[@white_mask13]

i don't why but i always wanted a windows whistler b2 pc, so i installed whistler on a 700mhz celeron and 128ram and a geforce 2 but it always teased like the following way, install mouse driver, install keyboard driver and i couldn;;t press enter or click, the PS/2 port were dead, so it didn't turn out as i was hoping but i will try it again.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I'm a big fan of Xubuntu on machines with 4GB of RAM, or less as it's fairly light on resources using XFCE desktop, but still getting mainline Ubuntu updates. You just have to make sure to download Ukuu for kernel updates, and use Compton compositor for screen free tearing.

[@WCBROW01]

If you give the computer away, use an OEM install so that you can do upgrades and such for the user, then the next boot after you set anything up will be like user setup and such.

[@MurtezaY]

You could use dd command for creating bootable USB drive. BTW, it is turquoise, the color that you mentioned as Sci-Fi_ish. ZorinOS seems to be using GNOME desktop environment which tries to change screen brightness smoothly. I don't think there is a sensor for adjusting screen brightness automatically. Layouts you were choosing for taskbar and start menu. 3rd one is full screen menu for spotlight like app search bar, switching workspaces etc. Some libraries were getting replaced during update. That is probably why Minesweeper couldn't show numbers, it probably couldn't load some library or font. GNOME keyring is used by browsers to encrypt their cookies. Weird thing is once you enter your password to login it supposed to be entered for keyring too. At least it works that way on Ubuntu. It asks for password if auto-login (login without entering password) was enabled.

[@ThumThump]

At 18:27 I think the laptop was a Compaq Armada 1700 cause I have one fully working and still use it from time to time.

[@atomiustech1006]

Make a video about hackintoshing.

[@ComputerClan]

I really want to. That's been a demanded episode. I want to make it special, so I'll need to get my ducks in a row, first.

[@mrpetehampson]

My Lenovo laptop just boots up to emmc disk and windows boot manager I’ve got Linux on it and it won’t load up unless it’s from usb stick

[@TheA_Gamer554]

the vid was as cool as always, and i might try zorin myself. next time you can try longhorn, or mac os on a laptop, or remix os are my picks

[@gallantsoul8586]

I thought I would never say this, but KDE plasma 5 based distros idles at around 450~600 mb these days. A good alternative to heavy Gnome based distros. Works like a charm on old pcs.

[@atomiustech1006]

I miss the old Windows 10 technical preview UI. It looked more minimalistic, and more consistent compared to now

[@douglas9630]

What about putting a SSD into one of the laptops and testing the difference in speeds?

[@jf6100]

I love doing stuff like this☺, thanks for details

[@gallowsgryph]

If you install a Windows beta, go for a version of Longhorn on one of them. Also, one of the BSDs would be interesting.

[@MinecrafterPictures]

Please install Windows Whistler (XP beta) or Windows Longhorn (Vista beta)

[@ComputerClan]

I plan to ; ) I made a deal with a viewer. I have to come through.

[@GameMaker2014]

Next time for these lower end products why not try Zorin Lite? It's supposed to be less resource heavy.

[@ateltoni]

The Unsafe mode is the safest mode that ever existed. It can totally not mess up your computer or something like that...

[@Salmon260]

That is what I'm using right now to watch you KZbin video, a PC with Linux Mint.

[@Randomizer92mx]

Please try to install on one of these laptop Q4OS and let us know if you like it :)

[@SNAPREX]

>Has a nearly decade old computer >SOMEHOW RUNS BETTER THEN THE THINKPAD >SOBS LOUDLY

[@CTimmerman]

*WORSE Check and repair errors on your disk via disk properties. It might take a while so run it overnight.

[@jagardina]

Would like to see how much memory the OS is consuming. There are some very lightweight Linux distros that can work well on older hardware. I'm using Linux Peppermint on an even older IBM Thinkpad T40. Works just fine. I'd probably throw 8GB of memory and a cheap SSD to get better performance, but not if you're giving it away. Good video.

[@AFTstorm]

Never heard of this OS before but it seems pretty nice

[@mihkelkastehein9470]

i know its been 5 YEARS but i really want one of these Lenovo X140e because i also love to tinker i right now have a Lenovo X201 laptop edition its seen better days its rough the hard drive sometimes when its off for like 1 hour it a little clicks like ts ts ts and then it stops when it boots

[@Noaddedsalt01]

When is that new show coming out?

[@noahbrown5293]

You should install a BSD like FreeBSD or openbsd

[@jlawson910]

I know everyone is going to scoff at this suggestion, but oh well. I would like to see one running Slackware Linux. I tried to get it running on a laptop as a personal form of torture, lol. Need to say no dice. Also any suggestions of an OS for a Sony VAIO Pentium 3? Just want to play around with an antique (with out running Windows). Thanks.

[@tau8550]

Try Solus. I always like to distro hop on my laptop just for fun, but I've been on Solus for a while and it's just solid, rolling release, pretty and has a great community.

[@YMica-OSE]

How do you install Wine on Ubuntu??? I'm having so many problems installing it

[@ComputerClan]

Zorin OS came with Wine, but I haven't used it.

[@aranguis]

How about try Linux Mint 19 "Tara" - Cinnamon (64-bit)!?

[@johannes9999]

A network between those thinkpads would be cool... Maybe like multiplayer games or something interactive... :D

[@LeeZhiWei8219]

Considering the release date of the laptop it has UEFI boot but that is MBR boot and if the Samsung chromebook is Intel based you can put galliumos on it but if its arm (take note this works on Intel and arm) press esc+refresh and power to get into recovery mode and download a chromeos image for the Samsung laptop and put it on a USB stick and plug it in and it should automatically install

[@kristiantodorov5080]

Pls try out Elementary OS or Linux Mint on these Lenovo Notebooks.

[@syndi3916]

i used zorin for a while, it was nice

[@CarNikola135]

For old computers, may I add you should take Zorin OS Lite...

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

Download is going to take 4 days?

[@MinecraftCheating]

the 40 series make great hackintoshes (the hardware is very similar to the 2013 macbooks, especially for the t440p)

[@kfishr8]

Anyway that anybody would know where he got his Mac wallpaper?

[@ComputerClan]

It’s a photo I shot! I’ll link you to the gallery. Enjoy. thecomputerclan.com/wallpapers.html

[@kfishr8]

Computer Clan, dude, thank you very much! Your photography is also stellar!

[@ComputerClan]

Thank you : )

[@jackkevorkian111]

Create a live link to your KZbin sub count! Would also be handy to have a sub/like/share count, makes people do it without even thinking.

[@doitaljosh]

That flash drive looks suspiciously like the USB killer device.

[@MStrong95]

So why Zorin Linux instead of say Linux Mint or reinstalling the built-in Windows 8? If the computer has a touch screen you could even possibly have tried Android x86 or some variation of that with window management stuff to make the apps behave more like desktop apps. Or you could just install Apple OS X (hackintosh) just for the entertainment value. Also I hear there's a Windows clone called React OS and that sounds like an interesting thing to explore too.

[@FuriousVideos]

My school got those laptops with Windows 7, must be a older model.

[@askhowiknow5527]

You should’ve pressed Modes and selected OEM install, that way the new owner would get a configuration boot like a brand new computer

[@ComputerClan]

I need to do it on a second computer anyway, so I might as well reset this one. Thanks.

[@Meatnyancat22Gaming]

love these vids

[@benh.635]

One idea for what to do with these is to try to set up a portable SSH terminal for remote administration of servers or something along those lines :D

[@lantum1]

Can you install Windows 2000 on one of those notebooks?

[@tvg2848]

Zorin OS doesn't want to acknowledge my wifi card.. (BTW I know how to fix it but i don't have Ethernet and my windows drivers are too complicated.

[@Sherry_Armstrong]

i must be in the wrong area . i always see where people pick these up for cheap or free , i can never seem to find them

[@pesoen]

would love to see how well Parrot OS Home version runs on older hardware. dont have a lot of old computers to test on, but it seems to run smoother than kali linux(which used to be my go to linux distro, and even as far back as backtrack 3)

[@alynicholls3230]

these lenovo x140e's run great on win 7 and xp, lenovo even has drivers, if you are into radio or another hobby where you need an xp or win7 machine these are great and dirt cheap. i bought an ex post office 140e for 20 pounds, it came blank but with all its stuff, its running an sdr transceiver on win7 and works great.

[@RezzRacc]

you should try installing linux on a Chromebook. Or Windows (though it will be harder because you need a modified BIOS, and hardmodding

[@OSSHeadquarters]

Suggestion: Attempt to DualBoot a thinkpad?

[@CoteaGeorgeC]

All Thinkpads that come with Windows Vista or 7 have the key under the battery. The ones that come with 8 have the key in the uefi

[@seadx6]

the official name of the pointer is the trackpoint, I am a Thinkpad loved despite I have not had one

[@Sarnexus]

"Other (Please Comment!)" Hackintosh, it's a little hard though, maybe Remix OS? Nah, it runs Marshmallow, Maybe Android x86 CyanogenMod? I had luck with the CM version instead of the original one that they have, something is wrong with the bootloader after a install, so the CyanogenMod version is your only choice for stability and Android.

[@RolandoMarreroPR]

I had bad luck with etcher on a mac, dd-utility or just plain dd has worked well for me.

[@KarlHamel]

Rolando Marrero same for me on Windows. Rufus works so much better and is a lot more reliable.