>buy mum $299 Acer Celeron P4600 laptop in 2011
>getting slow in 2019, but only hdd slowness
>put in $29.99 120gb Kingston SSD
>everything is right there easy to access
>Install Windows 10 32bit because only 3gb RAM
>clean it up with an air compressor, it still looks brand new in 2019
>now runs quite smooth on Windows 10
Has Jow Forums ever had cheap shit last forever?
Yeah my mum is still going
you should try lubuntu
If a PC doesn’t have a defective part or designed like shit (ie Apple) it can last damn near forever even cheap laptops as there not built any worse electrically than more expensive ones
Kinda goes for almost all electronics as even cheap shit from a reputable local supplier is going to be built well and last near forever as no one wants to be liable for burning someone’s house down, this doesn’t apply to actual cheap shit from aliexpress were there is no recourse for selling garbage
i have an old prebuilt dell from 2012. 3770, plopped in a 1060 6gb and a new PSU. for 1080p and VR its golden, am only going to upgrade for 4k@120hz whenever Cyberpunk 2077 comes out.
Yea back in 2010 my old man wanted a new pc for emails and web shit but didn't have much money to spend.
After about an hour of being as cheap as possible I built the whole thing for 350 aus bucks (everything new) including screen and peripherals.
Still uses it today, very light use I might add, but the ram is starting to show now and hdd as well naturally. I think the case was $35 with a psu and was actually pretty good to build with/decent size.
Got a bigger budget for the next one though thankfully lol.
this. lube your mum's buntu, OP
>Install Windows 10 32bit because only 3gb RAM
Literally why
>Has Jow Forums ever had cheap shit last forever?
2014 laptop is running well. A 2012 one would still be running if I'd not pulled it apart.