Out with the Old, In with the New


Hazel123 said:
We had a similar saying "buy cheap, buy twice". But it's not quite the same as buying a second hand top spec computer - which to me, is better than buying a cheap new computer.
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In my case, I would rather put all my money together and build one dream system with the specs I want. I will just put multiple OS in it in separate drives if I want to play around with OSes. But of course, the portable machine is different if portability is needed.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO B850-P Wifi
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 CL30 Kingston Fury
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT OC Edition 16GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34" + LG 27" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 750 Watts 80+ Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Thermalright Burst Assassin 120
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    500GB Adata SSD (OS Only)
    PSU
    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
    Case
    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
glasskuter said:
@Hazel123 I buy them, go through them, and resell locally, but I've always used them for myself as well. It doesn't make me rich, but I get to do something I enjoy (messing with PCs) and usually double my money. I give the buyers 90 day warranty on hardware and have never had a single return. Win-win. There are 2 PCs on my desk all the time,. One mirrors the other as for as programs and apps. In the 30 years I've used computers,I had never had a new PC in my entire life until 5 months ago when I bought my first...and last...new one. They don't make 'em like they used to.
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No they don't! The only new one I ever bought was an Eee PC 701. A few years later you could buy them used for £20 (because XP was too big to fit on the 4gb hard drive by then!). So I put linux on them and sold them again. It was the only thing that would fit.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3606sa
    CPU
    Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    32gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 870 evo sata ssd
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally came installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion ce3606sa
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Hynix Gold P31 2TB
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
badrobot said:
In my case, I would rather put all my money together and build one dream system with the specs I want. I will just put multiple OS in it in separate drives if I want to play around with OSes. But of course, the portable machine is different if portability is needed.
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That's a good philosophy too. If I could find a dream machine I might do that (but haven't found my dream laptop yet!). I can see that's a good way to go with a desktop, but with a laptop - well they get dropped!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3606sa
    CPU
    Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    32gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 870 evo sata ssd
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally came installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion ce3606sa
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Hynix Gold P31 2TB
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
Bree said:
Probably 'Just Because' I can ;)

I have multiple laptops and each has its own purpose and use. That 10th gen i7 Dell now runs all my VMs (and with that much RAM, it can run them simultaneously). My System One below is my 'daily use' machine, not particularly powerful, but W11-compatible and plenty of storage for all my downloads, photos, etc. My System Two cost me £69 and is purely used as a test bed, currently running as an unsupported install of W11.

I also have a modest little 10" netbook that's my 'take anywhere' machine and goes on holiday with me.
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Similar. I have (or had) a main workhorse machine with all my files on. A family laptop that's shared (and has a touch screen so can sign documents etc easily if needed). And zillions of netbooks lol. Well about 10. Three of which I use and the rest I keep intending to sell. To take with me if I go somewhere - I take which one I feel like using at the time. I have a firefox account so all my bookmarks and passwords go with me whichever machine it is. The advantage of 10 netbooks is - none of them ever wear out.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3606sa
    CPU
    Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    32gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 870 evo sata ssd
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally came installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion ce3606sa
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Hynix Gold P31 2TB
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
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