Story time, Jow Forums:
>tfw my only computer for nearly a decade was a Samsung NC-10 running XP
>got it when I was about 17 for classwork as it seemed much more handy than early tablets
>took it to uni too
>battery dies first, so replaced it with a dodgy double capacity chinkbuy which makes it rather heavy
>motherboard dies, replaced it
>by this time I mostly used it on my 40" TV via VGA, with PS/2 mouse and keyboard in via an adapter to one USB, and a 2TB external HDD which needs a power supply also attached
>use it to make music in FL Studio, can barely run VSTs other than a dozen of the most basic synths in low quality
>SD card slot goes, buy a USB adapter for that
>you won't believe all the weird adapters you can get on ebay
>built-in keyboard dies, don't replace
>headphone jack only works at certain angles
>hinges break, power button falls off
>some kind of fault with the motherboard's graphic card were it will randomly pink-screen or display random colourful static, obviously a loose connection as squeezing one corner gently stops it, on inspection nothing seems loose
>gentle squeeze no longer works, borrow a clamp off my father to permanently squeeze one corner
>works fine for a few more years, held in place by the clamp
>then develops some related issue were the audio speeds up and slows down, also killing the USB slots at the same time, which is irritating but manageable
>clamp needs tightening or re-aligning every so often, cracks on both sides of the case
>last week after nearly a decade, no angle on the clamp or amount of pressure will boot
>take out the hard drive and buy a SATA-USB cable to recover what I haven't already backed up
RIP "Clampy", we had a good ride, thank you for trying for so long ;_;
