Laptop bought in 2012 is it good or should I buy a new one?
Do you want to know if it is a good thing that your monitor is damaged?
After 9 years it will be time I would say. You don't believe how a new one can be fun. (have a new one since christmas)
So if the old man is faxing, get your stuff down before it just doesn't work like my old man…
Well, depending on what you're going to do with it. For surfing the Internet or to write e-mails and letters, it is easily enough. Probably not for current games.
Do not understand the question. Of course, the device is old from 2012. If you are just surfing and a display damage is not a broken neck, then you can stay with the current model.
Such an old laptop can still be used sensibly by installing the free Cloudready operating system on it. That makes a Chromebook out of any device. Cloudready requires an Intel 64bit or AMD 64bit. Here is the download: https://www.neverware.com/freedownload You need the USB Maker and an empty formatted USB stick.
Then simply boot the stick created and follow the instructions of the wizard. He erases everything completely and then installs Cloudready. After completing the installation and restarting, the initial setup wizard appears. Simply log in there with your Google account. Now your "Chromebook" is ready. The last step is to go to the settings and there to the section Media Plugins. There you can install codecs with just one click. Then the Widevine DRM component is also installed. Then go to the Linux (Beta) section and activate it. Then you have a Debian console and can install Linux applications.
Cloudready works like a rocket on devices as old as they are. The browser starts without delay. Windows, on the other hand, is a lame duck.
So you can continue to use an old device without spending any money.
I also have an old laptop with a first generation i3 on it. I also installed Cloudready on it. It runs extremely quickly.
Ehrenmann, many thanks
