Due to unfortunate circumstances (me dropping the laptop) I have now ended up with a half broken laptop that has a broken screen and a dying battery. I could repair it, however, I don’t wanna bother as I’m very likely gonna be getting a new one soon.

The laptop itself still works fine, however the broken screen and dying battery make it pretty much useless as a laptop and I already have a home lab NAS thing, so I’m kinda out of ideas on what to do with it. Any ideas?

Here are the specs:

CPU: i5-8300h

GPU: intel HD830/GTX1050ti

RAM: 16GB

Storage: 128GB SSD

    • hrmtc@lemm.eeEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Install Proxmox on it and it could be a second node for anything that you want.

    • AtariDump@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Sounds like you’re looking for a solution you already know the answer to; recycle the laptop if you’re not going to repair it.

      • Presi300@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        4 months ago

        It would bug me a ton if I were to recycle it, as it still technically works, it’s just not worth repairing, as the total cost pretty much equals getting the same one, but working, 2nd hand…