Yup, even though the laptop I had back in the day had a quad core I7 and 16GB DDR3, the 5400RPM drive made is such a nightmare to use. Adding an SSD to these is a must!
Those older AMD chips surprised me. I found an HP business laptop with an A6-4400M inside, threw an SSD in and installed linux and it works pretty well!
I also have a Samsung with an A6-4400M, installed MX Linux on it... Temps are really hot though, around 55-60C idle and 70-75C while browsing with Firefox. Is this normal?
@@cayniner no, that's not normal. You should replace the thermal paste and also check the heatsink and fan for dust. Overheating is bad for your CPU and could possibly kill your laptop entirely.
@@RanenPo No, maybe 10 max, and that number fluctuates depending on the videos I am making. I don't keep most of the laptops I look at because I just don't have the space.
18:30 A lot of laptops are like that, you just have to unscrew the drive and it will come out from your typical sata connectors. Any 2.5" drive should fit fine. I own a similar HP laptop from the era. And mine has two different manufacturers of ram from the factory as well 🤔
The cable for the SATA drive is something that HP has been doing since at least as far back as Core2Duo systems. Both HP and Dell has similar setups for IDE way back when as well. Nothing new or strange about it.
probably a tad late but you might be able to fix the display of the laptop by using the pizioelctric element that you find inside laptops and sparking it on the broken display area
The A8-4500M was the processor that powered my second ever laptop back in the day, daily drove it for a few years and was a decent performer. Performance is roughly on par with a Core 2 Duo E8500 so still perfectly fine for basic use.
I got an acer with AMD A8 back in 2012. It's pretty capable for casual gaming as it can play stuff like Skyrim, Starcraft 2 and CSGO as well as more modern games like Overwatch and Doom. I got mine upgraded to 8GB ram and Kingston 200GB SSD (pretty expensive back then). Sadly the APU died after around 5 years. By the look of it dead APU seems to be a running theme for these A6-A10 radeon laptop regardless of manufacturers.
You did a video on Neverware Cloudready quite a while ago. I would like to know your opinion on their next OS with Chrome call Chrome OS Flex and see if your tricks would work concerning Google Playstore. Thanks
I don't mean to come off as paranoid or rude but please destroy and dispose of that knockoff Asus charger! I took apart the exact same thing but with an older HP plug at the end when I was salvaging parts from my dad's old laptop. The low voltage secondary, specifically the secondary side of the optocoupler, was just 1mm millimeter away from the primary high voltage side of the interference suppression capacitor. So basically the user is a millimeter away from death by electrocution. I believe you need at least 6mm for it to be legally compliant and safe at all worldwide mains voltages, but if experimental rumors are correct in 110/120v countries you can maybe-ish get away with 3-4mm without too high risk of shock (in my case the charger was used in a 230v country since my family is in Europe so yeah...). Also the interference capacitor could be dodgy (it must be a proper class Y1 safety capacitor that fails open circuit instead of short circuit or else...) depending on who actually made the charger, and don't get me started on the possible risks of electrocution that can be brought on with a dodgy transformer. To add insult to injury, the poor heatsinking (hence the light weight) in these chargers can of course mean an increased risk of fire or component failure (which could again lead to electrocution). Low-end aftermarket chargers for anything are hot garbage. The only thing worse than these knockoff laptop chargers are the handful of cheap/free knockoff Samsung and Apple chargers I disassembled (let's not go there...)
Great video! What did you use to clean off these laptops? I know of a person who uses lens cleaner on screens, but I don’t know if that kills any germs.
Nothing special. I usually just break out some Pledge multisurface cleaner and a microfiber cloth. I think this is the cleaner I use: www.amazon.com/Pledge-Multi-Surface-Everyday-Cleaner-Aerosol/dp/B01AZGX5M8/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=pledge+multisurface+cleaner&qid=1621816137&sprefix=pledge+m&sr=8-5
I bought a dell7000 gaming laptop for 30 dollars off OfferUp I made a video of it on my channel u think that was a good find? That’s as much as I paid for my Lenovo t430 lol
Hello brother,i am from india... Do you know in india laptop's prices is very high, and laptop is one of the most demandable electronics item in india.. Plzzzzzzzzzz reply me if you or your any neighbour wants to business with me for import export of laptop business for india....
Had that exact Asus for about 8 years. It used to drive me crazy sometimes on how slow it was but I still loved the laptop.
Yup, even though the laptop I had back in the day had a quad core I7 and 16GB DDR3, the 5400RPM drive made is such a nightmare to use. Adding an SSD to these is a must!
@@AAComputersandTechnology SSD's can solve at least 75% of PC slowness
Those older AMD chips surprised me. I found an HP business laptop with an A6-4400M inside, threw an SSD in and installed linux and it works pretty well!
I also have a Samsung with an A6-4400M, installed MX Linux on it... Temps are really hot though, around 55-60C idle and 70-75C while browsing with Firefox. Is this normal?
@@cayniner no, that's not normal. You should replace the thermal paste and also check the heatsink and fan for dust. Overheating is bad for your CPU and could possibly kill your laptop entirely.
our boy came back again, you love to see it
nice fine braxton. good little laptops you can use for linux builds
That, or i'll just flip them. My stash is pretty full as it is right now!
@@AAComputersandTechnology how many laptops do you have currently? Like 20?
@@RanenPo No, maybe 10 max, and that number fluctuates depending on the videos I am making. I don't keep most of the laptops I look at because I just don't have the space.
Glad you still make videos
Hmm weird I dont remember unsubing from your channel , btw love to see new content
the asus laptop is cira 2012-newer hense the usb 3 and the windows 8.0 windows key
18:30 A lot of laptops are like that, you just have to unscrew the drive and it will come out from your typical sata connectors. Any 2.5" drive should fit fine. I own a similar HP laptop from the era. And mine has two different manufacturers of ram from the factory as well 🤔
I had an Acer Aspire TimelineX with that kind of connector, it was unreliable and I could never find a replacement
You're absolutely right, a lot of "cheaper" laptops have this, but also some Dell Latitude models from 2017 till today.
I personally own the Asus K45. Can confirm that the plastics fail easily. Had to repair the hinge mounts twice.
The cable for the SATA drive is something that HP has been doing since at least as far back as Core2Duo systems. Both HP and Dell has similar setups for IDE way back when as well. Nothing new or strange about it.
probably a tad late but you might be able to fix the display of the laptop by using the pizioelctric element that you find inside laptops and sparking it on the broken display area
the hp must of been upper model, since normally windows 7 era dont normally come with 6gig unless it mid-upper model
Last time I was this early you were still called the Airsoft Asian
Wow, I can't believe anyone still remembers that!
Asus only puts 3 screws in the HDD to allow for flex and they always mismatch RAM... at least in that era of machine.
The A8-4500M was the processor that powered my second ever laptop back in the day, daily drove it for a few years and was a decent performer. Performance is roughly on par with a Core 2 Duo E8500 so still perfectly fine for basic use.
True, but A8 is not just cpu like Core2 Duo - it has integrated gpu so it blows Core 2 Duo out of water when it comes to graphics performance.
I got an acer with AMD A8 back in 2012. It's pretty capable for casual gaming as it can play stuff like Skyrim, Starcraft 2 and CSGO as well as more modern games like Overwatch and Doom. I got mine upgraded to 8GB ram and Kingston 200GB SSD (pretty expensive back then). Sadly the APU died after around 5 years. By the look of it dead APU seems to be a running theme for these A6-A10 radeon laptop regardless of manufacturers.
Btw I would really like to see a series on that land you bought , or just few videos
A friend of mine had that hp model until it literally fell apart 4 years into his owning it. He still keeps it around as a janky bluray player
Great Video. Can you tell me what you use to clean those glossy screens? Thanks.
Just a microfiber cloth and some pledge multi-surface cleaner.
Waiting for your video since long time
good deal there is very bad deals in my town Clacton right now nut much sold to.
they be ok for older games
You did a video on Neverware Cloudready quite a while ago. I would like to know your opinion on their next OS with Chrome call Chrome OS Flex and see if your tricks would work concerning Google Playstore.
Thanks
I don't mean to come off as paranoid or rude but please destroy and dispose of that knockoff Asus charger! I took apart the exact same thing but with an older HP plug at the end when I was salvaging parts from my dad's old laptop. The low voltage secondary, specifically the secondary side of the optocoupler, was just 1mm millimeter away from the primary high voltage side of the interference suppression capacitor. So basically the user is a millimeter away from death by electrocution. I believe you need at least 6mm for it to be legally compliant and safe at all worldwide mains voltages, but if experimental rumors are correct in 110/120v countries you can maybe-ish get away with 3-4mm without too high risk of shock (in my case the charger was used in a 230v country since my family is in Europe so yeah...). Also the interference capacitor could be dodgy (it must be a proper class Y1 safety capacitor that fails open circuit instead of short circuit or else...) depending on who actually made the charger, and don't get me started on the possible risks of electrocution that can be brought on with a dodgy transformer. To add insult to injury, the poor heatsinking (hence the light weight) in these chargers can of course mean an increased risk of fire or component failure (which could again lead to electrocution). Low-end aftermarket chargers for anything are hot garbage. The only thing worse than these knockoff laptop chargers are the handful of cheap/free knockoff Samsung and Apple chargers I disassembled (let's not go there...)
Yes I also buy only complete laptops for cheap price. Buying parts or stripped down laptops is too expensive
He’s back boys!
I have a laptop with an a4 4300m and I ordered an a8 4500m last week. Didn't go for the a10 for temperature reasons. Hope it works well with Linux!
Nirsoft battery info view is great for gettings all the stats.
I can vouch for plastic is terrible for laptops. My HP Pavilion Gaming 15 laptop is falling apart less than a year. Due to excessive heat.
I sold an AMD A8 4500M laptop with a 640GB HDD and 8GB RAM for 110 Euros on ebay, last month.
I had hp pavilion dv6000 entertainment note book i7 with 8gb ram and graphic and 500gb ssd
i have one of the asus same model i5 w 12gb ram ans 256 ssd runs pretty good i like it
Good show ! And can I get your eBay listings?
hows the property u bought last year?
Hi
Where do you buy the laptops from
thats pretty good 6gig of ram that can be decent little internet user
What a world we live in if 6Gb of RAM can be considered a "decent little internet user".
Great video! What did you use to clean off these laptops? I know of a person who uses lens cleaner on screens, but I don’t know if that kills any germs.
Nothing special. I usually just break out some Pledge multisurface cleaner and a microfiber cloth. I think this is the cleaner I use: www.amazon.com/Pledge-Multi-Surface-Everyday-Cleaner-Aerosol/dp/B01AZGX5M8/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=pledge+multisurface+cleaner&qid=1621816137&sprefix=pledge+m&sr=8-5
@@AAComputersandTechnology OK, thanks!
Windows 7 build 7601
Is Windows 7 Service Pack 1
That is the latest bill number of Windows 7 now if it didn't have service pack one it'll be 7600
I thought it was randomgaming in hd vid
Miss you not posting slot use slot off your videos for help on issues I may have
Looks like someone wrote on the screen with a sharpie
it will be ddr3 1600 mhz
I bought a dell7000 gaming laptop for 30 dollars off OfferUp I made a video of it on my channel u think that was a good find? That’s as much as I paid for my Lenovo t430 lol
I like thinkpad they are made better
do you sell cheap pcs ?
14:44 Maybe some screws fell out because of wear.
15:34 An absolute garbage HDD. Hitachi laptop HDDs are also unreliable.
Hello brother,i am from india...
Do you know in india laptop's prices is very high, and laptop is one of the most demandable electronics item in india..
Plzzzzzzzzzz reply me if you or your any neighbour wants to business with me for import export of laptop business for india....
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
still second , my life is still meaningless
@@hairyfred386 Mission failed we'll Get 'em next time ;)
the asus is newer
C'mon... anything good in the browser history?
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