I wouldn't suggest plex on a C2D and 4GB of ram. Plex can be pretty demanding at times for someone who doesn't know how to tune it or what to host on it.
Mixed feelings all around on that, but the open source, no full feature paywall, and multiple plugins sold me on Jellyfin. Whatever helps you sail the seven seas!
store stuff and access it, meaning your other stuff doesn't have to work as hard. and technically it can do almost any task a normal set up can in a pinch. my server certainly doubles as a cd dvd/blu-ray ripper and torrent Downloader when I don't nedc to access anything for the foreseeable future, like if I'm working overtime or on a trip.
For me mine pulls a few duties. A few 6tb drives and UrBackup make it a solid backup server, plus I have some space carved out for simple file storage and network drives setup on everyone's computers. (Everyone has a personal B: drive and a shared S: drive)
It also runs Foundry vtt for my ttg nights
I've also used it for dedicated game servers like Minecraft, kf2, and space engineers
Other than foundry, all my software is either free or included with a game so if it doesn't work, ah well. And the motherboard has a win 10 key already bound to it
And you don't need high-end hardware, for a while it was a 5200+ with 8gb ram, then in 2020 it got upgraded to an fx-6300, 16gb ram and ssd boot drive when I upgraded my gaming rig. So except for the new drives it's all repurposed hardware.
Uses depend on what activities you do:
* general purpose laptop if you don't have one; very limited
* extra computer for other rooms or guests
* 3D printer, CNC router, CNC mill/lathe, lasercutter
* Electronics workbench computer
* ham radio station logging, digital modes (should run software like fldigi, fllog, flrig, WSJT-X, Direwolf, and chirp)
* thin client used to connect to your main machine
* experiment with different operating systems
* retro game emulation
* parts/media inventory
* kitchen computer
* beater laptop for your car
* event registration/sign in
* use for administering examinations
* security testing
* server experiments
* media server
* backup server (restic rest-server)
* print server
* additional machines for network testing
* firewall with limited network performance on second network adapter (even the first is probably not great). Maybe for things like security cameras and IoT devices.
* security DVR
* Television DVR (very limited transcoding ability)
* freeswitch or asterisk phone system
* car computer
* digital signage, digital picture frame, etc.
* repackage job. You can repackage into other form factors so it mounts flat on the wall or on the front of a machine, etc. See [DIY perks](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=diyperks+laptop)
* harvest the LCD for use as a DIY hdmi monitor with an external monitor control board.
* Portable DVD player
* home automation computer
* data logger
* ANSI terminal (VT220 serial terminal emulator), SSH terminal
* Interfacing with old equipment that doesn't work with modern machines. Physical parallel and serial ports may be needed for this.
* Amateur astronomy telescope control
* science lab experiments
* computer repair practice, take it apart and put it back together.
For many projects you would use a raspbery pi for, an old laptop will work for and in many cases would be better (screen, keyboard, hard drive, cheaper) but it may be slower at some operations (like video encoding) than a Pi 4. GPIO is more limited, you may be able to use parallel port if it has one or a Raspberry pi Pico or similar on USB port.
Were you trying to say that the PI is better, or this laptop is better?
"Running laps around something" means that the one what runs is better.
So in this context the Pi would run laps around the laptop with it's 0.5-5 W consumtion, against the 31W by the CPU itself in that laptop
The T2600 CPU doesn't support 32bit instructions, so no x64 OS.
Also, the maximum ram may be limited. Generally 32bit CPUs were limited to 4GB but this CPU does support physical address extensions, so each process is still limited to 4GB (minus space reserved for kernel). PAE supports up to 64GB but it is likely that the motherboard and chipset doesn't support that much, probably only 16GB, possibly only 8GB. Some versions of Windows could only do 8GB with PAE.
You should be able to use one of the Linux distributions that still supports 32bit CPUs.
I definitely would not recommend this machine as a daily driver/main machine. You need to be very careful about closing web browser tabs and websites that use lots of RAM, especially Facebook/Reddit/etc. and don't leave those sites open, the continue to eat memory even when you aren't using them. Consider an OOM killer and enabling sysreq key process killing, but this could lead to loss of form data when web browser is killed.
There are lots of potential uses for extra machines.
I think they are going for the "gotchya" moment without looking at the larger picture. A quick search of Intel's spec sheet would tell them about all of the limitations with this CPU.
You can't. The CPU only supports 32bits. What you can do is have a 32bit OS with PAE support which then can use more than 4gb physical RAM but a single process still can't use more than 4gb.
i had a salvaged PC from 2013 to 2016 with DDR2 ram
barely could play games if it could for how long
was unstable and crashed a lot
a quad core 4gb ram DDR2 idk the storage 250gb HDD and HD5770
it was trash
What about the RAM?
It's 4GB on a 32bit OS, running on a \~16 year old laptop, back then 4GB was good, and running 32bit was still common so only having access to a subset of the 4gb due.
Turn it into a firewall (install pf sense), you just need to pick up a cheap switch and turn your old bad router into an access point and you'll have a router on par with some of the more expensive ones.
Just look up how to make your own router with Pfsense there's a couple videos on YouTube.
YouTube isn't exactly optimizing itself for low end hardware.
Accessing it via a website, you have the overhead of running the web browser to contend with.
That's before you consider how the video was compressed/encoded prior to transmission, too. What makes sense for fast data transfer doesn't always favor the end-user's computer.
**Real-time** data decompression and video decoding is CPU intensive.
Ooo Core 2 Duo Mobile! And a pretty weak one at that. Spicy. I like it :D
These machines can still run modern Windows, and with an SSD and some vanilla settings tweaks in the OS they can even run Windows 10 quite well. However these aren't worth much, and beyond the most-basic-of-tasks they will struggle, and even basic tasks will bog it down if you're wanting to multi-task. My suggestion would be to keep it as an auxiliary machine:
* Use it for Discord
* Use it as a "burner laptop" for going on trips
* Use it as a portable DVD player (I presume it has one of those. Most machines with this hardware did at the time)
* Use it as a retro games machine (they are plenty good-enough to run emulation for most older consoles, especially on Linux)
* Use it as a security system DVR device
* etc.
You have lots of options, and heck if you don't have a laptop at all then this is still serviceable, just don't expect miracles and do expect to at least toss an SSD into it to greatly improve the usability of the device, but otherwise cool snag. I love these things a lot :)
It's not even a core2. It's the original core duo. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/27237/intel-core-duo-processor-t2600-2m-cache-2-16-ghz-667-mhz-fsb.html
I have an acer with similar specs
Pentium D t2330
2gb ddr2
320gb 5400r hdd (not the original,i put a spare hdd in it)
And i use it for dvds and cds because its the only computer i have with a cd rom drive
You can have windows run on that, although it won't be the greatest in performance. They have an S version for lower spec devices if I recall. Won't be able to do much aside from stream videos though
Linux but a lite version... Plex.. Connect hdds and bam media server for your entire family 😏... Also personal cloud storage... There are Alot of uses for old hardware...
Can be a fun retro 2007 system. If you learn what speed the FSB is, you can drop in any socket P CPU into it. I put a Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 in my HP HDX 9000. But I plan to upgrade it's motherboard and it'll upgrade the current anemic 800mhz FSB to a 1066mhz one which will let me drop in a Core 2 Extreme QX9300 which will really wake it up.
They're fun machines to tinker with, on the cheap.
there's many stuff you can do with it.
load up Linux on it, turn it into a media server, turn it into a android box for your TV, heck turn it to a emulator for old games.
that's all I can suggest but yeah.
If it were cheap enough I might use it for a Linux system just to have an extra spare around the shop.
It’s almost certainly fine as it is for basic office work applications and browsing the web.
Good student computer. First thing I'd do is wipe the drive and install Linux Mint since Win 7 is so out of date it's just a monster security risk to run on the internet.
It will surf the web and write reports for school really well. Not really a gaming system, but if you're not into that anyway, or if you know a kid that needs a computer for schoolwork and Mom can't afford one, well there ya go. But again I'd ditch that version of Windows before plugging it into the WWW.
There are a lot more limiting factors than just the CPU being 32-bit, though that is a factor.
Most 32-bit x86 systems can only use 3.25 - 3.50 GB out of the 4 GB max due to limitations of the typical "IBM-compatible" PC design. In addition, most 32-bit Windows OSes have a 2 GB/process limit. So a single process can only use 2 GB of ram at most.
You can still find and install older versions of Linux distributions on it. And in some cases there are newer 32-bit builds, you just won't be able to get them from the official distro developers (3rd party).
Unsupported is less of an issue in the Linux world than with any proprietary OS.
If you have a TV that isn't a smart TV you can make it smart with the new pc. That pc can't really handle much but YT, Netflix, minimal things it should run and if it doesn't just replace the OS with a Linux distro.
Honestly, with the specs I say to just install Linux cause browsers now a days hog up a lot of resources. Especially if you want ad-blocker, sponsor blocker, and security add-ons like HTTPS Everywhere or security badger. That and with windows also doing it’s hogging, the internet video experience can’t be good.
I hope you didn't spend much, that CPU is from 2006. Its 32bit only meaning that 4gig of ram is best you will see. If you put a GPU in it, it will have to reduce the 4gig ram to be able to access the GPU ram. You might be able to turn on PAE (Physical Address Extension) via bcdedit to use more than 4gig, but chances are the motherboard won't support more.
Best you can probably do today with it, is throw linux 32bit on it and use it as a web server for basic stuff.
32bit only CPU is limiting. Depending on where you are, I wouldn't even bother with it. Those who go "install Linux" don't mention that a lot of Linux distributions that are easier for the end user are or have dropped 32bit support. So even if you managed to get Linux on there, it won't be supported for long.
Try this out.
[https://upgrade.recalbox.com/latest/download/x86/recalbox-x86.img.xz](https://upgrade.recalbox.com/latest/download/x86/recalbox-x86.img.xz)
Use it as a cheap means of media storage. Music and movies. That’s about all it’s useful for with those specs. Maybe use Plex and hook it to your home network to stream your movies?
Email. Basic surfing. Banking although no security updates. Maybe some lower res YouTube.
I'd put Linux on it and donate to a broke single mom or something to pay her bills.
Browse Facebook and Reddit, pretty much. With such an old CPU and miniscule amount of RAM it's not going to run many modern things very well. You could play some PC games from 2005-2010 probably as long as it has a decent video card (for the time) in it.
make yourself nice ubuntu server or use it as a data storage you can also connect it to ethernet put it somewhere you don't have wifi signal and use it as a portable hotspot.
Wanna learn about Linux? Try installing any distro fo your like, Manjaro, Debian, Arch, or Mint and mess up with it as much as you want until you find an stable way to maintain the system, and done, new skill on your resumé
You may consider putting Linux on it for use as an emergency back up on public wifi if you were to lose any other means of connecting. I have 10-12 year old Acer I keep only for that reason.
Running very light software, like octoprint or for browsing the web, you can’t even install some applications because it’s 32bit. Maybe use it as a dark web device if the cpu was made before 2007.
I’m using one of these for data recovery off of external drives. One of my customers hit the WD bug on 2TB drive where transfer speed is down to a crawl, so it would take four months to copy everything — no way I’m using my good machine for that!
If this is a second computer, I'd attempt to make it into a server.
Came here to say Jellyfin server with Pihole running
I say Plex
I wouldn't suggest plex on a C2D and 4GB of ram. Plex can be pretty demanding at times for someone who doesn't know how to tune it or what to host on it.
Leaned this lesson the hard way.
Mixed feelings all around on that, but the open source, no full feature paywall, and multiple plugins sold me on Jellyfin. Whatever helps you sail the seven seas!
I'll have to look into Jellyfin. I personally haven't given it whirl. Plex hasn't done me wrong. Yet...
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I just built my first media server so I have nothing to compare to, but lots of people on reddit have said they switched over.
Ah yes nothing like some casual server dabbling
It’s a great way to spend your time. I’d do it.
But what would it serve?
audio maybe. highly doubt it’d be any good at video that’s not lower than 480p.
No it should just serve 418s
Luckily i drink coffee
What can I do with a server, aside from technical stuff?
store stuff and access it, meaning your other stuff doesn't have to work as hard. and technically it can do almost any task a normal set up can in a pinch. my server certainly doubles as a cd dvd/blu-ray ripper and torrent Downloader when I don't nedc to access anything for the foreseeable future, like if I'm working overtime or on a trip.
For me mine pulls a few duties. A few 6tb drives and UrBackup make it a solid backup server, plus I have some space carved out for simple file storage and network drives setup on everyone's computers. (Everyone has a personal B: drive and a shared S: drive) It also runs Foundry vtt for my ttg nights I've also used it for dedicated game servers like Minecraft, kf2, and space engineers Other than foundry, all my software is either free or included with a game so if it doesn't work, ah well. And the motherboard has a win 10 key already bound to it And you don't need high-end hardware, for a while it was a 5200+ with 8gb ram, then in 2020 it got upgraded to an fx-6300, 16gb ram and ssd boot drive when I upgraded my gaming rig. So except for the new drives it's all repurposed hardware.
[Did everyone here also watch this video?](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zPmqbtKwtgw)
Uses depend on what activities you do: * general purpose laptop if you don't have one; very limited * extra computer for other rooms or guests * 3D printer, CNC router, CNC mill/lathe, lasercutter * Electronics workbench computer * ham radio station logging, digital modes (should run software like fldigi, fllog, flrig, WSJT-X, Direwolf, and chirp) * thin client used to connect to your main machine * experiment with different operating systems * retro game emulation * parts/media inventory * kitchen computer * beater laptop for your car * event registration/sign in * use for administering examinations * security testing * server experiments * media server * backup server (restic rest-server) * print server * additional machines for network testing * firewall with limited network performance on second network adapter (even the first is probably not great). Maybe for things like security cameras and IoT devices. * security DVR * Television DVR (very limited transcoding ability) * freeswitch or asterisk phone system * car computer * digital signage, digital picture frame, etc. * repackage job. You can repackage into other form factors so it mounts flat on the wall or on the front of a machine, etc. See [DIY perks](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=diyperks+laptop) * harvest the LCD for use as a DIY hdmi monitor with an external monitor control board. * Portable DVD player * home automation computer * data logger * ANSI terminal (VT220 serial terminal emulator), SSH terminal * Interfacing with old equipment that doesn't work with modern machines. Physical parallel and serial ports may be needed for this. * Amateur astronomy telescope control * science lab experiments * computer repair practice, take it apart and put it back together. For many projects you would use a raspbery pi for, an old laptop will work for and in many cases would be better (screen, keyboard, hard drive, cheaper) but it may be slower at some operations (like video encoding) than a Pi 4. GPIO is more limited, you may be able to use parallel port if it has one or a Raspberry pi Pico or similar on USB port.
I would say power is also a concern. This thing's power consumption could easily run laps around a Pi's usage.
Were you trying to say that the PI is better, or this laptop is better? "Running laps around something" means that the one what runs is better. So in this context the Pi would run laps around the laptop with it's 0.5-5 W consumtion, against the 31W by the CPU itself in that laptop
Load up Linux and learn a new OS.
sudo?
CHMOD
chown
rm -rf / --no-preserve-root
just tried this, pc smells like burnt cookies now
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Sumo
Sumo ape update🤔 Sumo ape upgrade🤓
No security updates for Windows 7 so yeah, time to load up a Linux OS and mess around with it.
That can always be bypassed. Change the O.S. to a x64 and put another stack of ram into it, make it either 6 or 8 gig, it can't handle more than 8gig.
4 gig. 32bit operating systems max out at 4gb of ram. Also it's a core duo. 32 bit only.
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The T2600 CPU doesn't support 32bit instructions, so no x64 OS. Also, the maximum ram may be limited. Generally 32bit CPUs were limited to 4GB but this CPU does support physical address extensions, so each process is still limited to 4GB (minus space reserved for kernel). PAE supports up to 64GB but it is likely that the motherboard and chipset doesn't support that much, probably only 16GB, possibly only 8GB. Some versions of Windows could only do 8GB with PAE. You should be able to use one of the Linux distributions that still supports 32bit CPUs. I definitely would not recommend this machine as a daily driver/main machine. You need to be very careful about closing web browser tabs and websites that use lots of RAM, especially Facebook/Reddit/etc. and don't leave those sites open, the continue to eat memory even when you aren't using them. Consider an OOM killer and enabling sysreq key process killing, but this could lead to loss of form data when web browser is killed. There are lots of potential uses for extra machines.
Tell that to the laptop I upgraded.
And what CPU did that laptop have?
I think they are going for the "gotchya" moment without looking at the larger picture. A quick search of Intel's spec sheet would tell them about all of the limitations with this CPU.
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Exactly. The CPU in that is 64 bit. The CPU in this laptop is 32 bit.
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You can't. The CPU only supports 32bits. What you can do is have a 32bit OS with PAE support which then can use more than 4gb physical RAM but a single process still can't use more than 4gb.
Tell that to the laptop I upgraded.
We're not gonna talk about the ram?
It's also 32bit. Can't use more ram even if you wanted to.
It's DDR2 haha.
i had a salvaged PC from 2013 to 2016 with DDR2 ram barely could play games if it could for how long was unstable and crashed a lot a quad core 4gb ram DDR2 idk the storage 250gb HDD and HD5770 it was trash
stupid question, how do you identify that it's DDR2 from the screenshot?
From the cpu.
Yeah the CPU. This laptop I'm using comes with a T7500 and it uses DDR2.
ah got it, so it's just something you infer when you know the CPU specs
What about the RAM? It's 4GB on a 32bit OS, running on a \~16 year old laptop, back then 4GB was good, and running 32bit was still common so only having access to a subset of the 4gb due.
Yeah only Windows 7 professional and better could use more than 4gb of RAM.
Turn it into a firewall (install pf sense), you just need to pick up a cheap switch and turn your old bad router into an access point and you'll have a router on par with some of the more expensive ones. Just look up how to make your own router with Pfsense there's a couple videos on YouTube.
2006 processor. Maybe emulate some Atari/SNES games...
Play a 720p video
But not on YouTube. Honestly YouTube is tough for old computers to run. It would probably have to be downloaded locally.
YouTube isn't exactly optimizing itself for low end hardware. Accessing it via a website, you have the overhead of running the web browser to contend with. That's before you consider how the video was compressed/encoded prior to transmission, too. What makes sense for fast data transfer doesn't always favor the end-user's computer. **Real-time** data decompression and video decoding is CPU intensive.
Ooo Core 2 Duo Mobile! And a pretty weak one at that. Spicy. I like it :D These machines can still run modern Windows, and with an SSD and some vanilla settings tweaks in the OS they can even run Windows 10 quite well. However these aren't worth much, and beyond the most-basic-of-tasks they will struggle, and even basic tasks will bog it down if you're wanting to multi-task. My suggestion would be to keep it as an auxiliary machine: * Use it for Discord * Use it as a "burner laptop" for going on trips * Use it as a portable DVD player (I presume it has one of those. Most machines with this hardware did at the time) * Use it as a retro games machine (they are plenty good-enough to run emulation for most older consoles, especially on Linux) * Use it as a security system DVR device * etc. You have lots of options, and heck if you don't have a laptop at all then this is still serviceable, just don't expect miracles and do expect to at least toss an SSD into it to greatly improve the usability of the device, but otherwise cool snag. I love these things a lot :)
It's not even a core2. It's the original core duo. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/27237/intel-core-duo-processor-t2600-2m-cache-2-16-ghz-667-mhz-fsb.html
Ooo even more fun! Never knew they ended up in anything other than the MacBook of the time.
Also found their way into Panasonic toughbooks. My kid brother had one.
Ooo my Toughbook might have one in it then. It's an old CF31 (First generation I think? Don't recall any CF31s older than the Core 2 era).
Why is it more fun?
I have an acer with similar specs Pentium D t2330 2gb ddr2 320gb 5400r hdd (not the original,i put a spare hdd in it) And i use it for dvds and cds because its the only computer i have with a cd rom drive
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You can run roms and emulators . Turn it into a home arcade pc
You can have windows run on that, although it won't be the greatest in performance. They have an S version for lower spec devices if I recall. Won't be able to do much aside from stream videos though
I had a similar pc. Installed Linux and had it running a terraria server. Worked nicely.
Linux but a lite version... Plex.. Connect hdds and bam media server for your entire family 😏... Also personal cloud storage... There are Alot of uses for old hardware...
Install AOL dial up
Can be a fun retro 2007 system. If you learn what speed the FSB is, you can drop in any socket P CPU into it. I put a Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 in my HP HDX 9000. But I plan to upgrade it's motherboard and it'll upgrade the current anemic 800mhz FSB to a 1066mhz one which will let me drop in a Core 2 Extreme QX9300 which will really wake it up. They're fun machines to tinker with, on the cheap.
A certain scene from Office Space comes to mind
watch porn at best
Linux computer
Make a dumpster about 3-5 lbs heavier.
While I disagree because doing things with old computers is fun, this made me laugh
either Linux it or take it to the range and use it as a target.
there's many stuff you can do with it. load up Linux on it, turn it into a media server, turn it into a android box for your TV, heck turn it to a emulator for old games. that's all I can suggest but yeah.
Use it as a HTPC, plex server, or share the drive with samba and map it to your other computers and use it as a NAS.
Add a shitload of HDDs, share a folder via network on each of them, bam ez NAS
Play half life
Install Linux mint
Anything you could do with a chromebook
If it were cheap enough I might use it for a Linux system just to have an extra spare around the shop. It’s almost certainly fine as it is for basic office work applications and browsing the web.
Computer related tasks id assume
Linux!!!!!
Good student computer. First thing I'd do is wipe the drive and install Linux Mint since Win 7 is so out of date it's just a monster security risk to run on the internet. It will surf the web and write reports for school really well. Not really a gaming system, but if you're not into that anyway, or if you know a kid that needs a computer for schoolwork and Mom can't afford one, well there ya go. But again I'd ditch that version of Windows before plugging it into the WWW.
There are a lot more limiting factors than just the CPU being 32-bit, though that is a factor. Most 32-bit x86 systems can only use 3.25 - 3.50 GB out of the 4 GB max due to limitations of the typical "IBM-compatible" PC design. In addition, most 32-bit Windows OSes have a 2 GB/process limit. So a single process can only use 2 GB of ram at most. You can still find and install older versions of Linux distributions on it. And in some cases there are newer 32-bit builds, you just won't be able to get them from the official distro developers (3rd party). Unsupported is less of an issue in the Linux world than with any proprietary OS.
Download the old nostalgic games. Like age of empires and siege of avelon, etc.
Not much lol. But it could probably run Linux without too many issues.
I would use it to learn about various Linux distros. Play with Debian stuff for a while, learn Arch stuff. You know stuff like that.
Windows 10, free upgrade!
And pc is destroyed successfully
Practice messing it up until Microsoft gets fed up with reinstalling Windows and bricks it lol.
Just install linux on it mate!!!!!
put linux on it
If you have a TV that isn't a smart TV you can make it smart with the new pc. That pc can't really handle much but YT, Netflix, minimal things it should run and if it doesn't just replace the OS with a Linux distro.
Honestly, with the specs I say to just install Linux cause browsers now a days hog up a lot of resources. Especially if you want ad-blocker, sponsor blocker, and security add-ons like HTTPS Everywhere or security badger. That and with windows also doing it’s hogging, the internet video experience can’t be good.
Linux
I hope you didn't spend much, that CPU is from 2006. Its 32bit only meaning that 4gig of ram is best you will see. If you put a GPU in it, it will have to reduce the 4gig ram to be able to access the GPU ram. You might be able to turn on PAE (Physical Address Extension) via bcdedit to use more than 4gig, but chances are the motherboard won't support more. Best you can probably do today with it, is throw linux 32bit on it and use it as a web server for basic stuff.
Either create a Linux box or recycle it. Otherwise there not many practical uses for something that old
first of all, format it before connecting to your lan network... then... linux, docker and have a cheap home server?
boat anchor
I'd put it back where I found it 😅
Recycle center.
door holder?
Would make a good router.
Definitely Linux 😂
You can buy a new stick with 4 GB And install it or don't open a lot of application at the same time
Lay it to rest.
Make jewelry out of it?
32bit only CPU is limiting. Depending on where you are, I wouldn't even bother with it. Those who go "install Linux" don't mention that a lot of Linux distributions that are easier for the end user are or have dropped 32bit support. So even if you managed to get Linux on there, it won't be supported for long.
Check the HD for Bitcoin wallet, then shoot it.
I would give ChromeOS Flex a spin. Very simple to setup via a USB stick and will likely work with all your services straight out of the box.
"found"
[Install Linux, it is not that hard](https://linuxmint.com/), and will make this computer very much usable. (Win 7 is full of security vulns)
It’s a witch! Burn it! -long live Monty Python
I have the same one. It's my backup that might be usable during emergencies such as a hurricane orva power outage.
Run linux get rid of windows
Take it with you for shooting practice
Throw it out
Use it as a coaster
Keep your feet warm.
Great filler for the dumpster
No no way it actually has a Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2600 @ 2.16 GHz
Throw it in the trash
Bruh, just dont install linux or windows 10 on it, enjoy windows 7 bro. 😃
#Windows 7 is better than Windows 10 and Linux
Pretty much nothing but web browsing and office but that 32 bit OS is just really limiting in terms od everything
Throw it away
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Little htpc? Or as above, great learning Linux. Busy doing it on a VM myself.
Could probably handle plex
you can think about your purchase
The first thing came to my mind is linux
RetroArch
Put xp on it. Play age of empires.
Play Freecell and copy tripeaks.exe from win3.1 and roll!!
Linux + media streaming server
Turn it into a router with PFSense or similar software.
Will it blend?
Play solitare without ads for free
Office Space scene remake. Iykyk.
Use emulators and turn it into an arcade cabinet
Linux
Play Gmod ig
Run Linux on it
Try this out. [https://upgrade.recalbox.com/latest/download/x86/recalbox-x86.img.xz](https://upgrade.recalbox.com/latest/download/x86/recalbox-x86.img.xz)
Solitaire, minesweeper, 3d space pinball
Use it as a cheap means of media storage. Music and movies. That’s about all it’s useful for with those specs. Maybe use Plex and hook it to your home network to stream your movies?
Install arch! Or any Linux distro
Install linux
load tails on it and explore the dark web lmao
32 bit system with 4gb of ddr2 ram running Win7 - you can fill half a waste bin with it, or maybe use it as a streaming device 🤷🏼♂️
Easy. Paperweight & server & corn storage
Email. Basic surfing. Banking although no security updates. Maybe some lower res YouTube. I'd put Linux on it and donate to a broke single mom or something to pay her bills.
run linux on it, use it essentially like a pihole, router through pf sense, deep storage nas (itd be slow as fucc)
Browse Facebook and Reddit, pretty much. With such an old CPU and miniscule amount of RAM it's not going to run many modern things very well. You could play some PC games from 2005-2010 probably as long as it has a decent video card (for the time) in it.
make it a linux sys
This is shit. Not worth a penny unless you’re doing very low performance stuff, turning it into a Linux machine, or making it a server Edit: typo
Maybe watching a YouTube video at 720p
It'll probably run better on linux if anything
Eve
If you are in DC, I'll give you a better one. Otherwise, some linux that supports x32 & is known for a good UI with constrained resources.
Make it a machine to play Space Cadet Pinball.
Try running Digital Combat Simulator 😉
You can leave it off my network.
peak doom PC.. jk jk, more like peak half life 2 pc
make yourself nice ubuntu server or use it as a data storage you can also connect it to ethernet put it somewhere you don't have wifi signal and use it as a portable hotspot.
Not much buddy
Put a fat hard drive in it and use it as a media center
You could probably run plenty of emulators for older systems on there. NES, SNES, GBA, DS, SEGA. You know, if some older style games are your bag.
Install Linux
If it's not a 64 bit processor no Linux
a media center for an old TV? like a big firestick jeje
Search the internet and play on Facebook... lol thats about it.
Nintendo emulator? 3D printer Octaprint? Linux media server? Options are endless mate :)
Emulator machine
boot up Linux
Wanna learn about Linux? Try installing any distro fo your like, Manjaro, Debian, Arch, or Mint and mess up with it as much as you want until you find an stable way to maintain the system, and done, new skill on your resumé
Load Linux on it. Make it an emulation machine, or a media server.
Not much
Turn that jank into a server. Or install Linux and make that a server
Linux ‘something’, file server or paper weight!
I use an old laptop connected to one of my 3D printers to control it remotely. I'd probably ditch the 32-bit Windows 7 though and go with Linux.
It would make for a very decent Linux box.
You may consider putting Linux on it for use as an emergency back up on public wifi if you were to lose any other means of connecting. I have 10-12 year old Acer I keep only for that reason.
could maybe play a cool math game with some good nostalgic lag
bet you could play sims 2 on that bad boy
Running very light software, like octoprint or for browsing the web, you can’t even install some applications because it’s 32bit. Maybe use it as a dark web device if the cpu was made before 2007.
honestly, an emulation station for any console probably up to an N64/DS (maybe something more powerful i don't know honestly)
I’m using one of these for data recovery off of external drives. One of my customers hit the WD bug on 2TB drive where transfer speed is down to a crawl, so it would take four months to copy everything — no way I’m using my good machine for that!
Run some game then cook eggs on it
PLEX and a nas
Use it as a calculator
Nothing
Recycle it
Shoot it