Netbook that is running windows 7, any good idea or suggestion?

Upgrade 128gb SSD dirt cheap now, straight install windows 10 automatically give you home version if still work now i have no idea?put at the back of my office, Install Firefox with YouTube ad blocker get a decent speaker like r1280bt for listen song or ordering food also surfing ktard ? My ad blocker still work after updated so YouTube lebih satu keping ikan

This post has been edited by zuozi: May 22 2023, 12:49 AM

Can use as NAS. Your personal cloud.

My old HP 311 is now the print server at the home office.

can you teach me about NAS, what should i do to make it cloud? link if can

Never tried it myself. But all you need to is install software like TrueNAS.

Can consider throwing in an SSD and installing a lightweight Linux OS such as https://www.bunsenlabs.org/

Or, something more user friendly like ChomeOS Flex https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11552529
However, a lot of the old Intel Atom Era processors are no longer supported by chromeos flex

ya, me interested either

then what to use for after installed these OS?

Well, it would run faster and can use for lightweight tasks like checking emails and writing documents

Though YouqTube probably won't play well on that

use it as home server. use debian as your os. install samba for file sharing, plex or jellyfin for media server and qbittorrent. dont need ssd as long as the hdd is still healthy and tailscale to access your device outside home network

i have 1 Atom netbook running XP and super slow. ya, Ubuntu won't install on it... really dunno what else can do with it... oversize paperweight...

but laptops power consumption high right?

things that you are going to leave on 24/7 ideally prefer to be a low powered device

I would hook it up to a larger external LCD screen as an entertainment unit (stream movies, play old pc games)

Can use as a backup pc.

just giveaway to cousin or something =/

Wonder how it fares to connect it to 4k TV via HDMI cable, don't think can support up to 4k

It will work but I'm not sure you'll get the full 4k

Eventually, my HP 311 finally died due to old age. The bloody thing has been running 24x7 as a print server. Just last month, I found the netbook not responding to pings.

So I went over to the store room to check and found it dead as a door stop. Not responding to charger or battery. I salvaged the 32GB SSD and turned it into a flash drive with an MSATA to USB3 enclosure.

In its place is another old laptop, the ThinkPad T60 running as a print and document scanner server. Since it was a waste using such a powerful laptop for such a menial task, I installed DOSBox and other old DOS games on it. Whenever I need to play some old games, I merely need to select the KVM to give me control over it.

that's why, and i find it waste to get a new laptop purely for this too. *sigh*