The second life of an old pc?

Question

Iron

I bought a laptop for work, the PC remained gathering dust, its power is not high (I don’t remember the exact parameters) it pulls medium toys. But it's a pity to throw it away, I don't want to sell it. Are there any ideas what it can be turned into at home?

Answer 1

Everyone would have your problems. It also pulls toys, as you put it.
If you do not need a file server, router and media center, you can donate it to those in need.

Answer 2

You can install Linux with a lightweight desktop
such as Xfce or LXDE
and you can use the PC as a workstation

Answer 3

I do not know the parameters of your hardware, but I will offer options:
1. Virtualization (running in developments on other systems, browsers, as well as installing web services to work on a local network)
2. Home file cleaning + media center. Here the problem is only in the number of hard ones and their volume that the iron will pull.
3. Finish with a file and give to relatives / those in need. For example, mother-in-law or sister instead of her ancient one.
4. Sell, old hardware is valued in the secondary market, depending on the configuration, prices go from 4 thousand for a complete piece of junk in the form of a processor on a 775 socket with a video card and 2-4GB of RAM, up to ...
5. A piece of iron for organizing a fashionable nowadays functionality - "Smart home"
6. Install operating systems and games that do not run in modern emulators, such as Windows 98, and thus treat bouts of nostalgia.