So i got my old laptop dug out and threw a new battery in. Decided to put cachyOS on it since I wanted to try it
It does pretty well considering its only a turion x2 and 3gb of ram. But im not all sure what to do with it. Its not worth selling as its a bit slow for a normal person to put up with, it works find for playing dvds and such. Maybe I could use it for messing with light programming learning? Not sure
What would yall do?
*side note, if anyone knows why sound wont work, id appreciate a fix…it appears to not see any audio devices. Its an hp laptop (g60 i think) originally had vista.
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Donate it? It’s probably fine for completing most tasks that normal people need but can’t afford better.
Try and sell it for parts?
Unfortunately its worth less than the battery i put in it ($15) lol
Honestly, I sold an XP media center with Mint on it for $20. I was exceedingly clear on the capabilities
I had an old Sony Vaio that I used as a home lab for a while. You can run some docker containers for Pi-Hole, Jellyfin or Home Assistant.
I already have a couple nas for that…
Not really. If it was power efficient, MAYBE, but it’s not because it’s a super old chip AND a laptop. It’s a vampire device.
You can buy a 6W minipc for like $40 tat6would be more useful.
If I didn’t have a use for it, I’d put it back in a bin, or give it to someone who could use it.
Yeah if I knew a nerd kid id give it to them. I dont want to give it to someone non techy thats expecting a windows laptop because they’ll just throw it
Then just take it to your nearest hackerspace. Maybe have a couple interesting conversations there and you’ll likely find use for it.
