ravhall@discuss.online to Linux@lemmy.ml · 20 days agoHey! I found this old laptop for $500. Do you think I should buy it? Can I run Linux? Arch obviously.discuss.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up1361arrow-down1external-linkHey! I found this old laptop for $500. Do you think I should buy it? Can I run Linux? Arch obviously.discuss.onlineravhall@discuss.online to Linux@lemmy.ml · 20 days agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 days agoIs that just a model, or is there actually a display in the middle that does something?
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up23·20 days agoYes, there’s a monochrome display in the middle. It’s kinda like a TI-86 calculator aimed at children.
minus-squaremarkstos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·20 days agoThere is a small LCD in the middle. This is a different brand, but the same idea. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=XVKE22F1A9PU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._jFDRprRJyu_XHpllOiAD4EFd7M5TO_Vcv04A8bmlKrWhihcRTAwURR8E4SY2YDz0wIOOIXYdk5kuIW3d4ExVZUWZoBysCLuYa1wefCzFT-uNDungtHodL6wCmByJK1cqVgR6cZ3hpqClTZG55B1LeRtCcZiPzUQMbtR0FylQDvKWS-_JiLxhZSMQRhbU3p4M6Fxl2esLEcekrnqLMCtSw.ihoLtqVN1JKbG4eKr3MbxCrVKkoUgy9D7jjvqUw1MP8&dib_tag=se&keywords=vtech+laptop+for+kids+6-8&qid=1729988226&sprefix=vtech+laptop%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-4
minus-squareOdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·20 days agoFYI you can trim 80% of that. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ Amazon sure loves its tracking data.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 days agoYou can trim it even further: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/
Is that just a model, or is there actually a display in the middle that does something?
Yes, there’s a monochrome display in the middle. It’s kinda like a TI-86 calculator aimed at children.
There is a small LCD in the middle. This is a different brand, but the same idea.
https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=XVKE22F1A9PU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._jFDRprRJyu_XHpllOiAD4EFd7M5TO_Vcv04A8bmlKrWhihcRTAwURR8E4SY2YDz0wIOOIXYdk5kuIW3d4ExVZUWZoBysCLuYa1wefCzFT-uNDungtHodL6wCmByJK1cqVgR6cZ3hpqClTZG55B1LeRtCcZiPzUQMbtR0FylQDvKWS-_JiLxhZSMQRhbU3p4M6Fxl2esLEcekrnqLMCtSw.ihoLtqVN1JKbG4eKr3MbxCrVKkoUgy9D7jjvqUw1MP8&dib_tag=se&keywords=vtech+laptop+for+kids+6-8&qid=1729988226&sprefix=vtech+laptop%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-4
FYI you can trim 80% of that. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ Amazon sure loves its tracking data.
You can trim it even further:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/