Hello and welcome to InfiniteMac board,

Your post was moved to a more appropriate place, thanks for understanding.
Laptop you have is just fine, well capable of running OSX and i think pretty much supported. Explore the forum, Wiki link as well. Read the forum rules regarding posting links, downloadable distros etc..

P.S. As your system is great for OSX any distro will work fine for you. Just pick the most recent version.

Enjoy your stay here!

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