What to do with my old laptop.

[faniebraai]

Got some new hardware in the house, so now I'm left with a very old laptop.

Specs
- CPU: Intel T2300 @ 1.66GHz x 2
- 512MB RAM
- 60GB hard drive

Already have 2 pc's that serve as download servers. Need some suggestions on what to do it.

I have something in mind, but will wait and see what you crazy bunch can come up with.

Thanks in advance...

 

[Purply]

Give it away to someone that needs it

 

[Crowley]

If it has HDMI use it as a media player.

 

[Diplos]

If you go to a day/night game, watching from the grass verges and there's dew on the grass you can open the lappie like one of those mini chairs and protect yo' ass from getting wet.

 

[faniebraai]

No hdmi

 

[faniebraai]

If you go to a day/night game, watching from the grass verges and there's dew on the grass you can open the lappie like one of those mini chairs and protect yo' ass from getting wet.

Haha nice one, but no

 

[satanboy]

Donate to a hospice/orphanage.

 

[AfricanTech]

If you go to a day/night game, watching from the grass verges and there's dew on the grass you can open the lappie like one of those mini chairs and protect yo' ass from getting wet.

but then he'll have these 'snaakse' chiclet style dimples on his ass...

 

[AfricanTech]

Donate to a hospice/orphanage.

+1

Place in local paper - free to good home

 

[Nerfherder]

Door stop.


I gave something like that to a kid to play with....

 

[faniebraai]

I was thinking more along the lines of installing freenas or something. Or maybe as a media server for my kids with content for them.

 

[Rickster]

Give it to me so i can smash it to pieces, pleeeeeeeeeeeeease.

 

[alternate]

Does it have a S-Video out? I need one for the lounge as our old media laptop got stolen by a bergie!

 

[supersunbird]

I need another laptop to play the original Civilizations on (my current one overheats and hangs when there are too many units), please sell to me...

 

[Rickster]

Does it have a S-Video out? I need one for the lounge as our old media laptop got stolen by a bergie!

I need another laptop to play the original Civilizations on (my current one overheats and hangs when there are too many units), please sell to me...

Nice try guys.

 

[supersunbird]

Nice try guys.

Well, at least he is only 30min drive from my home unlike Mr Capie(he talks about bergies). You can have my old one to smash...

 

[Ejeckt]

Make it run your DHCP/DNS/Network/Firewall for your home? Much more secure than using the stuff built into routers...

Or get some security cameras and use it as a dedicated monitoring unit? Install chaingun turrets in your ceiling and use the lappy as a targeting device? No?

Although I think you're better off with a Raspberry Pi and just giving the laptop away to a poor kid who'll destroy it in a day...

 

[faniebraai]

Make it run your DHCP/DNS/Network/Firewall for your home? Much more secure than using the stuff built into routers...

Or get some security cameras and use it as a dedicated monitoring unit? Install chaingun turrets in your ceiling and use the lappy as a targeting device? No?

Although I think you're better off with a Raspberry Pi and just giving the laptop away to a poor kid who'll destroy it in a day...

I have a raspberry pi. Borrowing it to my parents as a media player... hmmm, making me think here...

 

[sajunky]

Install 2x2GB RAM (probably DDR-2 667 or 800) for Windows 7 and 128GB SSD (just check if BIOS supports AHCI mode). With Core 2 Duo CPU it will be nice lappy. RAM size is only limitation, so upgrade RAM and you will see difference.

Just received the same generation device with 1680x1050 screen, I am happy. It is AMD chipset (no AHCI), so I can't even think about SSD, but I can take yours.