Old laptop recommendations for Linux?

https://sopuli.xyz/post/41979335

You can always set up dual boot on the windows desktop. Be warned though it is a slippery slope… I did that to test it out and then just didn’t log back in to windows.
You’ll probably want a second boot drive too. Windows updates like to eat GRUB sometimes.
Not booting up Windows means no updates. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Someday… someday.