Computerworld tells you how to revitalize a laptop for $125
I really liked this Computerworld piece on how to revitalize a five-year-old Thinkpad laptop for $125.
While an IBM Thinkpad is worthier of restoration than most, the fact is that if you have a laptop on hand, a little maintenance can give it quite a bit of extra life.
Among the things Brian Nadel did to his Thinkpad R50:
- Added memory
- Replaced hard drive
- Reinstalled Windows
- Got second hard-drive caddy and installed Ubuntu on original hard drive so he can switch from Windows to Ubuntu by pulling and replacing the caddy
- Replacing a damaged keyboard
- Cleaning the inside, outside and especially the fan
- Defragmenting the hard drive
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