I Bought 10 Random Laptops For $10 Each. Did I get Ripped Off?
For this video, I decided to narrate it with my actual voice instead of an AI voice, as in my previous videos. I used an AI voice because I didn’t think the mic sounded good, I reduced the gain for recording, and that helped remove background noises from cars and trucks outside, but I still think the audio doesn’t sound that great. Does anyone have any suggestions for better audio? My microphone is a Samson Q2U. Would you prefer my actual voice, or should I go back to using an AI voice?
While the laptops did cost $100, I also had to pay taxes and shipping, so if you count that, they really cost about $14 each. Also, if you want to get a good used laptop for yourself, I suggest NOT doing what I did. You should only buy 10 scraptops if you like working on older laptops as a hobby and enjoy the anticipation of what you may or may not get. Overall, I think for the price, I'm happy with what I got despite the many flaws.
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the x1 carbon is a fucking steal
@samanthagriffinv2.08
3 ай бұрын
Yup
@mikixyz123
3 ай бұрын
yep. Newer generation thinkpads show that you can put performance and sturdiness together
@BlackBagData
2 ай бұрын
The previous company I worked ran X1 Carbons. We spent way too much time fixing them and dumped them. These were new machines too. I’d never buy an X1 Carbon.
That toshiba ultrabook has seen terrible things, poor boy
Dells can be fussy about power supplies. Sometimes you need an actual Dell branded power supply to keep them happy. I think you got some systems that can be salvaged with some upgrades. Keep up the good work!
@theuncalled_64
3 ай бұрын
Bro dell's in general whines a lot, i got a Latitude just like the one on the video and first it gave me issues with overheating, then i solved that and Now it shuts itself off, i think is something with the Hard drive cable itself cuz every drive i put on it suffers from the same shit
You have a lot of potential. The voice over could be better and spoken in a better flow, but thats a thing that comes with experience. Keep going my friend
@PCIexplorer
2 ай бұрын
Agreed. With a slightly different cadence it sounds like Action Retro
Really fun video, keep it up. I wish you the best.
man you're underrated as hell, didnt skip a single second of this video. keep it up! ❤❤❤❤❤
The Toshiba was not explaining that the battery was bad, it was stating that the RTC (Real Time Clock) was unable to stay consistent. Wether that be because the CMOS (in this cause RTC) battery isn't there, OR BECAUSE the battery is dying. RTC is CMOS in older computers
Fine fettling projects!👍👍
This video was entertaining i liked it keep it up ❤
Great video, i subbed.
good video nice to see most of them worked good deal
Good video, thanks!
Fun times with your new laptops. As for your audio may i suggest a wired lapel mic clip on your lapel. I think a 20' from Amazon is inexpensive yet great sounding for your needs.
id day you made out pretty well bro! espically with that x1 carbon! that thig is worth more than the entire lot itself!!!
try switching the Toshiba to UEFI boot mode if you want to make it boot
that e6410 will happily run an i7 840qm since it has the nvidia nvs 3100 :)
Great video! The ones that are slow on Windows 11 probably dont have the drivers installedm Try installing all available windows updates. And the low RTC battery on the Toshiba means real time clock, thats a button cell. And the ones that didnt want to boot: Did you try adjusting the boot sequence in the Bios?
good filmed video the channel looks good
That Dell inspiron is quite the chonker, also good enough on the seller to remove potential spicy pillows but they forgot to do simple formatting 😅
to remove background noise you can edit the audio using audacity or something simillar. it can also set the level and tune the audio so your voice is clearer. lots of tutorial for audacity here on youtube.
Good stuff
hate AI voice videos, thank you for using your real voice!
The Q2U is an excellent mic, I think the audio is great. I use it and it seems popular as a guest mic for tv shows
That 17” Inspiron is definitely worth getting a new screen for. They make awesome windows XP gaming laptops.
So Dells have a so called One-Wire system which senses the power output of the charger and uses the power information of the charger (compared with what it expects) to determine if the charger in use is adequate. If the charger is inadequate then the laptop will throttle its power output and will not charge the battery. A lot of cheap 3rd party chargers, or generic chargers, do not have the one-wire signal pin for power detection, so as such the laptop will think you've plugged in an under-rated charger. Hence the slowdowns in Windows and the batteries not charging.
9:10 Fun fact, these laptops often had two HDDs RAIDed together to give increased performance on the extra storage. But the laptops are a nightmare to take apart to get to the mPCIe SSD because they have like 30 screws that keep differing in type
7:09 It could be because your WiFi network is 5 or 6GHz only, and the laptop only supports 2.4GHz, or vice versa. Many routers let you either combine 2.4GHz and 5GHz into one network, or show them as separate networks. That's the closest thing I can imagine to the cause of the problem.
If I close my eyes I imagine I'm listening to the show "How to with John Wilson." I enjoyed it. Thanks!
I have that Toshiba ultrabook (Japanese version R632, i5 3rd gen). I played with hackintosh, and that puppy can happily run MacOS Big Sur! And to my surprise, that puppy has an amazing battery life, and doing pretty decent for office task on-the-go.
Not a bad lot, I've seen way worse for more money! Also, the problem with the Dell laptop charger is that Dell use a special sensing signal for checking the power capability of the charger. Most 3rd party chargers omit this, hence the laptop cannot determine the AC adapter that is plugged in, and it gives a warning. In some cases, it won't charge any installed battery and also throttles the CPU to a low speed, as it assumes the charger is under-rated.
8:30 Ensure UEFI mode is turned on in boot settings, and turn off network boot or move it to the bottom of the list.
how did you get those for $10?
6:06 Worse, many laptops didn't even let you use any devices other than a few very particular cellular modems in these slots, because they were whitelisted in the BIOS.
all of those laptops were really cool imo, also your real voice is much better than that ai voice
Nice video.
I had a dell inspiron e1705 but it was a smaller model
x1 carbon for $10 is an absolute win
Lol, the E6410 was my work laptop back in 2011
HP locks down thier bios a lot you gotta get a modded bios to do anything on thier laptops...
$100 for a Thinkpad X1 Carbon sounds like a good deal!
They rip this man off.
The core 2 duo is faster than the celeriac
ai voice its a good gimmick
i actually buy a dell e6220 for about 50 bucks last year and i use it daily for university and programming, it works well it's fast and the experience its nice the only problem is the drivers the hd2500 hd3000 doesn´t work on w10 or w11. windows just install basic drivers
@remixedcat
3 ай бұрын
MY hubby uses a Dell Latitude E6430 n he really likes it. I wish Dell would release a new version w that same build and newer components. One w a ryzen 7 would be awesome and I would definitely buy it!
Better than the A.I voice
To be Honest if i was going to Buy a old Laptop i'd buy most any IBM / Lenovo thinkpad. as those are robbust hard to kill.. seen plenty of there Rubberised ones that have been throwen around and work just fine..
Cult of the think pad enters chat
can you send me that crome os laptop please
Not bad for 100 bux for 10 laptops and all atleat power on or need min work
Can I have the thinkpad carbon for 15$
Can I have the Lenovo laptop
Bro talk like 🤓☝️
Ideapad. Thats why its a pos
I need it please donate me one......😢
Surely the precious metals contents of these laptops is worth more than 100 pounds?
@tezcanaslan2877
3 ай бұрын
With the Celeron ideapad you might as well harvest for materials
How to waste $100
Jesus loves you!
In other words you watsed 100 dollars
Yea yea. Fake... Bought them for few cents each... FAKE!
The core 2 duo is faster than the celeron