Can you imagine a world without your laptop? The main advantage that a laptop has over the stationary desktop counterpart is its mobility. Their lightweight, sleek, and compact design only implies that one can always surf the web and access the necessary information at the hour of need. Simply put, a laptop frees you from the desk, allowing you to access information from any corner of the world at any time.
However, despite their undoubted importance, there is a time when you will need to get rid of your old laptop. So, the question is, should you donate it to a charity or hand it over to a relative or a younger sibling? If you have an old laptop at your disposal and you are just on the verge of disposing it off, you are on the right page. We want to provide you with fun and practical ways on how to reuse your old laptop. Peruse the article and get to know.
Give it to the kids!
If you have young kids in your home, there is no better gift to give them than your old laptop. You only need to look for a good operating system that will help solve their curiosity needs. Install an OS that is loaded with lots of educational software and games. This will not only help your kids to grow and develop mentally but will equally make them stay away from your treasured gadgets.
Salvage the hardware
Your laptop contains several useful components such as hard drives, SO-DIMM RAM modules, SSDs, monitors, among others. These components can potentially be repurposed into external parts that can be used on other gadgets. If you aren’t tech-savvy, you’ll need to contact your laptop repair specialist or laptop service provider to help extract all the salvageable components.
Turn it into a digital store!
Videos, pictures, documents, and other storage files can put lots of strain on your new laptop and therefore you would want to store them in a separate computing device. And this is a job your old laptop would do perfectly! So, don’t allow some of your files, especially those that you don’t always use regularly to occupy lots of memory as well as hard drive space on your coveted machine. Just use that old laptop of yours as a digital jukebox.
Convert it into a digital media centre
If your old laptop features a motherboard, processor as well as RAM that are all in good working condition, then you can successfully turn it into a media centre. You only need to install a powerful and specialized software that can make your laptop to function as a media player. This will enable you to watch videos, play music, stream Twitch or Netflix and watch some of your favourite stored media files.
Extract the screen and use it as a standalone display
Even though this might need some dedicated DIY work, you will surely enjoy the results. You will have the opportunity to use your old laptop as a secondary display for enhanced viewing.
Consider a laptop upgrade
If your old laptop has become agonizingly slow, you can enhance its performance by upgrading it. There are lots of components that can be upgraded in your old laptop including RAM, the battery, hard drive, CPU, optical drive, and graphics. The prospect of upgrading your laptop will not only help enhance its overall performance but will also increase its value should you want to sell it. As a thumb rule, always consult your original laptop vendor to ensure you get a good deal. If you didn’t know, third-party laptop components are usually not tested to the same quality-control levels as those from their original laptop vendor counterparts.
Aren’t these fun ways? Well, if you need any help, give us a call on 1300 016 017.
