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I may have a borderline hoarding disorder - I collect old, trashy computers and make them work again.
I now have 5 laptops - 6 if you count my old Macbook from work.
The two best are Dell Latitudes - a 6400 and a 5400. They're basically dual core machines with 4 gigs of memory. I'm tossing in SSDs so they run fast. On the 6400 I replaced an Xubuntu install with a Windows 10 pro install. I figured Windows 10 would be the most attractive to a buyer.
The install went smoothly and nearly everything seems to work except for the video driver. Only the basic 1024 x 786 display is available. There are no Windows 10 drivers available. With Linux I can go much higher.
Having a low rez display isn't attractive. I also have to mess with activation. Linux is better but isn't popular. I'm not worried about making money off this - I just need to move the laptops. I could install Windows 7 and maybe hunt down the drivers for that - but I'm getting tired of this.
I now have 5 laptops - 6 if you count my old Macbook from work.
The two best are Dell Latitudes - a 6400 and a 5400. They're basically dual core machines with 4 gigs of memory. I'm tossing in SSDs so they run fast. On the 6400 I replaced an Xubuntu install with a Windows 10 pro install. I figured Windows 10 would be the most attractive to a buyer.
The install went smoothly and nearly everything seems to work except for the video driver. Only the basic 1024 x 786 display is available. There are no Windows 10 drivers available. With Linux I can go much higher.
Having a low rez display isn't attractive. I also have to mess with activation. Linux is better but isn't popular. I'm not worried about making money off this - I just need to move the laptops. I could install Windows 7 and maybe hunt down the drivers for that - but I'm getting tired of this.
