#cheap computer

[someexistite]

I got a working computer from the thrift store for $6.25 USD (including tax)

specs for nerds:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz

1 GB DDR2-800 SDRAM Non-ECC RAM

256 GB HDD

Windows 7 Professional (according to the sticker on the side, it originally has Windows XP Professional)

CD/DVD drive

Intel DG33FB motherboard (I found a manual for it on the CIA website)

things that don't work:

CD/DVD drive (wasn't plugged in, the sata cable going to it was plugged into another sata port on the motherboard) (when trying to open the tray, makes two clunks then gives up)

Audio (doesn't detect any speakers)

Network (no WiFi antenna, my USB TP-Link refuses to work, I haven't any ethernet cables)

CMOS battery (thinks it's currently 2006)

[youre-dreaming-302]

More Photos from my digital camera (7.2 megapixels)

[amoddities1]

I love this computer! It's set up as a gaming PC but I bought it for video editing. For the price it's amazing! I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a very strong computer at a very good price!

[fishsfailureson]

An Ardetosaurus walks through the Morrison formation, looking for water.

[3liza]

????

[piratesexmachine420]

*Guy who has so many computers voice* I need more computers

MORE

[my-mom-named-me-duck]

ah the gen z desire to give up everything and become a shitty YouTuber

[softcorecurcits]

Computer adopts!

EDIT: ALL SOLD TYSM!

[quicktimeeventfull]

god there are a lot of things that matter and are terrible right now. here’s one that doesn’t matter but is terrible. the new death note game is not mac compatible. why did they do this to me.

[isa-ah]

i have a bunch of sewing supplies that range in price from like fifty cents to eighteen dollars on a wishlist. what if i offered doodles to people who snagged an item...?

[pocketfroggy]

[rockethorse]

My 10-year-old computer died, my new one finally arrived, and you'd best believe the first thing I did is install TS2. I still need to get my old files off my old hard drive but I'm finally biting the bullet and installing the Ultimate Collection rather than trying to reinstall from disks on Windows 11 and ... I wanted to weep lmao. Everything loads so FAST it almost scares me. I thought I was used to the game loading fast when I took out all my CC, but that's NOTHING compared to this. Fully optimised TS2 on a modern computer is frightening

It's also a good opportunity to start my DL folder from scratch with a better organisational system and being stricter about what I know I will/won't use. Challenging myself to CC-free builds has pushed me even further into a MM-game and now I'm embracing it. Like, I'm flirting with the idea of not having reflective pond water? Just changing the colour, but keeping the slab-o-blue vibe? Who am I? Beach lots would look ugly as hell but maybe I can make it work.

Anyway, a very exciting new development in my Sims career :)

[wandering-wolf23]

Yesterday, my 12 year old laptop died.

This machine was an XPS laptop. It was in perfect working order up until the motherboard decided to die. I've swapped keyboards, screens, batteries, and a track pad on this thing, all with the help of YouTube. I actually wanted to get this machine repaired until I learned it would be about 3 grand for a repair that might work. There would be no guarantee and it would be hard finding someone willing to work on a computer that old.

I'm paying someone for data recovery because he can do it better and quicker. When that's done and I have the hard drive, I'm going to donate my old XPS. It can still be repaired if you have the right part and enough time. People do. I'm donating it to a program that takes old computers like these, fixes them, and gives them to low income students. This computer will probably last another 5 years (or more). Parts for it are easily purchased on Amazon.

My new computer is coming today. It's the same build, just slightly newer. It will last me another 12 years I hope. I will repair it as needed. Parts are easily available on Amazon. It will do everything I need it to and, when it's time, I'll swap it all over to a new computer from that same series.

Being able to repair my own machines has made me an XPS user for life. It allows me to save money and cut down on e-waste. So many people are stunned that my old computer was 12 (the one I had before this was 15 before it failed). We are so used to a society with disposable technology that it's genuinely shocking to people when someone says they fixed their own laptop.

But why should people try? So many laptops are made so you can't just unscrew and pop the back off. So many computers are made to fail after two, three, or four years. So many computers are made to force you to buy a new one for whatever capitalist bullshit reason.

I'll gladly pay extra for right to repair and a solid build with easily available replacement parts. That's what's important to me.

[pochapal]

girl who is not going to be okay (the circuity in my laptop's motherboard has died so now i am without computer)

[ahoneesan]

i wish rent wasnt real so i could spend all day working out and podcasting and planning out my stories

[ninoochat]

I feel dirty everytime I reblog an old post but like, there's new people! I wanna show them my things! I made the things and I love them! Pls look at my things that I love very much!