A 9yo laptop is a perfect machine to run Linux on - try some 'live' distros on it to see what you like.
I use a RPi as a desktop computer, but I don't 'stream' videos from many websites, but imagine that a RPi5/8GB would be adequate, so guessing it is something configured on those specific websites that you find troublesome.![Sad :(]()
P.S. I was previously using a RPi4B/4GB & a RPi400 as desktop computers on occasion too.![Smile :)]()

I use a RPi as a desktop computer, but I don't 'stream' videos from many websites, but imagine that a RPi5/8GB would be adequate, so guessing it is something configured on those specific websites that you find troublesome.

P.S. I was previously using a RPi4B/4GB & a RPi400 as desktop computers on occasion too.

Statistics: Posted by KeithMck — Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:12 pm