Can You Use a Computer from 2003 Today? | Dell Inspiron 8500 Review

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  • @CreepStarGamer
    @CreepStarGamer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    1920 x 1200.... 2003....... Well at least Dell future-proof the screen

    • @attilarbismut100
      @attilarbismut100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vexon X1 flat screen is definetly a better choice

    • @9852323
      @9852323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean 1080p was a thing then so..

    • @allentoyokawa9068
      @allentoyokawa9068 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@9852323 Been a thing since the early 90s, in Japan at least

  • @jtw.111
    @jtw.111 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This guy sounds exactly like a manager I used to have who I hated with a passion...but I'm sure he's nice

  • @joshdoeseverything4575
    @joshdoeseverything4575 8 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    put xp on it again. fresh install of xp im sure that thing will run blazing fast on it

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I did. It didn't run well, it actually ran worse for me than Windows 7. With XP SP3 anyways. Thanks for the suggestion though.

    • @joshdoeseverything4575
      @joshdoeseverything4575 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bingocat huh that's really strange. I have a dell inspiron 5100 from 2003 also that has 500MB of ram and a pentium 4 and it runs xp super fast.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Maybe the hard drive in mine is going bad? Idk

    • @joshdoeseverything4575
      @joshdoeseverything4575 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bingocat yea that could be it

    • @AllycatXP-ul5bi
      @AllycatXP-ul5bi 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Bingocat R u going to do the Q&A video???

  • @dsteele27
    @dsteele27 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I recommend installing a light version of Linux, like LXLE or Lubuntu. You'll probably find that the computer performs surprisingly well for you then.

    • @superperfectstranger815
      @superperfectstranger815 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      install Kai Linux and hack the neighbor

    • @shdowhunt60
      @shdowhunt60 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not with a Pentium 4 @2.5ghz and 1.25gb of RAM, it won't.

    • @shdowhunt60
      @shdowhunt60 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      -as a music PC.
      I mean... If you're using something for the sole purpose of a singular job, then of course it'll be just fine. But I doubt it works well at as all as a day to day computer. 768mb of RAM? My machines use anywhere from 3-5gb just doing basic day to day stuff.

    • @superperfectstranger815
      @superperfectstranger815 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Isaac Koonce Yes I like all version of Linux because Linux is not prepritary and all you have to do is use command sudo apt install name of program and it automaticly finds newest compatible version.

    • @stevy2
      @stevy2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have a laptop with a 1.2ghz Pentium 3 and 256mb of RAM and with LXDE and Midori I was able to browse the internet and watch TH-cam videos.

  • @vitajazz
    @vitajazz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The only cause of the slowness on this Inspiron is lack of memory. Win 7 takes up 1.1 Gigs idling, and this system has just 1.25, that means everything is being swapped between the hard drive and memory. Win 7 will run decently on a Pentium 4 with 4 gigs of memory. which IS available for this series.

  • @TheCoder1
    @TheCoder1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    1920x1200 in 2003 holy shit! My monitor from 2012 has 1360x768 :(

    • @pijussimkevicius6149
      @pijussimkevicius6149 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol me to

    • @TheCoder1
      @TheCoder1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hehe! High Five !

    • @pijussimkevicius6149
      @pijussimkevicius6149 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i have huawei y550 with custom lineageOS 14.1 rom

    • @farrosnufail9710
      @farrosnufail9710 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Matthew Hoban my laptop also have 1366x768 too

    • @T3KNUG3T5
      @T3KNUG3T5 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      my monitor from 2005 does 1920x1440

  • @dmnkandasorata3493
    @dmnkandasorata3493 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    did u relise that windows xp has an emoji? XP

    • @luminism
      @luminism 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that's not an emoji

    • @dmnkandasorata3493
      @dmnkandasorata3493 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes it is

    • @dmnkandasorata3493
      @dmnkandasorata3493 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      XP

    • @luminism
      @luminism 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's an emoticon not an emoji you stupid fuck

    • @dmnkandasorata3493
      @dmnkandasorata3493 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lüminism 1. ok sorry I got it wrong jeez
      2. I'm not gonna say anything to part of your comment 'you stupid fuck' TI'm will not respond to that

  • @ryzenplayergamer8196
    @ryzenplayergamer8196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    U hate it when people underestimate these older laptops. That's a pretty laptop

  • @p165711
    @p165711 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Better than the stuff they have in North Korea.

  • @ambulancenl9666
    @ambulancenl9666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm watching this video on my ol' pc running Windows 2000 Professional With No Service Pack, so old computers from THE 90's can still be used today fine!

    • @Gamerbay2017
      @Gamerbay2017 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What gpu do you have?!?

    • @mimoslavija
      @mimoslavija 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wich browser you use

    • @coffeedvdrw
      @coffeedvdrw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's true!!! I'm on a computer from 2001

  • @WolfZoo69
    @WolfZoo69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's a trackpoint, which is still available on newer laptops,, not a track ball. A trackball has a physical, rolling ball.

  • @shaunaymos7673
    @shaunaymos7673 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    well.. to give life to old machines, just add SSD and more RAM. It will speed things up a lot. Also, when using Windows, i use FolderChanger to increase my productivity overall, just to speed up my workflow as well. You will find it if you google for "folderchanger"

    • @whitebeartigtig
      @whitebeartigtig 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An SSD? It's IDE so no normal SSD can be used

    • @johncate9541
      @johncate9541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, you have to use an adapter with a 1.8" SSD, and my experience with those things is that between the adapter and the slow speed of the PATA controller, you don't gain any performance.

  • @stevensweet5118
    @stevensweet5118 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    2.5 GHZ????? 1920 x 1200??? THATS BETTER THAN MY COMPUTER!!!!!!

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      2.5 GHZ and 1920 x 1200 don't mean everything. Your computer probably has a dual or quad core processor, a way better graphics card, and a waaay bigger hard drive or SSD, and is probably more powerful than this computer will ever be.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** hi!

    • @MotionPlays
      @MotionPlays 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The CPU clock speed really doesn't mean anything, I imagine your CPU has more than one core

    • @Slay1337pl
      @Slay1337pl 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention IPC

    • @Patachu666
      @Patachu666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      no shit. computers are stuck in their normal evolution since the last decade. My 2010 Thinkpad (1920x1200) still have better specs and performance overall purposes than most laptops today.
      Moore will be rolling in his grave.

  • @cooldbz12mach1padilla
    @cooldbz12mach1padilla 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Im still using my old computer from 2006 as a guinea pig, its a P4 HT 641@ 3.2ghz with 4 gb ddr2 ram, I have windows 10 on it to see if I like it, handles it perty good. I remember with XP 32bit it was blazing fast.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just bought an HP computer from 2005 that's rocking an AMD Athlon 3200+, theoretically one of the oldest CPUs that can run Windows 10. I plan to make a video on that, so stay tuned!

    • @cooldbz12mach1padilla
      @cooldbz12mach1padilla 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just upgraded my P4 to the fastest cpu the old mother board could take, a intel 6700 dual core.

    • @chrischoy9
      @chrischoy9 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can no longer use GHz solely as a indication for performance.
      It mainly depends on the instruction per second along with the GHz.

    • @boydsterling3193
      @boydsterling3193 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      legosavantfun An Athlon 3200+ wasn't actually 3.2ghz, I think from memory it was 2ghz or thereabouts. I have an old Toshiba from 2003 with a 3ghz P4 in it, that was an absolute beast at the time!

  • @mvShooting
    @mvShooting 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Laptop displays have gotten very bad. It's all because of those HD/Full HD monikers that got us stuck with crappy 1366x768 when we used to have way better screens in the past.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      M. V. Shooting this wasn't really the norm in 2003 I believe. Most laptop displays back then were like 1024x768. However a lot of cheap laptops come with 1080p screens nowadays.

    • @haseenabadshah5381
      @haseenabadshah5381 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      monitors*

  • @tornadochasing2883
    @tornadochasing2883 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 is the same. They all 1080p. It just a different aspect ratio, your dual monitor setup has a aspect ratio of 16:9, while the laptop has a aspect ratio of 16:10.

  • @CoolDudeClem
    @CoolDudeClem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2003 technology being considered as "old" makes me feel REALLY old!

    • @Captain_kiddo
      @Captain_kiddo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How old are you?

    • @SarmadTechLab
      @SarmadTechLab 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This comment makes me feel young

  • @RizkhyDestatama
    @RizkhyDestatama 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    maybe the Hard disk is wearing out, thus make it slower
    because many tested that pure electronic parts will not wearing out for years, but most moving parts is wearing out

  • @srinoonshai6557
    @srinoonshai6557 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No, the 2003 Microsoft computer support ended, but some computer that is 2003 may be not ended.

  • @Xratos1991
    @Xratos1991 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my gosh I didn't think I would see one of these things ever again. Good find!

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you!

  • @monkeyman8265
    @monkeyman8265 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man that is some rapid value depreciation

  • @tipstricksss1453
    @tipstricksss1453 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I installed Windows 7 a while ago on an old Pentium III laptop @ 700MHz and 768 MB Ram despite the minimum requirements... It actually runs respectfully and reasonably quick. I did upgrade the old hard drive with an SSD so that probably made some improvement.
    I wouldn't bother with trying the internet on it or obviously playing games but it is a good computer for basic tasks like word processing etc etc...
    I might install Windows 98SE some time and use it as a retro computer those go for big bucks these days.

  • @Razar244
    @Razar244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Slow HDD and low RAM are probably the main reasons this computer goes so slow to be fair.

  • @QuantumBraced
    @QuantumBraced 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wonder if the slowness is partly due to the lack of drivers.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not. Every single driver was installed and up-to-date when I made this video.

  • @dmnkandasorata3493
    @dmnkandasorata3493 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    we still have to use windows 7 computers at school i have my own computer and its windowsb10

  • @sburton015
    @sburton015 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think even more thicker than that 2003 dell laptop is my old Toshiba Satellite CDS330 laptop from 1998 which runs Windows 98 second edition.

  • @halmageandaniel
    @halmageandaniel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You realized you clicked "OK" instead of "Apply" when you changed the resolution? That's why your resolution comes back to default.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sorry, but that's not how it works. Clicking "OK" works the exact same as clicking "Apply" in Windows 7, clicking "OK" just closes the Window as well.

    • @AgeofReason
      @AgeofReason 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No it's not.

    • @epiccomputing123
      @epiccomputing123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No he's right.
      Ok in Win 7 will only change the settings whilst your still logged on, after you turn it off and back on again the setting you changed will just go back to what it was before.
      Apply and then Ok will change the setting permanently until you change it yourself again.

  • @BartAnderson_writer
    @BartAnderson_writer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice comparision of the old and new, Bingocat. I also have an affection for the old laptops, but I put some version of Linux on them and they run pretty well. One thing to think about: for the price of a Macbook Air, you could get about 50 old laptops (@ $20). With some thought, you could turn them into serviceable units for light use.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never thought of that. Thanks for the idea.

  • @linkinlogs1999
    @linkinlogs1999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    is it just me or his hands are shaking way to much

    • @tornexted5029
      @tornexted5029 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Schaefer Playz He's probably paralyzed, LMAO 😂😂

  • @sammyjackieclarke
    @sammyjackieclarke 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:46 is where they got the nintendo switch logo animation sound.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow that sounds so similar.

  • @ifarted2hard
    @ifarted2hard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    runs gta 5 and fallout 4...

    • @electrogeek4039
      @electrogeek4039 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Randal H Dalme and Battlefield 1

    • @faxd3448
      @faxd3448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Randal H Dalme runs minesweeper at 60fps 180p hi res

    • @kasramehr
      @kasramehr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But can it run crysis?

    • @electrogeek4039
      @electrogeek4039 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U
      Yes on high quality

    • @rohan-mf4ve
      @rohan-mf4ve 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cool math games?

  • @anthonynorton666
    @anthonynorton666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2021 here. I am using a Latitude 131L circa 2006-07. I had to change the processor to a dual core @ 2.1 GHz and add 4 G of Ram, all pretty cheap. It's running Mint 20.2 just fine. Just a little wait on the browser and app manager. I am thinking of replacing the HDD with SSD (less than $20 for the storage I need) for speed and durability.

  • @beickus
    @beickus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i have an IBM t43 from late 2005 and is ok with xp, better with ubuntu 10.4

    • @Patachu666
      @Patachu666 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah for most applications ( at the proper sense of the term) Linux like Xubuntu or Mint gets the job done on these machines.
      it's crazy to know most computers sold today still go with a 1366x768 display.

  • @sloflo8192
    @sloflo8192 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:11 back of the laptop?!?!

  • @v3xman
    @v3xman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    lol yeah sure your macbook is thinner
    but that 2003 laptop has lot more ports than your macbook :p

  • @masprassaja3818
    @masprassaja3818 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    2019, are you still have this? maybe you should try to swap out the harddisk with an ssd, and make a video again.

  • @holycow131415
    @holycow131415 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Throw an SSD in it and youll be set.

    • @johncate9541
      @johncate9541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not that simple. This machine is so old it doesn't use SATA. You don't gain much performance running an SSD on a PATA controller from 2003.

  • @abdoelalaziz7691
    @abdoelalaziz7691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2003 : Oh Lord.. that laptop is so future of technology
    2019 : Oh Lord.. that laptop is so antique for marketplace

    • @sawyershin5406
      @sawyershin5406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      pretty basic expensive laptop for its time, check out the Sony Vaio x505 from 2003 its thinner than alot of laptops even today

  • @Pond6
    @Pond6 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice drinking cup. When are you going to review the cup?.

  • @fortheloveofwisdom
    @fortheloveofwisdom 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Externally, that is very similar to my current laptop, which is also a Dell. It cost me around $200.00 on ebay but came with Windows 7, a dual-core processor, and 4GB RAM. I used to have a heavy Windows 98 laptop that was a burden to carry around, but my current laptop is light enough while still having all the ports I need to connect it to a monitor, keyboard, mouse and external storage when I need to.

  • @mariopartyfanify
    @mariopartyfanify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who's watching in 2017?

  • @StenIsaksson
    @StenIsaksson 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an old notebook from 2003 (Compaq Presario X1000). I could install Windows 7 on it as well, but it was super slow. What I did was to add a second network card in the form of a PCMCIA card and then installed pfSense. The notebook now works as a firewall/router and it does a better job at that than one of those "home routers" you buy at Wall Mart. The built network card is only 100 Mbit, but that's ok since my internet connection is "only" 100 Mbit. The PCMCIA network card is 1 Gbit and goes to my LAN.

  • @bc9477
    @bc9477 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Should have put Windows 8.1. Much much faster for old PCs than Win7

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I agree, but Windows 8.1 also requires NX support for the processor, which this computer doesn't have.

    • @funnypranker34
      @funnypranker34 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can bypass that somehow

    • @99stem
      @99stem 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it really faster on a old computer? My understanding is that it has more in it and runs slower on old computers.

    • @bc9477
      @bc9477 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      99stem yep my experience is as ling as the PC has drivers for at least Vista (drivers compatible with vista are usually with win8 aswell)
      and Win 7 is more ram hungry than 8.1 but for a gaming pc i prefered 7 over 8.1 but for non gaming PCs, win 8.1 performs the best

    • @bc9477
      @bc9477 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on how old. Win 8.1 is a lot more optimized than say Win XP, it turns on the computer a lot faster. Try it...
      Just make sure your computer at least supports Windows Vista as most drivers that work on Vista, usually work on Windows 8.1

  • @migsicangco1
    @migsicangco1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those bezels are thinner than most laptops today. Am I missing something?

  • @jaay.9304
    @jaay.9304 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    u shake way to much XD

  • @bobcammarata2338
    @bobcammarata2338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stick with XP when using this Dell 8500 laptop.
    I have 3-of them and they work fast with XP if you need to use Windows 7 or 10 get a HD used or new and a cradle that will fit the 8500 and install 7 or 10 on the 2nd HD then you can plug ether HDs in the H/D input and run whatever one you want to use for whatever it is you want to run. Hope this help you guys. It works OK for me. Tip: Don't install the small screws and it will be very EZ to change from one H/D to the other H/D.

  • @sburton015
    @sburton015 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder how Windows 2000 professional would run on that. I know Windows XP pretty much is still fully usable since I can still get on public wifis and surf the internet.

  • @mistrotech8894
    @mistrotech8894 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching with no lag on a 2003 gateway m275 tablet

  • @GeoStreber
    @GeoStreber 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    ooh, Pentium 4 Laptop. Those were weird. I think if you retrofit it with an SSD it will actually be pretty usable again.

  • @s1_auds
    @s1_auds 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:35 For it to save fully as it ''resets to default everytime it turns on'' you need to click Apply then ok

  • @Drago1995
    @Drago1995 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think the laptops from 2006 to 2011 looked nicer than the ones after Windows 8 came out

    • @kurtjerichodelacruz2370
      @kurtjerichodelacruz2370 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drago1995 Definitely! Nowadays almost all laptops entry level to The latest and greatest are Black.

  • @FatheredPuma81
    @FatheredPuma81 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Windows 10 beta build works on Pentium I think.
    Also the harddrive is clearly dying or something.

  • @HikikomoriDev
    @HikikomoriDev 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...You could always turn it onto a thin client. I did it with my PowerBook G3 where I would load Chicken of the VNC and then leach onto a PC in the network and just full screen it via remote desktop. If a PowerBook G3 could do that on MacOS 9, any XP machine could do it, and even better with TeamViewer.

  • @PreciousAlpschindler
    @PreciousAlpschindler 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This particular dell model doesn’t know if they should make it look like a Precision + Latitude or Inspiron + Precision. 1920x1200 is so beating my high end 2002 Toshiba Satelite 5205-S703 with only 1600x1200

  • @chriskalkman3815
    @chriskalkman3815 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a 2015 Dell optiplex 3020 with monitor for $30 at a thrift store in December 2016. It has a Broadwell Intel Core i5, running at 3.2 Ghz, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500 GB hard drive with only 650 hours on it, and I added an Nvidia GTX 750ti and an install of Windows 10 on it.

  • @isaiahash9697
    @isaiahash9697 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use my laptop from 2004 a lot still. Its an old dell with a pentium M it had 512mb RAM but i just upgraded it to 1 1/2 gb ram a few weeks ago. I also upgraded to a newer os and it works just fine. If i need to get on the internet on the go i always take my 'ol laptop. :) I often get people making fun of my computer and commenting on how it belongs in the trash, but i don't care this laptop works just fine for just about anything i have thrown at it.

  • @robcastaneda1
    @robcastaneda1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently used one of this dinosaurs to recover my current laptop. It took an eternity make a bootable USB.

  • @snsm6730
    @snsm6730 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have run several Thinkpad T42 and T43 units with both XP Pro SP3 AND 32bit
    MX16 Linux without issue. The issue I often find is with the very poor quality
    Intel integrated graphics gpu's....if these units have ATI or Nvidia graphics
    performance for most tasks is tolerable and you can even run google earth.

  • @PSKResearch
    @PSKResearch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your biggest bottleneck there in starting & loading programs is the slow PATA 4200rpm drive. If you can find 5200rpm PATA drive, it will be about twice as fast because not only is the RPM faster, but those newer drives have more data per square inch on the platter so seek, read, & write speeds are blazing by comparison. Add as much compatible RAM as you can. It probably will take no more than 2gb.
    They do make PATA SSD drives, but they don't have proper trim support, so if you're gonna run it daily heavily, the SSD will wear out faster. They do make PATA to mSATA adapters with rudimentary trim support so you can fit an mSATA drive in there.
    You can also turn down the resolution to 720-756p. This will work the CPU & graphics less hard to speed things up. But TH-cam is very CPU intensive even with video on pause. On that machine, TH-cam will probably use 60% of the processor before it even begins to try to process any of the video. So to play TH-cam, you may have to set the TH-cam preference to 360p to get it to play smooth. 360p video don't look too bad on a small laptop screen.
    If you still have problems, knock the video resolution down to 600p & 16 bit instead of 32 bit. That will free up even more CPU, GPU, & other resources to speed it up, & run video smoother.
    But it should play up to 720p video from it's DVD drive, hard drive, or external drive with VLC player, or MPC player tweaking the player's settings a little.
    In W7 go to your "Services" settings & disable all services you don't need, to make it faster than XP or most Linux. Maybe try to only leave the same services on that were available in XP to start with, & go on from there.
    Go to programs, & open Windows programs. Disable all windows programs in the Windows-only section. Check your other programs, & delete all that you don't need. W7 updates will try to install W10-style telemetry spyware. The telemetry is very resource & bandwidth hungry, & really invades your privacy too much. Google to find out which W7 updates with telemetry to remove or block.
    Install a lightweight Pale Moon or Firefox browser, & just don't use Explorer.
    You can also install a lightweight Linux OS alongside windows in a dual-boot configuration. Linux Xubuntu should run nice & snappy on that thing. You'll have the choice to boot to windows or Linux at boot time. Xubuntu is pretty easy to use.
    I have an old HP laptop with only a 800mhz CPU, 512mb of RAM, & nothing but Realtek on board/motherboard graphics. I put a rare old 7200RPM PATA drive in it (would be better with a mSATA SSD). It runs fine, rather quick, & handles anything on the internet except video above 360p, or online gaming. I've seen new chromebooks, & some new android tablets run worse. It will play 720p mp4 or mkv video from the DVD drive or external drive fine with VLC player.
    It's just a spare, but do use it mostly as my kitchen TV & music player. But I don't stream TV to it. It plays my movies & shows from a USB drive. But while in the kitchen, I surfed on it, & used Facebook including 360p or lower video streams.
    It's always nice to have a spare machine or 2 around as backup, experiment with or take to environments & places you wouldn't normally like to take your newer & more expensive machines to. Maybe you want something that can do more & have a bigger screen than a phone or small tablet, but aren't willing to take your best machine there... like a camping trip, a rough area, or through bad weather.

  • @devoniguess1674
    @devoniguess1674 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice Review Bingo do more of these!

  • @lepidotos
    @lepidotos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The composited desktop probably doesn't help. If it were me, I'd install something like FreeBSD or Slackware and use an older, non-compositing desktop like KDE 2 or Window Maker or NsCDE. Nouveau still officially supports the NV28 GPU.

  • @TheBcoolGuy
    @TheBcoolGuy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:43 Well, my mum's, previously my, PC has a GTX 750 with VGA, DVI, and HDMI. I still use VGA, or at least D-sub, but mostly just for older stuff. I believe my mum's monitor uses VGA, but it looks quite nice, anyhow.

  • @thewonderfulwizardofozisan7573
    @thewonderfulwizardofozisan7573 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2016: my macbook only has 6 ports.
    2019: my macbook only has 1 port.

  • @dangeroustoaster2688
    @dangeroustoaster2688 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a 1920x1080 laptop, about 9 years old. Not very surprising, it took long enough for 4K to come out

  • @johncate9541
    @johncate9541 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The P4 Mobile is your problem. I have an Inspiron 8600 here, also made in 2003, but it has a Pentium M inside it, and it's actually somewhat usable, very much so if you install Linux on it, but even passable in Windows.

  • @triskilion1771
    @triskilion1771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:31 Suggestion: maybe cover up product keys?

    • @triskilion1771
      @triskilion1771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      whoops I meant 5:31

    • @triskilion1771
      @triskilion1771 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      damnit I meant 5:21

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're XP keys. I didn't really care lol.

    • @whitebeartigtig
      @whitebeartigtig 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bingocat and they would only work on that particular motherboard

  • @Aomicplane
    @Aomicplane 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have still a dell insprion 8600 laying around in very bad condition, it's basically the same as this laptop but with an intel centrino cpu inside, and i know what you mean with this pc running slow as hell. Even on it's native OS windows XP, doing anything as simple as browsing folders is utterly slow and it makes the laptop almost unusable for anything. It's really weird but i also think it has something to do with electrical components on the motherboard being worn out, maybe not supplying enough voltage to the CPU anymore or something. I've had other laptops from the same time period with similar specs that worked decent, some years back i've even had a couple of HP nc8000 laptop and i remember being so suprised how well they performed for their age and specs

  • @jordananderson8299
    @jordananderson8299 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:00 But my 8500 has a Radeon 9000 according to the BIOS and XP.

  • @MasterofPlay7
    @MasterofPlay7 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    that's more than 10 years ago, but this laptop is top of the line at the time. It was back in 2004 that I built my first computer

  • @rah138
    @rah138 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Bingocat did you try Chrome OS i install it on my 2007 laptop and it ran way better then windows7/10

  • @ΤιμοςΦωτης
    @ΤιμοςΦωτης 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How does this thing run Windows 7 while I’m using a laptop from 2005 and it runs windows xp?

  • @wilsonsantiago4405
    @wilsonsantiago4405 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I recently picked up an HP zd8000 for $10 at a yard sale. The hard drive is missing but the seller actually through in a brand new 250 GB hard drive to put in it. It has a very nice resolution screen at 1440 by 900. I was quite impressed because at the time this was made around 2004 it already had Wi-Fi installed and 5 USB ports. Everything is functioning fine. I upgraded the memory to two gigabytes which is the max supportef. I turned it into a retro game playing machine for my son by installing Retropie. It now plays NES Super NES Sega Genesis and then N64 games without even breaking a sweat. So yeah you can't find uses for old laptops but of course they'll never perform at the same level as modern laptops will. If you keep that in mind you can be creative and find a practical use for one.

    • @wilsonsantiago4405
      @wilsonsantiago4405 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I forgot to mention I installed Linux Lite as the operating system. I had initially installed Windows 7 but there was just too much lag. Besides by installing a Linux operating system I was able to install retropie and turn it into a retro gaming machine.

  • @UltraCenterHQ
    @UltraCenterHQ ปีที่แล้ว

    1:36 It's crazy how quickly technology is becoming more efficient

  • @shihaamAbdulRahman
    @shihaamAbdulRahman 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    you can upgrade that old laptop harddrive for more storage, try that on your mac book

  • @genesmith4022
    @genesmith4022 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a lot of Dell Insprion laptops made between 2001 and 2005. To make them usable as web browser I had to do the following. Max them all a 2gb ram. Then I installed various lighter linux distros . ( tiny core, puppy, lubuntu. Mx, ect. What I found was this. Use either puppy or tiny core and Install slim jet browser. When I did this, they became usable web surfers, and office doc machines. They are good for this and not much else. .If this is all you need then one of these may be right for you. After all I only have about $15 U.S invested in each one.

  • @raydeen2k
    @raydeen2k 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm running an old Dell Latitude from '99/2000 with mostly up to date software and older G3 iMac/iBook/PowerMac machines running OS 9.2, also with usable software (not up to date, but usable). All can browse the web, play older games, provide coding environments (Python 2.3 on the Macs and up to date Python 2x/3x and Free Pascal/Lazarus on the Dell). The only machines of mine that I would consider to be unusable for day to day work are ones from the 80's (C64, Atari 400, TS-1000, Apple //e), but even then, you could get them up and running on the net with some special software and hardware additions and lots of patience.

  • @whitebeartigtig
    @whitebeartigtig 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a Dell latitude d600 from the same era and some how I got areo glass working on the 1400x1050 display but there is only 1GB of DDR RAM @ 133 MHz and in task manager it says 950mb RAM is in use

  • @KOSMOS1701A
    @KOSMOS1701A 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i agree with your comment from computers from 2006 and up, and not just for the dual core processors, but also the SATA hard drives and DDR2 memory that's relatively cheap in its own right so its still easy to fix

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you. This computer had an IDE hard drive and DDR RAM. It's definitely dated now.

  • @ScottishNature
    @ScottishNature 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why are using Mac instead of Windows XP

  • @julianrousso3462
    @julianrousso3462 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did you get Windows 7 on a 2003 computer?

  • @navii2e
    @navii2e 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yay my gaming laptop is finally getting reviewed

  • @SarmadTechLab
    @SarmadTechLab ปีที่แล้ว

    why not install vista? it only requires 512mb ram

  • @Jonathan11225
    @Jonathan11225 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of my buddy gave me a DELL Latitude D830 and it looked pretty much the same has your laptop, ive put around 120$ in my laptop to get it up and running,the fan was missing along with the ram cover and the charger. i have replace the battery also with a brand new one and i have clean install windows Vista on it, it is a snappy little laptop thanks to his Core2Duo i like it alot and there is still alot of life left in it even for a 8 years old laptop

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Core 2 Duos are still decent processors. So much better than Pentium anything.

  • @Aduke95
    @Aduke95 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it not better to install a small and light linux on it? like Linux Mint or Debian.

  • @truboxl
    @truboxl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably without Aero, the rendering is not offloaded to the GPU and instead being done on the CPU, hence the slowness...

  • @michaelszczys8316
    @michaelszczys8316 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an old HP laptop from around 2003 that has XP on it and it can handle simpler things on internet but TH-cam videos jam it up. If I run it on Puppy Linux it will run pretty much any TH-cam video. I use it mostly for offline things . It is weird to see every time it fires up the notice that Windows XP is beyond update for like 5 years now.
    I’m pretty sure I hooked it up to internet one time to download something simple and in like 2016 it gave an XP update for something.

  • @Gianmario1104
    @Gianmario1104 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    why this PC (From 2003) has got Windows 7 (Released on 2009)?

  • @sburton015
    @sburton015 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also one thing I like about my Dell Precision m6400 which isn't exactly new either, from around 2009 is that it also has a 1920 by 1200 resolution screen which I imagine is pretty close to full hd. Plus another thing this laptop has is that's ahead of its time is 12 GBs of DDR3 ram at 1066 mhz. I remember back in 09, most pcs were still using ddr2 ram at either 667 or 800mhz. It also has a Core 2 Quad extreme which for me actually outperforms a lot of i3s or i5s because even though it doesn't have hyperthreading like the I series has, it does have 4 physical cores. For some reason most new laptops still only have maybe 1280 by 800 or 1366 by 768 or even 1600 by 900. I think this laptop I have back in 2009 would have costed over $4,000 because its a commercial grade laptop.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's still a really good laptop. I've noticed many older computers from like 2007-2011 are still fairly up-to-par, with a RAM upgrade and maybe an SSD added. Computing power hasn't really changed that much IMHO since the Intel Core 2 days.

    • @sburton015
      @sburton015 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      So far, the newest 3d game I ran on this laptop was Mass Effect 3 which is from 2012 and it even runs really smooth like at least 20 to 30 fps at 1920 by 1200 resolution. Even skyrim is about the same, runs as smooth as silk at max quality settings and I think its from about the end of 2011. I think even being from 2009, this laptop still runs faster then many new cheap laptops you find at Walmart or BestBuy. I also has a 160 gb intel ssd, so it starts Windows 10 in about 20 seconds.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well there you go. Your laptop is still basically modern.

  • @patrickmusson4571
    @patrickmusson4571 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the intro music dude. I keep an old laptop for a few 16 and 32 bit games. I can connect it to the 42" TV with RGB.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! And what you do sounds fun.

  • @kacpreusz9911
    @kacpreusz9911 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an Acer Travelmate 800 and it's still perfectly usable, over years i have only upgraded the ram from 512mb to 1024mb (1gb) and i have installed Windows 7 Starter on a second partition. It's perfectly usable.

  • @slo1nemanic
    @slo1nemanic 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey i have a computer made in 2003 and has windows 2002, can upload a new windows like windows 7. Can i use my computer for internet will be the conection slow but will it work is it posibile ¨?

  • @loganjones2741
    @loganjones2741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like to collect pc's from the 90s 2000s and early 2010s and I get triggered anytime modern day people say older computers are obsolete

  • @zacharypoe6371
    @zacharypoe6371 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you try to put Windows 8.1 on there and see if that will work?

  • @damian9303
    @damian9303 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had this laptop a while ago, and it's probably only good for a Hackintosh, if you can get it running.

  • @pyrolusite2727
    @pyrolusite2727 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    When your video is at 6:20 and he still hasn't started the computer.

  • @Harbo23
    @Harbo23 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where did you find the drivers? I can't find the for this machine

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Julio C there's still drivers for XP on Dell's website, but if you want drivers for 7, you have to Google each individual specific device driver that is missing along with the operating system name

  • @aughhhhhg
    @aughhhhhg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dell Inspiron 15 has a core i3 8th gen can’t even open setting with in 2 minutes

  • @person7428
    @person7428 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can easily see the product key when you show the bottom.

    • @Bingocat
      @Bingocat  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol yeah, but since it's an XP product key I didn't really care much and it was probably already used anyways.

  • @qwertykeyboard5901
    @qwertykeyboard5901 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yah, i use my dell inspiron 700m for many things, tho 512mb o' ram is pushing it, even on a decent distro of linux

  • @richardangulo6855
    @richardangulo6855 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    how to use usb 2.0 in laptop with usb 1.1???? Thanks