Old laptop options
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Old laptop options
I have an old Acer laptop of the 1997 vintage lying around. It still works very well, its just old. I was wondering what i could do with it? Could i turn it into a nav for my car like people do with the palms? It only has a whoping 16mb so i would need to up that. To do that is it just plug and play with the memory? Just give me some options that i could do with it other than throwing it away.
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Originally Posted by 2003TLSNKC
I have an old Acer laptop of the 1997 vintage lying around. It still works very well, its just old. I was wondering what i could do with it? Could i turn it into a nav for my car like people do with the palms? It only has a whoping 16mb so i would need to up that. To do that is it just plug and play with the memory? Just give me some options that i could do with it other than throwing it away.
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Around here, we have places like RE-PC that will take old working computers and computer recyclers that will take the computers and get whatever metals and plastics they can get from the old machines. Just don't toss them into the dump.
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Originally Posted by GeishaGirl
I've been trying to figure out wtf to do with my old laptops also. They are from around 2000-2003. The donation thing sounds cool, where do you donate them?
from round 2000 ???? donate to me !
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I have an old Acer laptop of the 1997 vintage lying around. It still works very well, its just old. I was wondering what i could do with it? Could i turn it into a nav for my car like people do.....
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Originally Posted by GeishaGirl
I've been trying to figure out wtf to do with my old laptops also. They are from around 2000-2003. The donation thing sounds cool, where do you donate them?
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Originally Posted by MikeyTampa
What? Thats old?! give them TO ME! My 1.8 ghz P4 from 2001 is still as good as any in the market now.
So I was forced to buy new computers or put a bunch of money into dated computers. They are also Sony laptops, which someone told me cost a lot to upgrade so I never really bothered trying.
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Originally Posted by GeishaGirl
Well, I consider the two I want to get rid of old because they are a bit dated and need new batteries. One of them also has a key that doesn't work unless you press it 3948934839 times and thats irritating So I was forced to buy new computers or put a bunch of money into dated computers. They are also Sony laptops, which someone told me cost a lot to upgrade so I never really bothered trying.
So I was forced to buy new computers or put a bunch of money into dated computers. They are also Sony laptops, which someone told me cost a lot to upgrade so I never really bothered trying.Your rationale is really really skewed. Ebay a new battery for next to nothing, get a new keyboard for next to nothing. I wouldn't call that throwing money at an old laptop at $1500+ a pop I don't see your logic.
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