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I run arch on a 2007 laptop. It was a cheap laptop at the time. Still runs very fine. Unless you want to keep the laptop running for the next 40 years I wouldn't worry too much.
Debian on a Lenovo t400 here.
I think I can see it, codes added to the latest release is unnoticeable, but are you forced to use the heaviest software? or are you able to choose the older ones?
The beauty of Arch is you only have to install the software you actually want.
If you install from repositores you are forced to use the latest version. You can use older versions through appimages. In general, there's no real reason to use older versions unless you need to reproduce something specific which was done in the past doing it in the same way.