- Mar 26, 2005
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A client gave me her old Lenovo 330-17IKB(Type 81DM) Ideapad as he didn't need it anymore after purchasing a new machine.
This laptop is completely busted cosmetically, as the plastic case completely fell apart and is barely holding together. I used some clamps to keep everything in place and connected a keyboard and mouse as the screen is working fine. This is a big, heavy laptop which is not portable at all. Its more of a desktop replacement machine.
Normally, I would sell this thing, but in this condition, no one will look at it. Still its working great, and has an i5-8350U, and 4GB DDR-4 RAM. I threw in a 512GB SSD instead of the 1TB 5400 RPM HDD it had inside, and added another 8GB RAM I had laying around for a total of 12GB.
Now I just cannot think of a use for it as I already have two computers. Do you know of any cool uses?
Maybe install Steam OS on it? Maybe Batocera?
Any cool projects such as what people do with PiHole on RasPi? Seems like a way overpowered machine to be used in such fashion.
Thanks!
This laptop is completely busted cosmetically, as the plastic case completely fell apart and is barely holding together. I used some clamps to keep everything in place and connected a keyboard and mouse as the screen is working fine. This is a big, heavy laptop which is not portable at all. Its more of a desktop replacement machine.
Normally, I would sell this thing, but in this condition, no one will look at it. Still its working great, and has an i5-8350U, and 4GB DDR-4 RAM. I threw in a 512GB SSD instead of the 1TB 5400 RPM HDD it had inside, and added another 8GB RAM I had laying around for a total of 12GB.
Now I just cannot think of a use for it as I already have two computers. Do you know of any cool uses?
Maybe install Steam OS on it? Maybe Batocera?
Any cool projects such as what people do with PiHole on RasPi? Seems like a way overpowered machine to be used in such fashion.
Thanks!