The previous company I worked ran X1 Carbons. We spent way too much time fixing them and dumped them. These were new machines too. I’d never buy an X1 Carbon.
Dells can be fussy about power supplies. Sometimes you need an actual Dell branded power supply to keep them happy. I think you got some systems that can be salvaged with some upgrades. Keep up the good work!
Bro dell's in general whines a lot, i got a Latitude just like the one on the video and first it gave me issues with overheating, then i solved that and Now it shuts itself off, i think is something with the Hard drive cable itself cuz every drive i put on it suffers from the same shit
You have a lot of potential. The voice over could be better and spoken in a better flow, but thats a thing that comes with experience. Keep going my friend
The Toshiba was not explaining that the battery was bad, it was stating that the RTC (Real Time Clock) was unable to stay consistent. Wether that be because the CMOS (in this cause RTC) battery isn't there, OR BECAUSE the battery is dying. RTC is CMOS in older computers
Fun times with your new laptops. As for your audio may i suggest a wired lapel mic clip on your lapel. I think a 20' from Amazon is inexpensive yet great sounding for your needs.
So Dells have a so called One-Wire system which senses the power output of the charger and uses the power information of the charger (compared with what it expects) to determine if the charger in use is adequate. If the charger is inadequate then the laptop will throttle its power output and will not charge the battery. A lot of cheap 3rd party chargers, or generic chargers, do not have the one-wire signal pin for power detection, so as such the laptop will think you've plugged in an under-rated charger. Hence the slowdowns in Windows and the batteries not charging.
to remove background noise you can edit the audio using audacity or something simillar. it can also set the level and tune the audio so your voice is clearer. lots of tutorial for audacity here on youtube.
10:04 Hey, that model is one of my laptops! It is still shockingly useful in 2024, I did almost all of my python coding assignments on it. I also did some heavier tasks like GIS and gaming! Older games still work reasonably well on it! Browsing and TH-cam worked flawlessly as long as video playback was kept to 720P!
9:10 Fun fact, these laptops often had two HDDs RAIDed together to give increased performance on the extra storage. But the laptops are a nightmare to take apart to get to the mPCIe SSD because they have like 30 screws that keep differing in type
7:09 It could be because your WiFi network is 5 or 6GHz only, and the laptop only supports 2.4GHz, or vice versa. Many routers let you either combine 2.4GHz and 5GHz into one network, or show them as separate networks. That's the closest thing I can imagine to the cause of the problem.
Great video! The ones that are slow on Windows 11 probably dont have the drivers installedm Try installing all available windows updates. And the low RTC battery on the Toshiba means real time clock, thats a button cell. And the ones that didnt want to boot: Did you try adjusting the boot sequence in the Bios?
I have that Toshiba ultrabook (Japanese version R632, i5 3rd gen). I played with hackintosh, and that puppy can happily run MacOS Big Sur! And to my surprise, that puppy has an amazing battery life, and doing pretty decent for office task on-the-go.
Not a bad lot, I've seen way worse for more money! Also, the problem with the Dell laptop charger is that Dell use a special sensing signal for checking the power capability of the charger. Most 3rd party chargers omit this, hence the laptop cannot determine the AC adapter that is plugged in, and it gives a warning. In some cases, it won't charge any installed battery and also throttles the CPU to a low speed, as it assumes the charger is under-rated.
6:06 Worse, many laptops didn't even let you use any devices other than a few very particular cellular modems in these slots, because they were whitelisted in the BIOS.
i actually buy a dell e6220 for about 50 bucks last year and i use it daily for university and programming, it works well it's fast and the experience its nice the only problem is the drivers the hd2500 hd3000 doesn´t work on w10 or w11. windows just install basic drivers
MY hubby uses a Dell Latitude E6430 n he really likes it. I wish Dell would release a new version w that same build and newer components. One w a ryzen 7 would be awesome and I would definitely buy it!
To be Honest if i was going to Buy a old Laptop i'd buy most any IBM / Lenovo thinkpad. as those are robbust hard to kill.. seen plenty of there Rubberised ones that have been throwen around and work just fine..
the x1 carbon is a fucking steal
Yup
yep. Newer generation thinkpads show that you can put performance and sturdiness together
The previous company I worked ran X1 Carbons. We spent way too much time fixing them and dumped them. These were new machines too. I’d never buy an X1 Carbon.
That toshiba ultrabook has seen terrible things, poor boy
hate AI voice videos, thank you for using your real voice!
Dells can be fussy about power supplies. Sometimes you need an actual Dell branded power supply to keep them happy. I think you got some systems that can be salvaged with some upgrades. Keep up the good work!
Bro dell's in general whines a lot, i got a Latitude just like the one on the video and first it gave me issues with overheating, then i solved that and Now it shuts itself off, i think is something with the Hard drive cable itself cuz every drive i put on it suffers from the same shit
You have a lot of potential. The voice over could be better and spoken in a better flow, but thats a thing that comes with experience. Keep going my friend
Agreed. With a slightly different cadence it sounds like Action Retro
The Toshiba was not explaining that the battery was bad, it was stating that the RTC (Real Time Clock) was unable to stay consistent. Wether that be because the CMOS (in this cause RTC) battery isn't there, OR BECAUSE the battery is dying. RTC is CMOS in older computers
man you're underrated as hell, didnt skip a single second of this video. keep it up! ❤❤❤❤❤
Really fun video, keep it up. I wish you the best.
try switching the Toshiba to UEFI boot mode if you want to make it boot
that e6410 will happily run an i7 840qm since it has the nvidia nvs 3100 :)
Fun times with your new laptops. As for your audio may i suggest a wired lapel mic clip on your lapel. I think a 20' from Amazon is inexpensive yet great sounding for your needs.
So Dells have a so called One-Wire system which senses the power output of the charger and uses the power information of the charger (compared with what it expects) to determine if the charger in use is adequate. If the charger is inadequate then the laptop will throttle its power output and will not charge the battery.
A lot of cheap 3rd party chargers, or generic chargers, do not have the one-wire signal pin for power detection, so as such the laptop will think you've plugged in an under-rated charger. Hence the slowdowns in Windows and the batteries not charging.
to remove background noise you can edit the audio using audacity or something simillar. it can also set the level and tune the audio so your voice is clearer. lots of tutorial for audacity here on youtube.
That Dell inspiron is quite the chonker, also good enough on the seller to remove potential spicy pillows but they forgot to do simple formatting 😅
10:04 Hey, that model is one of my laptops! It is still shockingly useful in 2024, I did almost all of my python coding assignments on it. I also did some heavier tasks like GIS and gaming! Older games still work reasonably well on it! Browsing and TH-cam worked flawlessly as long as video playback was kept to 720P!
9:10 Fun fact, these laptops often had two HDDs RAIDed together to give increased performance on the extra storage. But the laptops are a nightmare to take apart to get to the mPCIe SSD because they have like 30 screws that keep differing in type
7:09 It could be because your WiFi network is 5 or 6GHz only, and the laptop only supports 2.4GHz, or vice versa. Many routers let you either combine 2.4GHz and 5GHz into one network, or show them as separate networks. That's the closest thing I can imagine to the cause of the problem.
The Q2U is an excellent mic, I think the audio is great. I use it and it seems popular as a guest mic for tv shows
Fine fettling projects!👍👍
Great video!
The ones that are slow on Windows 11 probably dont have the drivers installedm Try installing all available windows updates. And the low RTC battery on the Toshiba means real time clock, thats a button cell. And the ones that didnt want to boot: Did you try adjusting the boot sequence in the Bios?
id day you made out pretty well bro! espically with that x1 carbon! that thig is worth more than the entire lot itself!!!
I have that Toshiba ultrabook (Japanese version R632, i5 3rd gen). I played with hackintosh, and that puppy can happily run MacOS Big Sur!
And to my surprise, that puppy has an amazing battery life, and doing pretty decent for office task on-the-go.
Great video, i subbed.
8:30 Ensure UEFI mode is turned on in boot settings, and turn off network boot or move it to the bottom of the list.
Not a bad lot, I've seen way worse for more money!
Also, the problem with the Dell laptop charger is that Dell use a special sensing signal for checking the power capability of the charger. Most 3rd party chargers omit this, hence the laptop cannot determine the AC adapter that is plugged in, and it gives a warning. In some cases, it won't charge any installed battery and also throttles the CPU to a low speed, as it assumes the charger is under-rated.
Good video, thanks!
good video nice to see most of them worked good deal
6:06 Worse, many laptops didn't even let you use any devices other than a few very particular cellular modems in these slots, because they were whitelisted in the BIOS.
This video was entertaining i liked it keep it up ❤
If I close my eyes I imagine I'm listening to the show "How to with John Wilson." I enjoyed it. Thanks!
good filmed video the channel looks good
Good stuff
That 17” Inspiron is definitely worth getting a new screen for. They make awesome windows XP gaming laptops.
HP locks down thier bios a lot you gotta get a modded bios to do anything on thier laptops...
I had a dell inspiron e1705 but it was a smaller model
Lol, the E6410 was my work laptop back in 2011
$100 for a Thinkpad X1 Carbon sounds like a good deal!
x1 carbon for $10 is an absolute win
i actually buy a dell e6220 for about 50 bucks last year and i use it daily for university and programming, it works well it's fast and the experience its nice the only problem is the drivers the hd2500 hd3000 doesn´t work on w10 or w11. windows just install basic drivers
MY hubby uses a Dell Latitude E6430 n he really likes it. I wish Dell would release a new version w that same build and newer components. One w a ryzen 7 would be awesome and I would definitely buy it!
They rip this man off.
how did you get those for $10?
ai voice its a good gimmick
The core 2 duo is faster than the celeriac
all of those laptops were really cool imo, also your real voice is much better than that ai voice
To be Honest if i was going to Buy a old Laptop i'd buy most any IBM / Lenovo thinkpad. as those are robbust hard to kill.. seen plenty of there Rubberised ones that have been throwen around and work just fine..
The core 2 duo is faster than the celeron
Cult of the think pad enters chat
Better than the A.I voice
Nice video.
Not bad for 100 bux for 10 laptops and all atleat power on or need min work
Can I have the thinkpad carbon for 15$
can you send me that crome os laptop please
Can I have the Lenovo laptop
Bro talk like 🤓☝️
Ideapad. Thats why its a pos
I need it please donate me one......😢
How to waste $100
Surely the precious metals contents of these laptops is worth more than 100 pounds?
With the Celeron ideapad you might as well harvest for materials
Jesus loves you!
In other words you watsed 100 dollars
Yea yea. Fake... Bought them for few cents each... FAKE!