I have an MSI laptop, the hinges and chassis are broken and held together by tape and the W key is not working. Otherwise, it still works and powers on, and i'm wondering if it's still worth it to install and turn it into a server/homelab/or any projects. Looking for any suggestions and where to start. Thank you.
So a couple of weeks ago, I found this broken victus laying in a garbage bin on the street and decided to rescue it. Turns out that besides the damage it's fully functional, it has an i7 proc and a gtx 4060.
So I'm planning on fully fix this laptop and was looking for recommendations. I was thinking on fully replace the screen, both top panels and bottom chasis panels, alongside with the hinges and the battery.
What do you guys think? Is it worth the trouble? Any piece of hardware I should check out before buying everything?
I was thinking on buying the replacement on aliexpress. I think it would cost around $180-$200 usd for everything, but hopefully it's cheaper
I love browsing classifieds on marketplaces and recently I found a very cheap Chromebook with a crack in the glass and a non-working touchpad in a certain area for just $16!
As soon as the laptop arrived, I immediately started looking into how to install Linux on it instead of ChromeOS. It was my first time doing this with a Chromebook, and surprisingly it wasn't difficult or long (probably half an hour).
Laptop model: Lenovo 300e Chromebook 2nd Gen
I had this portable display before, it costs $93 for me, model: ACER PM161Q B1 15.6"
There is only one minus in this setup - almost non-working WiFi because the antennas are in the display, which I unscrewed
It's a franckenstein project but still xD
Terra 1550 laptop converted as homelab !
I recovered it from the bin (battery has inflated so much it breaks the plastic cover of it, the cooler was fucked also ( and the screen was completely destroyed too)
It has a i7 8th gen paired with 2x8gb in ddr4
I repared the cooler by soldering data + and data - from the last to a newer more powerfull and less noisy, i add a dissipator on the first one and another one to the cpu itself ! I even add a dissipator to the NVME drive !
A bit of hot glue, 1sata hdd and another connected to USB !
Proxmox on the ssd, first hdd to host my pct/vms and the second as backup !
Low consumption and lf course a free "laptop" with 16gb ddr4, and boom, free server !
I would LOVE to make a true plastic cover/custom case for it in 3d print, but too broke to buy one..
Poor designs by DELL.
Don't worry, you will all get a new happy life as a Halftop.
My laptop's charging IC fried, and a few months later, the screen started flickering. It was almost five years old, and I didn't want it to just go to waste. Plus, a new PC isn't in the budget right now. So, I got crafty. Having a large monitor is a really life changing experience.
I am looking for a half top laptop. This is what I need I want to move between external displays with extreme ease. Is there a way for me to find one of these or is it just luck that I find someone who was unlucky ?
Wanted to make a halftop because the screen keeps glitching and the battery doesn't work anymore. I have a VGA monitor and used a cheap adaptor to connect it before I removed the screen, but now that the screen is removed, it doesn't output anything. I ordered a VGA cable but I'm not sure if it'll work. there is power and the caps lock button lights up, but there's no display output :(
if it helps, it's an HP pavilion 15-d
