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Scrap or project thingie?

  • 05-06-2020 12:55am
    #1
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭


    Hey

    As part of a job I was given a machine to wipe and scrap/recycle. It's old!!

    It's an eMachines EZ1601 AIO. Intel Atom N270@1.6Ghz, 1GB ram, 160GB hdd, 18.5 LCD.

    I know the specs are terrible but does anyone have any ideas for a project? I know I could put on a target wallpaper and use it for archery practice (that is actually one of the plans) but am hoping if someone here has any other thoughts.


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  • #2
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    FanadMan wrote: »
    Hey

    As part of a job I was given a machine to wipe and scrap/recycle. It's old!!

    It's an eMachines EZ1601 AIO. Intel Atom N270@1.6Ghz, 1GB ram, 160GB hdd, 18.5 LCD.

    I know the specs are terrible but does anyone have any ideas for a project? I know I could put on a target wallpaper and use it for archery practice (that is actually one of the plans) but am hoping if someone here has any other thoughts.

    If you look up DIY Perks on YouTube, he has a few projects for repurposing old laptops.


  • #3
    Skerries
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    it's basically an oversized Raspberry Pi now so you could use it as a media server or for retro gaming
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    [Deleted User]
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    dont think that youtube channel has much tbh


    ive been looking at an old media box of mine (n3700 nothing to write home about but 8gb memory, ssd and lots of connectivity options) and detting it up as a router running pfsense seems to be a popular option

    now i cannot meself see the attraction, but thats the one that comes up.

    could look at turning it into an offsite backup machine maybe?


  • #5
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Deleted User wrote: »
    dont think that youtube channel has much tbh


    ive been looking at an old media box of mine (n3700 nothing to write home about but 8gb memory, ssd and lots of connectivity options) and detting it up as a router running pfsense seems to be a popular option

    now i cannot meself see the attraction, but thats the one that comes up.

    could look at turning it into an offsite backup machine maybe?

    Think your machine is generations better than what I have :D

    Turned my AIO into an electronic dart scoreboard. Not much else I could do with it.


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    [Deleted User]
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    heh yeah i looked up that chip after.....oof


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Adyx wrote: »
    If you look up DIY Perks on YouTube, he has a few projects for repurposing old laptops.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfirQC99xPc on how to use the LCD as in make it a monitor. It's 1388 x 768 though so the same as any old laptop.


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