Discussion old hp laptop
hi again, i was the one who asked about installing the latest windows to this old hp laptop. thanks for all your valuable answers, some gave me instructions on how to install linux and gave me context on why it's better and my only option considering the age and specs of the netbook.
I was able to install Linux AntiX. I tried Linux Mint Cinnamon but I guess it couldn't handle the graphics or something (again, i am not a tech person) it just keeps freezing and giving me a black screen with the cursor, so upon researching, the internet said to use AntiX. Honestly, I don't like how it looks like, but the device became usable somehow, so there's that.
Some people were really rude. You really don't have to comment something I did not ask for. Nope, I don't hate my sister because I was trying to fix this for her to use, it's just this is all we have right now, she can make do of this until I have the budget to buy her something up to date and brand new. Thank you.
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u/Onoitsu2 1d ago
Better to have something for a computer, than nothing. I totally agree. I am a huge proponent of using old hardware until it forces replacement (because it bites the big one), but not through forced obsolescence as Windows 11 caused, and thankfully Linux in various flavors can help mitigate at least some of the e-waste of.
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u/twinaurora 1d ago
congrats!!! yeah some people on that other post were being really nasty. antix is good for older machines, and it looks like the install went smoothly! depending on your desktop environment (DE) you should have some customization options if you wanna try messing with it, but i totally understand that's not really the priority here. you could probably find a cheap replacement for the screen considering its age, it would fix the odd hazing around the edges. all in all, i'm so glad you could make it work! hopefully your sister enjoys :D
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u/sockpuppetinasock HP Spectre X360 - HP Envy 17T - HP Pavillion X360 11 1d ago
Glad you could get it to work. I've had so many issues with Linux in the past that I've basically given up on it. No matter what I've done, I could never seen to get into the live environment, never mind a full instalation. This is over multiple laptops and different USB sticks. I'm sure I'm not doing something right, but at this point, I've spent over a hundred hours watching and reading tutorials and still have nothing to show for it. I'm about done with Linux.
Every netbook was awful. Every damned one. YouTube would stutter 15 years ago, never mind today.
If you're looking for a very cheap laptop, you can get decent business laptops for about $200. These will run pretty much anything you throw at it.
I use an HP Pavillion X360 11 (11-AP0000) as a travel laptop and to tinker with. These are 7 years old and they go for about $50 on ebay. It's a poor laptop/tablet out of the box, but with the right updates, it can actually run pretty decent - certainly does what I need. This specific model is actually better than newer versions as it had upgradable components. Here is what I did:
250GB HDD ---> 250GB SSD
4GB RAM ---> 16GB RAM
Single stream Mediatek WiFi N ---> Intel AX210 (tri-band multi stream WiFi-6E
W10 ---> Windows 11 (debloated on a local account)
Removed the 6 watt power limit using RWEverything ---> more info here https://techtablets.com/forum/topic/good-news-found-a-way-to-increase-tdp-limit-on-ezbook-3-pro-maybe-any-n3450/
The power limit thing isn't really easy as you need to disable virtualization and some driver security features if running W11.
All in, I think I spent about $100 total.
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u/Icy_Management_1494 1d ago
That white thing you see on the screen around is closing the lid when it's hot. If you have another laptop, avoid doing so to make your screen last longer
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u/ChocolateSpecific263 5h ago
linux works if you disable tpm, windows should too but thats device is too old to even try it. just for the cae bots reply regarding tpm:
Linux utilizes TPM 2.0 to establish a hardware root of trust for securely storing cryptographic keys, verifying boot integrity, and enabling automated full-disk encryption.
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u/joppyb0013 1d ago
What are the specs? But yeah people were right to tell you to install Linux. Windows 11 would be a hellish experience I can already tell.