Anyone got an old PC or laptop gathering dust ?

[RogerS]

...that is looking for a new home for beer money ?

I need one to recover the firmware on a couple of Zen 7530 routers. Spec is immaterial.

 

[DaveL]

How many old PCs would you like?

I probably have 4 or 5 taking up space, are all in some sort of tower case with VGA graphics ports.

 

[RogerS]

Hi Dave. Thank you for the offer. I’m guessing though that getting one from you to me is challenging. Plus I don’t have a screen etc etc. I think the laptop route is the way to go.

 

[Lons]

Hi Roger
I don't have a spare laptop but here's one in Hexham for £25 which might be worth a punt. You could likely get your money back if you sell it on later.

Just thinking, it's also possible to hire short term. A very quick google showed this one in Newcastle

Laptop hire Newcastle

Hire laptop Newcastle notebook rent laptop lap top MacBook rental Production

www.astralcomputers.co.uk

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[wallace]

Mother inlaw had one that I got her, she used it for writing code when designing games. Well no I jest, she used it for ebay. I think its only a chromebook. Would that suffice?

 

[RogerS]

Hi Roger
I don't have a spare laptop but here's one in Hexham for £25 which might be worth a punt. You could likely get your money back if you sell it on later.

Just thinking, it's also possible to hire short term. A very quick google showed this one in Newcastle

Laptop hire Newcastle

Hire laptop Newcastle notebook rent laptop lap top MacBook rental Production

www.astralcomputers.co.uk

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Thanks for the suggestion, Lons. The description speaks volumes though...

Battery not holding charge and power lead connection is a bit loose....I don't mind battery not holding charge but if that power lead is intermittent then that's a whole world of pain.

 

[RogerS]

Mother inlaw had one that I got her, she used it for writing code when designing games. Well no I jest, she used it for ebay. I think its only a chromebook. Would that suffice?

Thank you for the offer, Wallace, but a quick Google suggests that it won't run Windows stuff without a lot of faffing about...which I would have to learn.

 

[Lons]

I'll ask around my mates Roger failing that you'll just have to have a trip over here.
If that one is just a loose connection they aren't usually difficult to fix

 

[chataigner]

Makes you think that question. I've got 2 laptops and two towers in the attic. Cant think why I'm keeping them, the oldest go back to the 20th century (win98). Nostalgia perhaps ?

 

[RogerS]

Thanks everyone.

Zen and AVM have issued an updated set of firmware which is supposed to fix the issue and early reports suggest that it has. So I no longer need a laptop.

Have to say that Zen have been remarkably generous for all the faffing about re intermittent and troublesome connections and given me £200 compensation and a better router.

 

[Lurker]

Makes you think that question. I've got 2 laptops and two towers in the attic. Cant think why I'm keeping them, the oldest go back to the 20th century (win98). Nostalgia perhaps ?

I only got rid of the Dragon32 a couple of years ago

 

[John Brown]

I only got rid of the Dragon32 a couple of years ago

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