ArcadiaJohnson
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I suppose this is a multi-tier question I'm posing. A few years back my old laptop had a cracked screen and for some reason or another I opted to buy a new one instead of get it fixed. That's neither here nor there, because if I tried to use it now-a-days for what I use this laptop for I'd be screwed.
However, a few weeks ago this laptop's motherboard burnt out and I had to ship it off to get it fixed. In the meantime I was scrambling for a replacement to use for my schoolwork. My brother has one of those Asus netbooks....but its such a low-end one that I couldn't use it as a replacement.
The old laptop, however, I had given to a friend and got it back maybe a year ago. Long story short, I cleaned it out and was using it while this machine was in the shop.
Now I have both computers and I'm trying to think of what to do with the old one. Let me list the specs before the questions I want to ask:
It's an HP Pavillion zv6000. Got 100+ GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and a nice 2.67GhZ processor.
It's a big computer. Extremely bulky and not very fun to lug around. Also, the screen is still cracked. And from years of XP bloat and viruses have slowed it down to a pace faster than the netbook my brother has, but not nearly as fast as it can operate.
Here is what I was thinking I could do with it:
1) There's manuals on how to strip down XP to the bare basics. I'd reinstall it but I have no CD, nor does the laptop come with a restore option (you need to make the disk yourself and I never did or lost it).
2) Install Ubuntu. I've been burnt by Ubuntu before because it's very difficult to install the correct network drivers for a wireless card when you can't get to the Internet to download them. I've run it live, and Ubuntu does not play nice with Broadcom adapters...which it has.
3) Sell it. I'm looking to save up for a new desktop (so I can spend the same amount I would on a laptop for something much more powerful). If that's the case, I could sell the parts I have....if there's a market for 5 year old laptops. I'm not sure where to go....
Any ideas? Any fun projects I can do with this all while keeping the integrity of the machine as a basic word processor? Thanks for any suggestions.
However, a few weeks ago this laptop's motherboard burnt out and I had to ship it off to get it fixed. In the meantime I was scrambling for a replacement to use for my schoolwork. My brother has one of those Asus netbooks....but its such a low-end one that I couldn't use it as a replacement.
The old laptop, however, I had given to a friend and got it back maybe a year ago. Long story short, I cleaned it out and was using it while this machine was in the shop.
Now I have both computers and I'm trying to think of what to do with the old one. Let me list the specs before the questions I want to ask:
It's an HP Pavillion zv6000. Got 100+ GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and a nice 2.67GhZ processor.
It's a big computer. Extremely bulky and not very fun to lug around. Also, the screen is still cracked. And from years of XP bloat and viruses have slowed it down to a pace faster than the netbook my brother has, but not nearly as fast as it can operate.
Here is what I was thinking I could do with it:
1) There's manuals on how to strip down XP to the bare basics. I'd reinstall it but I have no CD, nor does the laptop come with a restore option (you need to make the disk yourself and I never did or lost it).
2) Install Ubuntu. I've been burnt by Ubuntu before because it's very difficult to install the correct network drivers for a wireless card when you can't get to the Internet to download them. I've run it live, and Ubuntu does not play nice with Broadcom adapters...which it has.
3) Sell it. I'm looking to save up for a new desktop (so I can spend the same amount I would on a laptop for something much more powerful). If that's the case, I could sell the parts I have....if there's a market for 5 year old laptops. I'm not sure where to go....
Any ideas? Any fun projects I can do with this all while keeping the integrity of the machine as a basic word processor? Thanks for any suggestions.