Which laptop would you rather use?
(Dirty laptop notes: you're allowed to clean it, performance is generally less than a Raspberry Pi 4)
@onfy plus, if I get an old laptop I'm gonna take it apart and clean it anyways, a good dusting and new thermal paste works wonders
@noiob Yeah, maybe I should see how much it can be disassembled. The dirty one's keyboard is....... CLOGGED with nicotine.
@onfy ew no if the dirt is cigarette dirt just throw it out
you'll never get it clean
@noiob Not even if I bathe in alcohol?
@onfy idk I never tried but smoke residue is nasty
@noiob It really is, need to hide my fucking stuff away.
@noiob It has a 64-bit CPU but like... barely. However, my goal here isn't to use it as a desktop replacement, but for specific old Windows stuff. A Raspberry Pi is the better choice if you just want a Linux desktop.
@noiob I think the newer one is a little lighter but not much.
@onfy well, I usually want the most portable option for a laptop
@noiob That's another interesting aspect... it's the OLDER laptop that still has a working battery, though it only holds a charge for about an hour. The older one is a Thinkpad, newer one is eMachines.
@onfy also the Win7 one is probably 64 bit and like, using 32 bit Linux these days is a pain