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11/6/12 at 6:56pm

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So I got this old Gateway laptop at a yard sale for $5. They said it didn't work. I took it home and plugged it in and it powered right up... roughly 15 minutes later (literally that long) it booted into Win98. lol

The battery is shot, but it works plugged in. It came with a HUGE laptop bag full of accessories... A mouse, a docking station, a wifi card... Bag weighs like 20lbs. lol

So I've been lugging it around for a while and can't seem to bring myself to throw it out. So my question is, what the hell could I use it for? There has got to be something awesome I could make out of it, or some way I could put it to use.

Any suggestions?

I'll post the horrid specs, and a list of what all is in the bag in a bit.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Athlon II X4 2.6	MSI 790GX-G65	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Samsung Spinpoint	WD Caviar	Cheap Samsung DVD RW
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
STOCK! GASP!	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Ubuntu 11.10	Acer A221HQV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cyborg V7	Cooler Master RS 650	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech Wireless MX600
Mouse Pad	Audio
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc	Logitech X540 5.1
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RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Samsung Spinpoint	WD Caviar	Cheap Samsung DVD RW
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
STOCK! GASP!	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Ubuntu 11.10	Acer A221HQV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cyborg V7	Cooler Master RS 650	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech Wireless MX600
Mouse Pad	Audio
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc	Logitech X540 5.1
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11/6/12 at 7:00pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NeighborhoodGeek

So I got this old Gateway laptop at a yard sale for $5. They said it didn't work. I took it home and plugged it in and it powered right up... roughly 15 minutes later (literally that long) it booted into Win98. lol
The battery is shot, but it works plugged in. It came with a HUGE laptop bag full of accessories... A mouse, a docking station, a wifi card... Bag weighs like 20lbs. lol
So I've been lugging it around for a while and can't seem to bring myself to throw it out. So my question is, what the hell could I use it for? There has got to be something awesome I could make out of it, or some way I could put it to use.
Any suggestions?
I'll post the horrid specs, and a list of what all is in the bag in a bit.

1) Put a light linux distro on it
2) ???
3) Profit

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i5 2500K Quad Core	Asus P8P67 Rev 3.1	HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB	Mushkin XP3-12800 Ridgeback DDR3 4GB & 8GB King...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
OCZ 64GB Agility 4 SSD	500GB Seagate 7200.12	LG SuperMulti Combo Drive	Thermalright Venomous X-RT
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Samsung SyncMaster S24B300 23.6" 1080P	Velocity Basic Keyboard	PCP&C 750 Watt "Silencer Red"
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Gamma	Razer Deathadder	SteelSeries	Creative Audigy 2 ZS
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3870	GA-A75-UD4H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Kingston HyperX H2O
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Kingston HyperX H2O	WD Scorpio Blue	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Power
Corsair CX430
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
A6-3400m Llano APU 1.4GHz-3.4Ghz	HP A60M UMA Socket FS1	6520G	6GB 1333MHz 9-9-9-24
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
60GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD	Custom	Windows 7 x64	AUO 15.6" 1366x768 Matte High Gamut
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Core i5 2500K Quad Core	Asus P8P67 Rev 3.1	HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB	Mushkin XP3-12800 Ridgeback DDR3 4GB & 8GB King...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
OCZ 64GB Agility 4 SSD	500GB Seagate 7200.12	LG SuperMulti Combo Drive	Thermalright Venomous X-RT
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Samsung SyncMaster S24B300 23.6" 1080P	Velocity Basic Keyboard	PCP&C 750 Watt "Silencer Red"
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
NZXT Gamma	Razer Deathadder	SteelSeries	Creative Audigy 2 ZS
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD A8-3870	GA-A75-UD4H	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	Kingston HyperX H2O
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Kingston HyperX H2O	WD Scorpio Blue	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Power
Corsair CX430
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
A6-3400m Llano APU 1.4GHz-3.4Ghz	HP A60M UMA Socket FS1	6520G	6GB 1333MHz 9-9-9-24
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
60GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD	Custom	Windows 7 x64	AUO 15.6" 1366x768 Matte High Gamut
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11/6/12 at 7:08pm

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Ok, so In the bag is a dock with a power supply, what I'm pretty sure is one of the first Logitech USB optical mice, a nib PCMCIA wifi card (Linksys WPC11) with lightning fast speeds of up to 11mb/s. The user manual for the laptop, the user manual for the dock. An extra battery. (also dead). And some random papers, pens, pencils, and a rather nice unused day planner which I have already given away.

A massive 20Gb HDD
Pentium II, 398MHz
544MB RAM
Edited by NeighborhoodGeek - 11/6/12 at 7:11pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Athlon II X4 2.6	MSI 790GX-G65	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Samsung Spinpoint	WD Caviar	Cheap Samsung DVD RW
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
STOCK! GASP!	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Ubuntu 11.10	Acer A221HQV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cyborg V7	Cooler Master RS 650	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech Wireless MX600
Mouse Pad	Audio
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc	Logitech X540 5.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Athlon II X4 2.6	MSI 790GX-G65	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Samsung Spinpoint	WD Caviar	Cheap Samsung DVD RW
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
STOCK! GASP!	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Ubuntu 11.10	Acer A221HQV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cyborg V7	Cooler Master RS 650	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech Wireless MX600
Mouse Pad	Audio
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc	Logitech X540 5.1
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11/6/12 at 7:14pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Slappa

1) Put a light linux distro on it
2) ???
3) Profit

I already have a laptop for daily use.
???
Not much profit to be made, really.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Athlon II X4 2.6	MSI 790GX-G65	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Samsung Spinpoint	WD Caviar	Cheap Samsung DVD RW
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
STOCK! GASP!	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Ubuntu 11.10	Acer A221HQV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cyborg V7	Cooler Master RS 650	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech Wireless MX600
Mouse Pad	Audio
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc	Logitech X540 5.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
AMD Athlon II X4 2.6	MSI 790GX-G65	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC	Galaxy GeForce GTS 450 GC
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G.Skill Ripjaws	Samsung Spinpoint	WD Caviar	Cheap Samsung DVD RW
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
STOCK! GASP!	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit	Ubuntu 11.10	Acer A221HQV
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cyborg V7	Cooler Master RS 650	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech Wireless MX600
Mouse Pad	Audio
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc	Logitech X540 5.1
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11/6/12 at 7:19pm

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You can throw a light linux distro in it. Although I think it's pretty well not usable anymore. I think you should toss it, or turn it into a server.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.6 GHz	Asrock z77e-itx	MSi AMD Radeon HD 7950	G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC 12800)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB	Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB	OCz Agility 3 60GB SSD	Patriot Pyro 60GB SSD
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Asus slim external DVD RW	Antec Kuhler h2o 620	Corsair h60 fan	Linux Mint 13 Mate x64
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 7 Pro x64 (on VM)	HP 2310m	CHIMEI CMV 221D	Hanns-G HC194D
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G110 gaming keyboard	PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK II 750w PSU	Bitfenix Prodigy	Razer Naga Epic
Audio	Audio	Other
Kenwood 5.1 surround sound system	Sennheiser HD 202	Wacom Graphire 3 tablet
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD athlon x2 QL-65	Gateway MD2419u	AMD Radeon hd 3200	Hyundai electronics 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 333 PC2-...
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Hitachi 2.5" 250GB hard drive 5400 RPM	integrated DVD RW	stock	Windows 7 Home premium x64
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Case
Linux mint 13 x64	integrated 15.6" monitor	integrated backlit	gateway md2419u shell
Mouse	Audio
integrated mouse pad	integrated
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i3 2100	ECS h61h2-m2 (b3)	intel integrated HD 2000	Patriot Memory Gamer 2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" hard drive	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" hard drive	Samsung DVD RW drive	Cougar 1200RPM 12CM (120mm) fan
OS	OS	Power	Case
Windows Home Server 2011	Ubuntu server 12.04	Ultra Xfinity 500W ATX power supply	NZXT gamma
Other	Other
Antec easy-swap 5.25" drive bay	HighPoint Rocket 620 SATA 6Gbps PCI-express ada...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.6 GHz	Asrock z77e-itx	MSi AMD Radeon HD 7950	G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC 12800)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB	Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB	OCz Agility 3 60GB SSD	Patriot Pyro 60GB SSD
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Asus slim external DVD RW	Antec Kuhler h2o 620	Corsair h60 fan	Linux Mint 13 Mate x64
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 7 Pro x64 (on VM)	HP 2310m	CHIMEI CMV 221D	Hanns-G HC194D
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G110 gaming keyboard	PC Power and Cooling Silencer MK II 750w PSU	Bitfenix Prodigy	Razer Naga Epic
Audio	Audio	Other
Kenwood 5.1 surround sound system	Sennheiser HD 202	Wacom Graphire 3 tablet
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD athlon x2 QL-65	Gateway MD2419u	AMD Radeon hd 3200	Hyundai electronics 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 333 PC2-...
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Hitachi 2.5" 250GB hard drive 5400 RPM	integrated DVD RW	stock	Windows 7 Home premium x64
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Case
Linux mint 13 x64	integrated 15.6" monitor	integrated backlit	gateway md2419u shell
Mouse	Audio
integrated mouse pad	integrated
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i3 2100	ECS h61h2-m2 (b3)	intel integrated HD 2000	Patriot Memory Gamer 2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 ...
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" hard drive	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" hard drive	Samsung DVD RW drive	Cougar 1200RPM 12CM (120mm) fan
OS	OS	Power	Case
Windows Home Server 2011	Ubuntu server 12.04	Ultra Xfinity 500W ATX power supply	NZXT gamma
Other	Other
Antec easy-swap 5.25" drive bay	HighPoint Rocket 620 SATA 6Gbps PCI-express ada...
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