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Ask HN: What's something I can do with a spare, modern laptop?
- RubberSoul 9y agoDonate it to a deserving non-profit in your area.
- akulbe 9y agoInstall an OS you haven't used before and learn more stuff?
- pdog 9y agoEnergy efficient home server with built-in battery backup.
- czbond 9y agoHome firewall
- kohanz 9y agoHTPC
- rthomas6 9y agoThis. Instant media center that's better than any Roku/Firestick/whatever.
- colund 9y agoInstall Linux and attempt to do advanced stuff that just work in Windows and Mac but requires tweaking Linux. Spend hours looking for solutions on the Internet. Then brag about your achievements online.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoOr do advanced stuff that is difficult or impossible in Windows and OS X, then be quietly happy with your achievements. Don't judge a group by its loudest individuals.
- quickthrower2 9y agoMaybe donate it? A school, library or student may need one.
- mindhash 9y agoFor personal use: Mine bitcoins. Run as VPS. Host websites for local businesses. Charge for usage. If you have GPU, then sell usage by hour for Deep learning students. For social good: Donate to old age home.. arrange a sharing schedule between a group of students who can't afford.. mine bitcoins and donate what you earn.. work with a local shop to arrange internet access and support unprivileged people to find jobs online .. donate to a prison .. lotsa options though I am not sure if you meant give away ..
- alcio 9y agoMining bitcoins on a modern laptop is utterly useless. All of the mining is done on specialized hardware nowadays. Revenue would be less than pennies per year on a CPU.
- taprun 9y agoVirtual fish tank: go to youtube, load a video of a real fish tank and watch it.
- probinso 9y agolearn to BSD