Hoping to get content out on a more frequent basis once I have a dedicated room for my filming. Our house is only weeks away from completion, so not long now! Thanks for being patient and watching the content I can currently put out 😊 - Nathan

@kommandokodiak6025

2 ай бұрын

mix baking soda with the CA type super glue to create an ever stronger bond for plastic parts being glued back together

@dejanzabaljac6950

2 ай бұрын

What a great video with unique Dell laptop! Thanks!

@illegalsmirf

2 ай бұрын

ur a big huge manful stud

@OzRetrocomp

2 ай бұрын

Having just bought a house that's basically a kit home at lock-up stage, I can relate to the whole half-finished house scenario. All the best for the final stages of the build.

@anthonybf2

2 ай бұрын

You may consider looking at the Quadro FX graphic cards. HP in these years was using those in their workstation laptops. The highest I know about is the FX 3700M with 1GB VRAM. Just make sure the MXM interface is the same.

Your PO BOX being used to as a very expensive tech (+shoes) waste disposal has me wheezing

@bubblegumgun3292

2 ай бұрын

same 😂😂

@TheYazukaa

2 ай бұрын

The fact it probably cost him 100+ dollars to send it all too

@mrbisshie

2 ай бұрын

I wasn't going to watch that part, but I'm so glad I did. lmao

@istvancsap3513

2 ай бұрын

used shoes are life

Must have been so awkward opening up long-anticipated PO box packages just for them to be used shoes and earbuds. OMG

@unexplained_entity7514

2 ай бұрын

haha yeah it made me cringe a little, it's fascinating to me how some people are just totally okay with it though

@amirpourghoureiyan1637

2 ай бұрын

it definitely had to be people trolling lol

@hikkamorii

2 ай бұрын

And 2 dead laptops lol

@HeidenLam

2 ай бұрын

@@hikkamorii it's alright because it could be used for future videos, you can't use shoes or used earbuds for that, let alone personal use

@unexplained_entity7514

2 ай бұрын

@@hikkamorii to be fair dead laptops are kinda his thing lol

Thomas when sending the sneakers: my goals are beyond your understanding

@christopherwilliams9418

2 ай бұрын

Baby shoes, never worn

Back when companies would take risks and let the engineers do what they do best! I had the pleasure of working on one of these in 2011. The GPU was failing so I removed it and baked it in the oven. Got it back up and running again and the 1 thing I remember is just how loud those speakers were. I'm jealous you found one that's still functional. Most of these had the GPU fry. Awesome video man!

@ardcollectsphones

Ай бұрын

I fixed my lg g3 like that lol

@Augustprincess24

Ай бұрын

Hey cutie @SalemTechsperts

@TheTechspert

Ай бұрын

Hello Tech Daddy:)

@red__guy

Ай бұрын

Are you the greatest technician?

@TheTechspert

Ай бұрын

@@red__guy No but I know who is... @SalemTechsperts 🫡

I remember using it back in 2007. I got it brand new. and I kept using for years and years on Original software until I got my ThinkPad in march 2022 and I retired the XPS M2010 in june 2022 this XPS M2010 is a legend.

@unexplained_entity7514

2 ай бұрын

wow that is super impressive. Did you max it out or anything?

@Damarious25

21 күн бұрын

Would you sell it if you still have it?

Channeling the spirit of the ‘luggables’ from the early 80s

@CaptainBango

2 ай бұрын

Osborne would be proud

@volvo09

Ай бұрын

I wanted one of these so much when they were new. It was like buying a $8k USD laptop to me back then, but it was so cool to be able to take a "desktop" anywhere, and even have a little bit of battery.

@Saavik256

Ай бұрын

I have a still-working Toshiba T5200 from 1990 :) It's a 386SX machine that requires mains power and weighs about a ton haha.

10:50 Are you paraphrasing Homer Simpson's "bed goes up, bed goes down" line?

@psivewri

2 ай бұрын

Yes :)

@kristopherisntavailable

2 ай бұрын

i really thought that was a peter griffin sound effect the way he said that was funny, but i didnt understand it. 😂

@Halbmond

Ай бұрын

Oh I was thinking of Bill O’Reiley

I saw Linus tech Tips cover this awhile back so it's nice to see you got your hands on one of these tanks of a "laptop" as well

@Metal_Maxine

Ай бұрын

I seem to remember they had a tough time with pairing the keyboard as well.

@Metal_Maxine

Ай бұрын

Oh, and Linus _nearly_ dropped it when he tried using it as a laptop and the keyboard disengaged.

I love how personalized your content is, its not just any other restoration channel, like it has personality and substance and its really swag lolll keep on doing what ur doing

There's also the HP Dragon HDX 9000 which was a 20 inch monstrosity. Great video BTW!

@psivewri

2 ай бұрын

I had no idea those existed! What a name though, DRAGON HDX 9000!

@carlospcpro

2 ай бұрын

@@psivewri was my dream machine back in the day, the name was epic , cheers!

@matthewjbauer1990

2 ай бұрын

HP currently has the Move series of battery powered AIOs that they advertise as being able to take anywhere. They are 23.8" and come with a wireless KB/trackpad. To me, something like that or anything Dell or HP ever made to fill that space is just stupid. Portable AIO computers is a category that never took off and for good reason. If Apple slapped a battery in an iMac, maybe people (not me) would line up in waves to buy one, but HP or Dell doing it is just plane wrong.

@servissop151

2 ай бұрын

​@@matthewjbauer1990They're only doing it because it's cheap to do so. All the hardware in AIOs is taken off laptops anyways so why not just throw in unused stock batteries as well? Literally zero engineering cost on their part

@FranciscoJoseBenito

2 ай бұрын

I have one of these, it is gorgeous. Not very powerful , but has great sound and.... it's not melting! Windows 11 runs.....good.

Framework laptop should make one like this. It would be crazy.

@JohnVance

2 ай бұрын

Man that'd be killer, I'll bet you could even 3D print a case like this for Framework components, Might need some cables and adapters but it could be done.

@inedex

Ай бұрын

@@JohnVance I am considering exactly this option and drafting scetches this weekend!

@JohnVance

Ай бұрын

@@inedexHell yeah, Framework kit is underrated. So many possibilities.

@SkylarsTerribleMemes

Ай бұрын

​@@inedexooh, will there be a video or something?

@Cole0

Ай бұрын

Framework probably won't, but somebody else could. There's a guy that retrofitted a framework mobo into a thinkpad 701c

I laughed so hard at the shoes... wtf 🤣

@thomasaaron3094

2 ай бұрын

My bad about sending the shoes

@bigalexg

2 ай бұрын

why?@@thomasaaron3094

@stage666

Ай бұрын

@@thomasaaron3094 nah you did good

@paishocajun

Ай бұрын

i kept waiting for there to be a note of like "these were handed out at ___ convention/product release" or just SOME sort of justification but nope, just used shoes lmao

To remove the soft touch plastic you can use oven cleaning spray. Used it many times, works really well.

@psivewri

2 ай бұрын

That’s more or less what Ajax spray and wipe is as far as I know. However it was taking a while due to just how thick the coating was. Do you have a brand of oven cleaning spray you’d recommend?

@JohnDoe_333

2 ай бұрын

@@psivewri I don't have any specific spray since it worked with anything I had at home. I am talking about these oven cleaners that come in aluminium cans, similar to spray colour for example, they usually have a thick white foam. Don't know if thats avable in australia though.

@inverlock

Ай бұрын

⁠@@psivewristrong oven cleaners are quite different from Ajax, with things like Goo Gone containing Kerosene and PPG3 Methyl Ether.

For a nearly 20 years old computer, this one still looks quite modern on the outside

BRO I WANTED THAT THING FOR SO LONG

@remixedcat

2 ай бұрын

Me too!!

@volvo09

Ай бұрын

​@@remixedcatyep! But it was like buying a $10k laptop today for me at the time (if one existed). This thing was sooooo cool.

That monster looks like progenitor of alienware line of laptops.

@fhdbvkdfhbv2639

2 ай бұрын

no it doesnt

@raughboy188

2 ай бұрын

Ok it doesn't but that laptop may have inspired dell to launch alienware.

@johnruschmeyer5769

2 ай бұрын

@@raughboy188 Dell actually purchased Alienware somewhere around this time. I think you really see the Alienware influence in the younger brother to this laptop, the XPS m1730.

@JohnVance

2 ай бұрын

@@raughboy188Alienware was doing its own thing long before they got bought by Dell and just became a brand name.

@BilisNegra

2 ай бұрын

it's more like the son or grandson of the portable computers of old, later retroactively called luggables, like the Kaypros, the Osborne, the Compaq Portable...

10:50 bed go up bed goes down

Dell needs to bring these back w modern specs!!!

@alisterrebello5337

2 ай бұрын

It might probably be a minimum of $2000 or $2500 if they released it today

quite an interesting device! tech in the 2000s was such a fun time when manufacturers were trying out different things to me, this seems more like a desktop replacement than a full on, regular laptop and also kind of gives me vibes of being a all-in-one kind of device

I would LOVE a modern version with a huge detachable battery, good GPU and screen. A mobile gaming/workstation

I can't believe someone randomly sent you, a tech KZreadr, a pair of shoes, much less one several sizes too small! Just so there's no confusion in case someone else wants to send you a pair, what size do you wear, Nathan? ;) In all seriousness, I'm glad to see that Dell machine getting some exposure. I remember seeing articles about it when it was newer and being enamored with its futuristic design. You also had me nearly guffawing at the Simpsons reference!

I also have a M2010! Bought it a few years ago with the leather case and most of its accessories. And yes the rubber coating was a pain and had to remove it all the exact same way you did. I also have the same issue with the keyboard not connecting and its a pain. Absolutely lovely machine and I remember repairing one around 2010 and always wanted one since.

Loving your videos all the way from the UK!

This is one of my favorite laptops and I don’t see many videos on it so this is really cool!

I saw it in Iron Man back in 2008 and it was a dream PC/Laptop for me for a few years. I've always kept is a dream layout of a portable PC. And here I am now many years later looking at spare parts on eBay from time to time with no chance of finding one in good condition and what's worse no chance it being able practical in any way. Thank you for showcasing it for us. No good reviews out there. It is a nostalgia.

What methods do you use to clean your screens? The screen you cleaned looked absolutely amazing after you cleaned it!

that machine is a portable media beast. It'd also be a decent Windows 10 unit, even with 4 gigs ram. Just disable some of the windows 10 background services and it'll be good for modern use, especially for everyday work and office stuff.

@JohnVance

2 ай бұрын

Seriously! That FireWire 400 4-pin port would have been mainly used with miniDV camcorders of the time to transfer footage off tape for editing, and the specs would have made it a great editor at the time. I could imagine this being part of a mobile video production rig where the FireWire is controlling a tape deck or some other A/V gear.

It's glorious

@BilisNegra

2 ай бұрын

Maybe we will have a Cursed XPS episode on the channel at some point in the future?

I literally just found your channel around a month ago and love it! Then got excited when you said you lived in SA because as do I! Then read that your PO box was located in Munno Para West Curtis road! I live 5 minutes away from there and finding this information out has made my day 🤣

@JoburgBoet

Ай бұрын

Same here! I recently moved here from South Africa! It's nice to see an Adelaide based KZreadr!!

You get sent some weird as heck stuff haha. Oh well :D.

I worked at Dell in their XPS support right at the end of 2007 when these were being phased out. I wanted one so badly. At the end of training days we'd all pull out laptops and play UT2k4, and I always went for the M2010, even though it was one of the slower laptops in the cage. That audio system though....

I love this. It's like an '80s luggable PC but with (relatively) modern parts. I'd buy a current year version of this tomorrow if I could.

psivewri i love your videos. you gave me inspiration to start my own channel. im not the best atm but i can only get better. nice laptop btw i would love one of those.

I would love this "laptop" in my collection, it looks amazing, and have my second favourite OS. Amazing video as usual.

I remember Linus talking about this specific model. It is very unique and way ahead of its time.

They should make more of these and call them "Laptop PCs" because I find this design very useful as a college student because of its ability to be stationed closely as a standard pc setup and its ability to be easily moved as a whole system

Holy crap, I HAVE to find one of these! It actually puts me in mind of the IBM PS/2 Model 75(?). It was a luggable with a full-sized keyboard and a plasma screen that tilted. I would love to have one of those as well.

What an absolute gem of a find, love the video! I'm hanging on to an old Dell Studio XPS M1340 from ~2009, it's a cool little machine with two (very slow) Nvidia GPUs in SLI. I was pleasantly surprised that Dell make drivers available and easy to find to this day. The soft touch finishes on tech from this era is a nightmare. I've got an old Gainward GTX 295 graphics card that is sticky and covered in dust because the rubber coating is degrading.

best stuff to repair the sticky rubber ..I have found the stuff you use on car plastics to protect them such as ArmourAll™ does wonders to de-sticky and restore the plastic finish.

10:50 Literally me. Getting no work done. Drive goes up Drive goes down

Lol those parcels you received was very interesting!

It’s not a laptop, it’s a portable desktop computer. Pretty cool stuff!

10:45 It’s also kinda like the Apple Magic Keyboard Case on an iPad Pro/Air

I suggest you use the blue plastic spudger you have to scrape off the hard thermal paste, I do it all the time as a reapir guy, don't torture yourself with the ear pick. :D

Hey Nathan, amazing video as always! I recently relatched a lot of your videos and I just want to say keep doing what you're doing, it's amazing and unique. By the way when it comes to SSDs I have the same Toshiba Tecra M5 laptop you did a video on a long time ago and want to put an SSD in it. Do you recommend the BX500 or the A400 for these XP machines? I've used the Kingston SSD so far on an another laptop and it's been a dream

Excellent video interesting to watch.

If some company (Apple? Lenovo? System 76?) could get a modern equivalent of this down to 17” completely folded up (to facilitate traveling with it easily) and maybe make the monitor and keyboard expandable this would be an utterly badass design for a portable computer. As it stands now it’s wildly impractical as far as portability goes.

Great laptop true legendary man love your work great knowledge❤

Amazing quality video.

6:09 he didn't put the thermal paste on a second chip

@Shuhaib-jt9nq

2 ай бұрын

Yes that triggered me

Oh my that has got to be one of THE 2000 laptops

@BilisNegra

2 ай бұрын

Portable, not laptop.

Welcome back! ❤️

Oh my! I love this one I have a couple of them, unfortunately they’re broken- I hope to fix them in the future

I distinctly remember an ad for another Dell with this formfactor on the back of a PC Format, maybe around 2010? It only showed the back for a gorgeous hinge shot, but it captured my imagination! I think it even listed a TV tuner in the small print disclaimer, likely an optional extra.

@ettcha

2 ай бұрын

Haha! It was an HP Dragon!

I wanted one of these as a kid, I liked the idea of a center bluray optical drive.

Feels so satisacting

I've never heard of that laptop but it looks so cool

That is a beauty of a machine🤩 Never seen or heard of before😅

The RTA had a few of these years back for looking fancy and showing off to clients.

So far what I found to be the most effective to remove the sticky gooey rubber, other than the manual labor and scraping it and worrying about damaging the surface. There's this stuff called "Goo Gone" it's sort of an orange liquid. this will require some muscle Greece but not nearly as much as scraping. Start off with putting some on a rag and scrubbing it all around then alternate to a different rag with isopropyl alcohol and after a couple cycles of doing this it doesn't look like it cleans up but then all of a sudden it cleans up and doesn't damage the surface. Although be aware of painted surfaces and alcohol.

The last laptop I saw that size was an Olivetti SX-20 from the early 1990s. It too had a detachable, somewhat desktop like keyboard. It also weighed literally 8kg but had maybe an 8” monochrome LCD screen.

Mail time is hilarious

I remember seeing these on display in Harvey Norman around 2007/8 or so, and I just thought they were the coolest thing ever at that time. The price was insane - I believe over $5000, and that's back then. I have a lot of nostalgia for this era of computing. Very cool to see it!

Oh wow, seeing Oldschool Runescape running on Vista hit me with a massive rush of sudden nostalgia!

Dell do have an app also where you put the service tag in and you can free of charge get the iso made of the original installation media, been very useful,

Eline sağlık, emek verici bir çalışma gerçekten.

man it's gonna be hard to top someone sending you shoes. damn lol

Holy! Never seen this one before!

6:53 - had to laugh a bit at this part of the video, as I have the same massive and heavy 300W Lenovo power brick

10:50 so glad I got the reference lmao

@Connie_TinuityError

2 ай бұрын

I looked up what it was a reference to, and oh my god, it's from an episode I've somehow(?) never seen before in my life, wow.

@TragicAyk

Ай бұрын

@@Connie_TinuityError Kinda embarassing, this is supposed to be a Simpsons reference. I thought it was a Regular Car Reviews reference to the Miatas headlights which I'm prettttyyy sure is referencing Homer lmao

i had one of these last year, it was really interesting and powerful for its time, mine broke and parts are kinda hard to find

Awesome looking machine, would love one of those...

When I was on my new hire training at Dell in early 2011, we had an XPS M2010 there and an Adamo 13 as well, apart from the usual Latitudes, Vostros and Inspirons. I still have a soft spot for those two laptops to this very day. (and for the XPS M1530 and M1330, but for a different reason)

Oh btw I have the remote for this beast.. it (the remote and usb dongle) was quite saught after back in the media centre days as it had a gyration mouse built in

I used to have one, had a problem with the mxm graphics that lead to crash when subjected to any moderate (at the time) workload, but for a "laptop" it's sound was second to none.

You could use some "magic erasers/sponges" to smooth the surface even more, worked quite well on my rubberized thinkpad

I had this when it first came out. There was a known issue for these overheating and I was getting BSOD after a year of using it. Would randomly restart even if I am not running anything and just on the desktop. Most likely the heartsink was too close to everything given the form factor. I did get a ton of compliment but it was heavy! Lol felt like 25lbs carrying it around but it was nice having a handle grip for carrying. battery life was definitely not the greatest. Hp made a similar version if you ever get your hands on one during the same era. HP 20" HDX Dragon

I remember wanting one of those years ago!

That's just sad that people are sending you their old trash. Unless those shoes are collectable in some way, why did they get sent?

Around 8:00 -> I use nail polish remover or acetone to get rid of that melted rubber. I have used in various mice etc. Works great. 👍🏻

@puciohenzap891

2 ай бұрын

Acetone will eat the plastic - don't do it.

Dell was up to some crazy stuff in the mid-2000s. That was the golden age of the media center PC, and they were in the right place at the right time with the right stuff to sweep that market. According to Linus Tech Tips, this was offered with a Blu-Ray drive as well.

Wow, I fixed thousands of computers around this time and thought I'd seen everything, but I've never even heard of this crazy thing! What an absolute unit. I gotta say it is PEAK 2006 though! The T7200 was a great proc at the time, so refreshing to use C2D after the disasters of Northwood and Prescott. I'd actually love to see something like this but with modern specs and without the plasticky build quality.

5.24 That laugh 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Aah that mail time segment was glorious! Hopefully the person who sent you the phone will also send you the passcode once they've seen this video!

This is such a good form factor for office computers!

I remember this monstrosity from back when i was workong at dell....and the massive sigh of relief when it was doscontinued. The RAID array had a knack for crashing, the GPU tended to melt for no reason, and that bluetooth connection was supposed to work pre-Post... but barely ever did. We also had one in our lab, but some redteam pentester literally walked out with it and vanished.

i had one of these. My grandpa gave it to me back in 2011. thing was so big and clunky but was great back then.

I would honestly love a modern "laptop" in this form factor - especially if it somehow came with a socketed desktop CPU, a DVD drive, and a real mechanical keyboard! I'd seriously pay a lot of money for that. Oh, and a high-end GPU. Gotta have a GPU!

Wow ! I saw this computer once in my life, and I can't believe the time gone by since. The Art Director of the small company I worked for bought it in preparation for a two month vacation to Brazil so that he would be able to work etc. At the end of his stay, he gave the computer to the people who owned the home where he stayed. Going from the sublime to the ridiculous I had a book-bag that I really liked. All of a sudden, the water proof coating on the inside broke down to a sticky mess.

i have the same issue on my car's panel, i used scouring powder (the creamy version) to wipe out the sticking rubber.

I'm not much of a computer guy but I love things like this. I have the e-Machine diamond PC. It's not the best, I haven't upgraded anything yet, but it gets the job done.

Oh man, I remember how I wanted one, what a wild idea for its time.

I would love to see someone add modern components into this and try to use it

Magic eraser does wonders with these rubber coatings, might wanna give that a try.

Loved this thing

This "laptop" concept is actually pretty genius, maybe its not super portable but I can see it being a somewhat portable desktop which can massive have perfomance and doesn't sacrifice thermal, would work well for a gaming laptop

Linux would probably be a good OS for the computer as chrome os flex dosent have android app support

@JohnVance

2 ай бұрын

With 4 GB RAM and an SSD this thing would run the hell out of Linux Mint with XFCE.

@victorreznov9940

2 ай бұрын

I have one of these a while back and I had Linux on it. Best pickup from Facebook marketplace ended up getting for it $20

I had a similar problem with Windows XP bluescreening at boot after swapping the drive from another computer. I got it back into the original PC I got it from and it booted just fine. I just removed the GPU drivers and reinstalled the drive into the new PC and it had no problems booting.

That's a really cool machine 😱