Things you can make from old, dead laptops

[@amirulizzad6122]

The word DIY, Life Hack, and Reuse are thrown around these days on clickbaity videos. This.... This is THE video that defines the DIY spirit properly. Actual useful items that you would ACTUALLY need, made using recycled product. Bravo, sir.

[@mxyrvl5698]

Lek.

[@PixxelCatz]

I can't agree more. Things that are normally thrown away get a second life and become something useful.

[@notcomfortablynumb]

Haha like the ones "DIY a beautiful chair - all you need is a industrial grade CNC router and a professional welding machine"

[@wisdoom9153]

Yea, some vids are dumb or plain misleading. But this? This is quality.

[@realcartoongirl]

hi

[@WimTon]

Another tip: keep all the screws from the dismantled laptops. They are mostly standardized and come in handy if you lose one

[@bjk8kds]

yeah, usually m2 screw that come standard with motherboard

[@electroid8119]

Very true. I often need m2.5 or m2 size for refurbished ones I do as a side project

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

Swallow them and hold a strong rare earth magnet over your stomach

[@DxvilSnipes]

lose*

[@seagullsg784]

Keep them for 2 plus years then chuck them as you realise you won't be using them

[@WreckedRevival]

This guy is basically how I imagined myself when I was a kid taking apart my broken electronics, except things actually work properly lmao.

[@coreyworthington8786]

Same. Still have loads of random parts and electronics laying around

[@Abhyuday_rai]

Yeah

[@brodybestluck]

Yup very relatable

[@damightyshabba439]

I was lucky - for the most part I left things working... BUT... I only fixed, this guy re-purposes.... But yeah, even aged 8 I'd be stripping down an Acorn Electron or a BMW 328... give me a spanner and a screwdriver and 3 hours... I'm a menace! But things are usually better than worse after. Now I'm 47.... pfffff...... I have rooms full of trash - old laptops, dead TV's.... broken speakers.... hopefully soon I'll get my magic back and get these things fixed / re-purposed.

[@dennyc4135]

this guy has drive to do it and then gain more experience with material and tools and knowledge.. and he makes a living from this

[@PJSproductions97]

I worked at a company that made the acrylic backlights for laptops and things. If you're doing the bear project, try to have the part of the cutout that's against the LEDs be in the same orientation as the original backlight was against its LEDs. The optical pattern on the acrylic has a density gradient so that the light will be more even over the whole surface if you do it that way!

[@kayodeadetunji-nn1yh]

PJ I love to work with acrylic and backlit can you help thanks

[@Me12345-j]

Hello..i want to learn electronic project making ..can u please help me.please

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[@twinkiefrost6668]

You're so cool for this. Keep the spirit

[@pleappleappleap]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. Since I started watching you, I've finished a whole bunch of half-done projects.

[@nateriver3020]

I agreed with the enthusiasm part of your comment with a serious face but as I read about the half-done projects it became funny. 😂

[@petera.knight-sewall8208]

How do you store all the parts? So the significant other is happier.

[@petera.knight-sewall8208]

Can you make a good car stereo out of found parts from old DVD, TV, computer parts, speakers, etc.

[@knightly_bear]

This is why he has over 2 million subscribers, it's all people who are enthusiastic about the real DIY hobby, not the fakes like 5 minute crafts, or shroom shroom

[@sabeenahassan2842]

@@knightly_bear its not shroom shroom its troom troom hahah

[@Termiic]

I seriously, SERIOUSLY did not expect this level of quality content from this video. The examples shown are the true form of recycling! Especially loved the lamp!

[@GlobalWalkabout]

Agreed, that lamp is cool.. As was all of it, but damn.. I'd love a lamp like that.

[@cagankahraman4031]

makes me want to smash my laptop

[@ProtoHadron]

i am twelve years old and i do exactly that, i take old broken electronics and scrap them for parts so i can build stuff with them

[@MaxOakland]

It’s sad that the entire DIY/Hacks niche has been destroyed by fake videos by outlets like 5 Minute Crafts and KZbin has allowed it even though they supposedly ban misinformation in their agreements The only thing KZbin cares about is money. Not quality We really need more competition in the tech industry. Breaking big companies into smaller ones would make things a lot better

[@MaxOakland]

@@ProtoHadron That’s so cool! I want to learn how to do that too. It seems very fun and creative

[@UOAPlays]

1:10 - Speakers: attaching bluetooth amp and USB cable to them 2:30 - Cooling System: used to cool high power L.E.D. lights 3:40 - Screen: using the diffusion sheet behind the screen to make diffused lights for art and tracing pictures 4:40 - More Screen: making cool/weird shit with the diffusion sheets + L.E.D. lights 5:35 - Using acrylic panel behind screen and cutting out shapes 6:55 - If screen ISN'T smashed, use it as an additional monitor or smart mirror 7:28 - Microphone - use as a lav mic or attach to your headset for gaming 10:09 - If HDD works, put it in an enclosure. If broken, use it for sanding tools or making wind chimes 11:39 - Using HDD head array and laser pointer to make a VU meter 12:53 - Battery: using the battery cells to charge USB devices 16:20 - Webcam: making a home security system (also covered in another video on his channel) 17:20 - The Laptop itself - if the OS still works, use it for retro software/hardware 18:04 - just give it to someone else lol

[@KingJellyfishII]

"Just give it to someone else lol"

[@Elfnetdesigns]

@@KingJellyfishII Just "donate" it to a charity so they can list it on ebay as "Vintage Hardware"

[@melonheadcsgo9814]

@DIY Perks should do this

[@reverseside7387]

@@KingJellyfishII with a link to this vid!!!

[@Lu-KN]

thanks

[@aayanbaig4775]

Mate now THIS is real diy, unlike 5-minute and all those weird channels. As the pinned comment says, this defines the DIY spirit correctly. You take something you cant use, and you make something that solves a problem. Congratulations! 4 years late, but you've earned yourself a subscriber! I might use your projects to inspire and make some of my own :D

[@bfsglol]

yeah!!!!

[@sheetaldaga586]

Use hard disk as external storage

[@numberyellow]

I think you're the only person i've ever seen, outside of the repair space, smiling, and happy about broken laptops.

[@andrenal3609]

Thats probably because he doesnt have to deal with customers service , which prevents alot of headaches and a much better life quality

[@numberyellow]

@@andrenal3609 Huh? what does customer service have to do with anything?

[@andrenal3609]

@@numberyellow I meant that if you ever worked in a repair/electronics shop , and had to deal with customers , it can be really abrasive and change your attitude towards people - a.k.a not a happy person -at least while doing your job , for example , i really like doing similar things the guy here is doing in my free time or things i have to do in work but in my free time in my house for myself , but i kinda hate doing it in my work place - because i find customer service to be a hideous thing...

[@numberyellow]

@@andrenal3609 i actually do computer repair as my job... yeah, customers suck sometimes, but when i am brought a broken computer, i am EXTREMELY happy, because i don't see a broken computer, or a dickhead customer... i see dollar signs, which means food, and rent, and fuel. for a lot of repair techs, it's just a job. For me, it's what i love doing, so customers can be pricks all they want, i'm still gonna be happy, because i'm doing what i love doing, and it allows me to eat.

[@kagartoe]

@@numberyellow Why can't you just agree with the truth that some costumers are extremely difficult and energy sapping?

[@duser]

I am genuinely impressed by the microphone.

[@calamitist]

Same here impressed by the camera security system as well

[@helLf1nGerTA]

Is there a video how he wired it?

[@phyoshan6465]

There's nothing here...go away 😂😇

[@yahianourallah-5546]

@@helLf1nGerTA +1 I want to build mine too

[@Jackalski57]

My only issue is the use of electrical tape rather than proper shrink tubing. Shrink tubing can easily be had in a variety of sizes and in assortment packs. Smaller circuit boards can also be encased in it and the ends crimped shut with pliers whilst the tubing is still warm if that look is desired. It looks, insulates and holds up much better than tape!

[@RiffRaffMama.]

This is the first "repurposing" video I have ever seen that actually produces useful, functional items, not just silly decorations etc.

[@whatiathatdogdoingfr]

T W it's cuz he has an understanding of the technology

[@Swordonator]

I agree

[@jayrbarrios1076]

I'm glad he didn't make a flower pot

[@kirkhammett110919901]

Thought the same.

[@johannesjellema7040]

The things he made from the laptop screen were also decorations right?

[@TAP7a]

I can't make up my mind as to whether I prefer the laptop arc, the brass arc, or the fake window arc, but what I do know is that I'm very grateful for all of them. Some of the best stuff on KZbin, hands down.

[@Me12345-j]

Hello..i want to learn electronic project making ..can u please help me.please

[@গারমারাগেলো]

একটা কথা বলোতো খেলেছো যেনে গেছি আগাও আমার রাস্তায় আগাই

[@ElliotPotts]

This feels like Art Attack for grown-ups!

[@HamzaARTi]

so truuue hhhhhh

[@amirulizzad6122]

"come and have a look at this"

[@Meeeeeerk]

Art Attack, but without the "Additionally to some paper tissues and paint you need some ectoplasm and the horn of a unicorn."

[@alanjackson2040]

ty :) got to watch that for kicks not seen Art Attack in decades :)

[@RetroPlus]

It really does

[@sebastian993]

I thought they were all going to be gimmicks, but there's some pretty cool things there

[@SamdGG]

Like what

[@Desugan69]

@@SamdGG the second monitor is pretty nice

[@lolgamez9171]

@@SamdGG the fresnel lens lamp and the smart mirror is pretty dope

[@claudiagabriela1638]

@@lolgamez9171 the lamp is meh and the mirror is overkill but is good

[@kamisama9715]

Me: watches this. My Laptop: *nervous overheating*

[@LoriPeace]

LOL

[@nrgnnvn6109]

Laptop: 👁️👄👁️💧

[@K1VV1939]

It's OK, he saw how to mount another fan on you

[@wiigay]

😭😭😭

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

dude 😂😂😂

[@lapua9828]

The backlit panel would also be extremely useful useful for astrophotography calibration frames when stacking images of nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, etc.

[@dilhaniganga6210]

Yeah right❤❤

[@RErnie-gv1hv]

And for combining older technologies. Viewing transparencies.

[@parknich081]

🤓

[@preatyrajrao6486]

What does that mean? I actually want to know

[@RErnie-gv1hv]

@@preatyrajrao6486 Which commenter are you asking?

[@Necrocidal]

I like how this channel actually is "DIY" stuff, not "DIY if you have $250k of sponsor-provided CNC machines"

[@abyssstrider2547]

You can easily do this with common tools. It just won't be as pretty. Well, there are ways to do it with a chisel and drill if you are accurate enough, etc.

[@Chimera_Photography]

@@abyssstrider2547 That was their point :) you just said what they said in different words

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@Chimera_Photography A drill, saw and a damn chizel + hammer will cost you nothing dude.

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@Chimera_Photography probably not even 300$ and most of the cash you will give for the drill as it's the most expensive.

[@WHYZMAN_]

@@abyssstrider2547 Everyone is agreeing with you...

[@Macallion]

As someone who had been considering buying a second monitor and who has about five old laptops still lying around, this video made me very happy.

[@TheDestroyer73]

dam imagine the possibilities and how many screens you can have now xD

[@JordanPool13]

Just a warning, I did this with a really old laptop and it worked, but the screen brightness was absolute garbage. Make sure if you convert a laptop to a second monitor that it's from the last 10 years at least or the screen will be really dark.

[@Macallion]

@@JordanPool13 Thanks for that. Will do. :)

[@Nishy99]

This is the most underrated channel ever. This is the true meaning of DIY

[@asaschlobohm]

Literally has 6 million subs I think it’s far from underrated

[@asaschlobohm]

Steve Rogers 2*

[@Bxrben_Dr1p]

DJ Cook: Am I a joke to you?

[@b.alexandru]

Underrated at 2 mil subs*

[@LuisA-uk3hr]

U do realize he got more than 2mil subs right

[@yawniesartonline]

I’ve used this video as my only reference for making my e waste sculpture. It’s been so helpful I feel like I owe you something. I used the screen lamps as two main parts of my sculpture. Thank you!!!! Once the auction for the sculpture is over. I’d love to potentially collaborate on some public art installations. Even just talking with you to hear your insight on it. The recycling community definitely needs more people like you.

[@ConorFenlon]

Be careful when re-using laptop battery cells. It's extremely important to check the internal resistance, self-discharge rate, remaining capacity, and whether or not they heat up when charging. I re-purpose li-ion cells from old laptop batteries all the time, and have tested probably 250+ cells at this point. The last thing you should do is just stick it in a charger if the voltage is still "good" without properly testing the cell first for safety. I had a few Sanyo cells the other day, took them out of the pack, checked the voltage. 3.86V. I though "Great! These are still good!", that is, until I ran them through a Liitokala Engineer lii-500 to check their remaining capacity...During the initial charge cycle the temperature SHOT up at ~4V. They must have been 75 degrees C or more, I could barely handle them. So please, if you're reading this, be careful. While the majority of old cells MAY be safe, it's imperative to check them first before re-use. Imagine you gave a power bank to your little brother/sister or cousin and later found out they were burned or worse? Take the precaution of checking them properly, it's so important guys.

[@hypnoz8729]

TheRageMaker he said celsius dude not fahrenheit

[@ConorFenlon]

Apologies, I should have written Celsius to be more clear.

[@Melvz]

Ok boomer

[@bruhidk3337]

who asked.

[@bmac3933]

@@bruhidk3337 bruh he is just making people aware that there are more precautions to take so you don't INJURE yourself or others

[@AlexTuduran]

This man's house must be quite interesting.

[@saxaxe5976]

Lol

[@dangaming5799]

Mr Pickles is a Pickle

[@_filipstary]

I was just thinking about it. Lol

[@AlexTuduran]

@@seanlabath560 Best comment.

[@RabbyRabbithole]

he probably has real iron man suits in the basement

[@dearThax]

a little rant here. I bought a book about "what to do with a dead computer" or something, and hoped for just this sort of projects! Instead I learned how to make a doorstop, and a rock garden, etc. It was a complete waste! Thank you for making these videos for us to enjoy. If you ever thought of publishing a book with this content and building passive income, I'm ready to order one.

[@身赤-w3w]

Return that sht lol don't give scammers your money

[@soniccookie655]

I think I saw the same book! I was disappointed too. Stuff like this was what I wanted.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@身赤-w3w exactly

[@grafknives9544]

So this book was just "drop laptop in different locations" :)

[@andrewhall8131]

Mortar board ?

[@ze0tech189]

This channel is 100% just Basically Homeless for adults (and i love both of them equally) This is my favorite part of the internet.

[@mihair4354]

fr they are bith amazing

[@TheSutanian]

Poor british man

[@insanejughead]

18:05 This. This is truly why I appreciate what you do! You're so humble, honest, and true to the DIY mindset.

[@MysticalApple]

KZbin, THIS is DIY Stop recommending me 5 minute crafts and buzzfeed! I want to see THIS.

[@user_rKChwLeBqKYyurEfiSLFmCBNC]

@Aung Zeya wait what is 5 minute craft i have heard of waste 5 minute of your life craft

[@xiondFirst]

You can tell KZbin to stop recommending it to you.

[@technoboi1501]

I agree

[@xiondFirst]

@@LegoRobotLover it does for me lol

[@ishouldntbesayingthisbecau1257]

TheJoJmaster :click the 3 dots :click ‘Stop recommending this channel’ :Profit

[@s00gee]

Fantastic DIY suggestions that you actually COULD do yourself! The one thing I'd like to see covered that wasn't, though, is how to repurpose an internal DVD/RW drive into a standalone one. This would be especially useful, since newer laptops no longer include optical drives, and those almost never went bad in old laptops. Please include this in one of your next videos!

[@MatthewN8OHU]

While a nice suggestion, this isn't always something that can be successfully removed and put in some kind of external case.

[@s00gee]

@@MatthewN8OHU Oh no! I was really hoping to be able to do that.

[@LightCarver]

@@s00gee Most of them can be, only Really old ones were custom. Same adapter as laptop size hard drives have in external cases.

[@-MrDontCare-]

@@s00gee ​Actually, you can for 90% of them, it is. It must be a pretty weird laptop if you can't. ICY BOX has good cases for them. I use it myself.

[@DM-sc4ru]

If the laptop has a DVD/RW and was made about 2010 or so. The DVD/RW drive is SATA drive with the micro connector. You can get a micro SATA to usb adaptor.

[@GrumpyTy34er]

You know, I came back to watch this again for whatever reason and I just like that you aren’t pretentious, and you show what you did. For some things that are difficult, you offer easy alternatives as well.

[@moiquiregardevideo]

Small improvement on the laser view meter: Mount the entire hard-drive on a small fan that you voluntarily force to vibrate. Either brake one of the fan blade or glue some weight. This will create the vertical scan while the music is still displayed as an horizontal line. The effect is similar to using a scope but nicer because the scan is symmetrical. What you see is nice Lissajous figures depending on the frequency content of the music.

[@Shitbird3249]

Christian Gingras Mmm. Myes, indeed.

[@nixietubes]

Vu meter

[@moiquiregardevideo]

120 thumbs up, my most popular comment on youtube. My first experience of a similar way to display music was using an old color TV. There was still a few vacuum tube, in particular a large one with metal cap on top to rectify 25 kv and a bigger one for pulsing at 15 KHz to produce horizontal scan an the high voltage +25 kv. The CRT was 26 inches, diagonal. It was the old style with the phosphor being dots, not vertical stripes. It used dynamic convergence with 3 electromagnets close to the deflection 'yoke'. A PCB with 16 adjustable resistors allowed to adjust how much current is used to stir each color mostly near the 4 corners. I disconnected both horizontal and vertical wire from the yoke (like the science fiction pretend: don't adjust your tv, we control the horizontal and vertical... I used a 6 volt transformer, connected it on the horizontal wires of the yoke. I connected the vertical to an amplifier, in parallel with the speaker. Result: Same as with this laser, except: because of the dynamic convergence, trying to force the red, green and blue to center, the 3 colors were separated but followed similar path. The music was illustrated with these 3 intense, saturated, colors. Using a more recent CRT, we need to use magnets near the neck to force the color to separate. Otherwise, the convergence is so good that we just see a more boring white trace. It is hard to keep the color saturated in every parts of the screen. Modern CRT are just too good at keeping the 3 colors well aligned with the shadow mask.

[@NeilJohnsonHXC]

I cant believe I'm saying this but... THIS is 19 minutes of my life I'm glad I spent on KZbin. DIY Perks leaves me informed, capable and inspired to try out these re-purposed project from an old laptop.

[@Hotobu]

These ideas all suck.

[@2002nkpB]

This is actually the first DIY channel where i thought "Damn i actually might try these!"

[@CaptainShenanigans42]

TheRageMaker ah yes, he must be mistaken Mr. Mind Reader sir.

[@KookoCraft]

@TheRageMaker SORRY FOR THE MISTAKE MISTER! How does the 2020 election turn out mister?

[@CrossfireCam-Aus]

A warning for the HDD platters ideas… I discovered recently that small HDD platters can be some kind of delicate glass or something. I dropped one on a hard surface and it shattered into thousands of sharp tiny bits. Not fun to clean up. But if they’re proper metal, should be all good!

[@timmydirtyrat6015]

You should do something like this but for older/broken smartphones, they can have a lot of interesting uses.

[@HAWXLEADER]

I'd love to use their cameras as Webcams!!!! most webcams are utter shit while smartphone cameras are great!

[@lazyh-online4839]

@@HAWXLEADER problem is the protocol. I can't remember if it was this guy but there was a video about reusing old laptop cameras, the camera itself uses 4 wires that actually follow USB protocol so you can even plug it into a regular computer USB. Cell phone cameras, however, have a completely different set of protocols, both hardware and software with many different pinouts and methods of connecting to a host device. Some cameras like the one for the Google Pixel have sufficient documentation and even have interface boards, however you'll need to do a lot of research to find which one will work. In addition, if you're using it as a USB type webcam then you may be limited by the speed of the USB protocol itself. This is why some cameras for high demand applications (think industrial and manufacturing uses like machine vision) use "Ethernet" cables because of the higher bandwidth and greater reliability.

[@pleaseadjustyourtracking6330]

There's a program on android called IP Webcam, and you can use an older smartphone as a motion activated security camera. It also works with a cloud backup service for $4 a month. You can also put one of those clipon fish-eye lenses on it.

[@szilardsomogyi6548]

@@pleaseadjustyourtracking6330 I used IP webcam for a few weeks on an older phone and the device kept overheating, bugging out and eventually turning off. After just those few weeks (few hours a day usage) my battery life went down to one fifth of what it used to be. Its possible to use smartphone cameras as webcams, but in general they were not designed to be used for longer periods, especially while the phone is transmiting that video feed. Newer phones could probably handle it better than my old galaxy S6, but you should still be careful.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

@@pleaseadjustyourtracking6330 There's a free app that I have used for years as a security camera called Alfred. Works on both android and IOS. It's brilliant. It has free icloud storage.

[@vaxine19]

Don't forget to save the windows license key. That's can come in handy.

[@iH85CH001]

how can you do this? when you view it in the system, it's typically not a real key from what i've seen, especially if the system is the one the computer came with. if you installed it and paid for a license yourself though, its a different story and yes it would be on there... care to explain? im curious how you can do this. thanks in advance .

[@feelsgoodmanjpg7762]

@@iH85CH001 with the software Windows Product Key Viewer for example

[@XFTFX]

I don't think that's "legal" (depends on where you live), Windows OEM License, the one that comes preinstalled with the device, is supposed to be usable only for that particular device, non transferable. But may still be able to be used and activated in other devices if you try, though this will be "grey" in legal context. Unless we're talking about windows Retail/FPP license we bought separately from the device, that will come in handy since we have the right to transfer the license to other devices.

[@iH85CH001]

@@feelsgoodmanjpg7762 gotchu, will look into that. @fathi, not tryna do anything illegal either lol. Just asking out of curiosity and for educational purposes.

[@maYdaY1337]

@@iH85CH001 older laptops used to have the windows key (license sticker) on the back. At least most of mine had it back in the windows xp, vista and windows 7 days. Not sure about newer ones (my win10 doesn't have one)

[@fleggle]

And here I was just salvaging drives and RAM like an utter amateur

[@MarksterC]

SAME was just about to throw a laptop out then I found this

[@AtomiK-XIX-Bit]

I played football with it

[@justgenzthings6290]

@@AtomiK-XIX-Bit gg

[@doxed64]

"filthy casual"

[@amydavis4945]

I absolutely applaud you for "reuse and repurpose" and ideas that will keep old laptops out of landfills. Unfortunately this is all above my technical abilities, lol.

[@uuh4yj43]

save your harddrives at least, the adapter pieces are very cheap and its always good to have extra storage. and they are easy to hook up with no special pieces to desktop motherboards. i'm also really bad with tech but this one i did do.

[@kwakmad91]

I can't wait to spill a drink all over my wife's laptop

[@agent_447]

I hope you live to tell the story

[@omotolaoyeniyi631]

😁😁

[@JohnCena-rf2lw]

wanna try recycling a laptop or wanna get thrashed?

[@PixxelCatz]

You madlad

[@datdang9113]

unless it's a Thinkpad

[@jy5733]

That heat sink lamp is one of the most cyberpunk things I've ever seen.

[@tigerdan]

just imagin using that lamp "let me just turn on some light" wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@zulfikarhidayat2663]

I thought it's a scrappunk

[@JoseGranny]

@@zulfikarhidayat2663 Nope. It's cyberpunk.

[@DjRea75]

@@rezlov_ Whenever Cyberpunk is said, Deux ex comes always first to my mind.

[@visionaeon]

Now the Trailer of CP2077 is playing in my head. Thanks!

[@sohji9412]

This man heard "recycle" once and dedicated his entire life to it

[@andriwll]

yes

[@aoshi2552]

Like mister Burns did when Lisa talked to him about it

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

Yea. Who knew that Harry Potter was into tech. :3

[@guillermogutierrez-santana4446]

@@grass-eatingsheepwhen7713 Internet Man 1: "Joke or benign comment." Internet Man 2: "I hate you."

[@S_Tadz]

the 3 R's, man! Recycle, Repair, Reuse!

[@naly202]

Ive just discovered the channel. Everything is perfect about this video: the charming guy, his soothing voice with its lovely British accent, the awesome creative projects and the general motivational message it gives to people who care about the environment

[@Plexiate]

Someone needs to go into the microphone business and recycling business.

[@zombiepm4373]

Plexiate? In this comment section? its more likely than you think

[@weepingwillow_]

omg yessss

[@professorfukyu744]

Sounds fun. May take you up on that.

[@luckystar3641]

@@zombiepm4373 Plexiate? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of KZbin, localized entirely within this comment section?

[@laqueefasteinberg4981]

Why-so the cost of these everyday goods can go through the roof and have people spamming your mailbox with "WE BUY YOUR ITEMS!"

[@ClarkKant1]

I use an old Acer Netbook to improve my music. It's keeping my piano level.

[@killerqueen4681]

that's deep

[@charliesnarky9726]

Get the speakers

[@oldranger649]

that is Acer's "Highest & Best Use"

[@lifescanofslovakiamusicand4802]

You can run Addictive Drums 1.5, pretty good drum VST on hardware like Acer Aspire One. With proper sound card, you can even do basic multitrack music recording on it, and i am sure you can run prettty good sounding VST piano plugins like Acoustica Pianissimo on that machine :)

[@Sami_WTF]

@@lifescanofslovakiamusicand4802 you didn't get his joke....

[@IneptOrange]

I disassembled like 20 old laptops in my early teens out of pure boredom and destructivity. Ended up using the magnets from disk drives as fridge magnets.

[@dimapiwa]

And then, trying to take them away, you accidentally take the fridge door with it😂

[@IneptOrange]

I have to say, of course these laptops were already broken or otherwise worthless, I'm not a monster.

[@IneptOrange]

@@NickDrawzComix Yeah sorry, didn't realise I was replying, I just saw the comment and had to say so lol

[@DAMN3DG3]

they are my favorite things from old broken hardware

[@MehtabShinwari]

Great content as always. Just a slight correction, I am a ContaCam user and if you use the motion capture and recording triggers it is extremely resource intensive. So if you plan on using the software and have a slower system please make sure you turn down the recording quality otherwise it will max out the CPU and will crash every few hours.

[@alvincao1306]

the quality on that mic got me thinking why do i even bother spending so much on headsets

[@jaalan7896]

yeaaa, My headset sounds about half that good...

[@deathstrike7799]

@@jaalan7896 external mics are the way to go if you use a pc

[@BigDBoogyWoogy]

But why do they sound so shitty when still build into a laptop?

[@carlholdenart9330]

@@BigDBoogyWoogy Good mic components aren't too expensive, the quality of the circuits controlling it and isolating it properly can be however, the amp they use in the laptop is also surrounded by electrical equipment so lots of interference.

[@cekpi7]

@@carlholdenart9330 Same reason why most headsets don't sound as good as they should, motherboard is downgrading them quite much.

[@cjwrecks7418]

expected a like " i turned it into 3 coasters or I made a plate out of it for NO REASON but this is actually really well done and not wasteful good on you mate!

[@jjoke5014]

Turning an HDD into wind chimes is pretty wasteful. Also he does not mention things such as re-using the Ram, or SSDs etc.

[@markc871]

@@jjoke5014 Well he does say to put hard drives into enclosures. Older machines didn't have SSD's but the same would apply.

[@jjoke5014]

Mark C Apologies, yes he did say this. However I’m sticking with my point.

[@KanetheRoo]

3:29 the fan on the lamp could also be used as a solder fume extractor

[@jimg5669]

What. wait.. why would you... wait , why would you , what, wannt to extract ... wait, what was the question? 😄

[@Robofrog100]

@@jimg5669 why would you want to extract hte toxic fumes of a molten metal? i dont know, can you think of a reason?

[@Scorpion50o1]

@@Robofrog100 that was the joke...

[@TheXentios]

@@Scorpion50o1 Nope He really did not know.

[@haydenwiseman3056]

@@Robofrog100 with the way he typed i think hes already got enough toxic fumes in him lol

[@RyanVaudrin]

One of the best DYI video's I've ever seen. Especially like the generosity he instills with the projects! well done

[@stonedsasquatch]

I have boxes of harvested parts that I knew I would need one day. Because of this vid I took the course cooling unit and used it for my lighting for my scope. Those led heat up real quick. Now I don't have to worry bout summer temps. This channel rocks

[@Arti9m]

Regarding old hardware that works only on 32-bit OS: sometimes a virtual machine can be used. 32-bit VM will work fine inside 64-bit host OS, and you can redirect USB (always) and PCI (requires mobo and cpu support) to the VM. I use such setup for an old USB scanner.

[@PumpkinSeed17]

Great idea....if you can find 64bit drivers for your old device. :)

[@Arti9m]

The idea is that 32-bit drivers work fine on 32-bit VM that is running inside 64-bit host.

[@PumpkinSeed17]

@@Arti9m Not exactly. The idea is that 32bit SOFTWARE will run well in the 32bit VM...inside the 64bit host. I believe the host would still need a 64bit driver for the hardware to be functional in the VM. I could be wrong about this. I haven't dealt with this exact situation myself. Cheers!

[@PumpkinSeed17]

I hope I'm wrong and if so, I'm sorry for the the misinformation.

[@dragonsloves]

@@PumpkinSeed17 You are wrong and kinda right. You can pass the usb device directly into the VM without having the 64 bit host machine bother with it at all. The only downside is if the hostmachine does like win10 tends to do and autoinstall a driver. Sometimes these drivers can be explicity unsopported by the OS and actually cause crashes and unstability. There are ways around this, but still something to keep in mind if you plug old devices into your pc. TL;DR: No drivers need to exist on 64 bit host for 32 bit VM.

[@rooshi3701]

I don't know the math on cost efficiency, but this could be a good way to make side money if you have the time and depending on the price and usability of the laptops you pick up. Potentially good for teens as it can also develop electronics skills

[@gilberteffenlie]

it really is a good way of learning and making money at the same time ( schools are quaking )

[@JerryEricsson]

I have taken apart dozens of old hard drives. The magnets are handy to have around the house, and in the desert, they can be used to find meteorites. I have used the disks to make wind catchers for my wife's wind chimes that have lost them in the wind. They do keep their shine and with a sharp drill bit, you can drill a hole on the disk and run some fish line through it to tie it to the chime, a small wooden ball works to ring the the chimes as the wind twirls the disk.

[@donnaharter7187]

I know where the IT dept. toss's the old dead laptops, I'm wondering how happy they will be if I helped them out by getting rid of their clutter?

[@donnaharter7187]

I know where the IT dept. toss's the old dead laptops, I'm wondering how happy they will be if I helped them out by getting rid of their clutter?

[@lightningpo26]

2 year. Its been 2 years when I first saw this video and I still watch this every once in a while.

[@caratlove4107]

My grandmothewr gave me an old laptop of hers that I noticed was broken. I'm actually attempting to reuse the LCD screen to have another screen monitor, this gave me more ideas on what to do with the rest of the components :)

[@justarandomgamer6309]

where is your profie pic from? i feel like I've seen that character somewhere but I can't remember

[@efhi]

@@justarandomgamer6309 may be Mirai Nikki

[@voidyt9939]

how is it broken

[@trenttagestad5282]

This is the EXACT CONTENT I've been searching for. I wish there were ten million more videos like this.

[@michaelboros4738]

let us all take a moment of silence for the kid who broke his mom's laptop for this and was never seen again

[@rommansahak1863]

Lmao underrated comment

[@1exycon]

f in the chat

[@kareno8634]

@@rommansahak1863 --> Hear Hear! 8 ) . . . never underestimate a mom.

[@AlexandreG]

why u so dark bud?

[@squidsnoopy1560]

F

[@meganwannemacher8855]

I haven’t thrown a laptop away since 2005, I’ve been waiting for this video to come in to my life randomly. I’ll still never do any of it, but it’s cool :)

[@deanmindock3680]

I love the "I can do anything" mindset. It is invigorating, to say the least.

[@BankruptGreek]

"if you have a broken laptop you are in a whole heap of fun" haha my laptop stopped working, I can finally have so much fun with it!

[@RogueWallEnthusiast]

Nobody. People who've seen this video: Yes my laptop broke!

[@thebobsmith1444]

lucky me..I have 2.

[@FS--ew3se]

@@thebobsmith1444 I have 10

[@TheBabblingBuffoon]

Bank: gets a thousand dollar security system; is extremely bad This lad with a laptop camera

[@bharathimahadevkudavakkali5370]

Lol

[@archibaldsmith3876]

0

[@tristanmicquade7949]

This shit the real life hacks not some garbage

[@boxwithahat]

The reason that commercial security systems tend to look awful are due to storage constraints rather than the cameras themselves. A company may need to store weeks or even months of 24 hour footage, and video takes up more space as quality increases. The kind of capacity needed for that is expensive even for businesses, especially considering one building may have dozens or even *hundreds* of security cameras, all recording at once, non-stop.

[@illidari12211]

@@boxwithahat there are ways around this, like motion and light detection so its not constantly recording. this would have to be used in low traffic locations too.

[@nuclear_winter]

Things anyone can make with an old dead laptop and no skill - a cup coaster, a doorstopper, a prop up for other objects, a weight, a weapon, and an old dead laptop in several broken pieces (results depend on how hard you throw or smash it)

[@m00semanus]

You’re a huge asset to the KZbin community. Thank you for your interesting and calm videos

[@w4shep]

m00semanus i couldn’t agree more! Operative word... calm.

[@rustyarchitect]

This man made me impressed with EVERY SINGLE DIY. Not something that would happen on normal DIY videos nowadays

[@JJones-gw9vy]

Me: There's no way he can make anything out of this crap, that's actually useful. (20 mins later) Me: hey does anyone have an old laptop they don't want?

[@lowspecghost2403]

😂😂

[@trinimafia001]

i got tons lol, at my job we throw away laptops on a weekly basis

[@NEXOKAI]

ScareKrow lol you gotta hook me up 😂

[@xxxxxDUSTYxxxxx]

Oh look, ANOTHER lame, over used, unoriginal “meme” comment.....😐

[@shockwave3864]

Richard Keister 600th like

[@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic]

I broke down three computers and made a large pile of junk!

[@spagamoto]

Save the hinges - nice for building adjustable lamps, lids, and work holders since they hold their position. You can also salvage bluetooth adapters out of some laptops, just like the webcams. Mind the voltage, some run on 3.3v instead of 5. Save the power brick and the laptop's power input jack to power a future project. Some newer laptops also have light sensors and magnetometers that sometimes can be found on little daughter boards. Also, some laptop cases are made of magnesium, which can be a fun metal to experiment with (safely).

[@Mr.Engine993]

In case you make the external monitor, the hinges will be perfect to make it adjustable. You can also try getting the WiFi chips, they might be interchangeable with a laptop that works

[@LeonRamkumar]

When we do get to Mars, we'll need people like you in the first communities.

[@suhailab3634]

He will get us to Mars probably

[@77funtomas]

I hope we won't. What for!? To make such a mess like we do on Earth?

[@BNJA5M1N3]

Or you can colonize the forests once civilization dies and then you won't necessarily have to go to Mars

[@pugg5ter542]

tomas grunwald Because it’s got water it grows plants and really I think we will be on Mars in the next 50 years

[@KartsAgainstHumanity]

@@pugg5ter542 Andy weir's The Martian (Book) Is actually really scientifically accurate and the guy survives for a year and a half on mars.

[@P2Bgaming]

This was really interesting. There are so many gimmicky ways of reusing the parts, but you found some really good ones I've never seen before! Another option for older laptops that still work but are slow, is to put a minimal linux distribution on them and use them kinda like a chromebook.

[@rasaecnai]

which version of linux distro do you recommend for older laptops? like dual core 4gb ram?

[@-Savage-]

@@rasaecnai with those specs I think you could run just about any distro. I myself have older laptops with 1 and 2g of ram that I've been trying many distros on trying to find one that suits my needs. Their is an open source equivalent of chrome, just can't think of the name, but primarily uses the older hardware/software for solely internet use. As to not tax the system so much to run slowly.

[@sansfont]

Modern GNOME and KDE are quite resource intensive. A lighter DE like Xfce will run better on older hardware. Xubuntu is a good option.

[@asw853]

I love Linux :)

[@teklife]

@@-Savage- chromium os is the open source chrome OS, there's also chromixium. Bodhi Linux I've always find to be the most lightweight and stable and all around best Linux distribution for old slow computers, it's based on Ubuntu LTS, so it's very solid but the softwares will usually be older.

[@theone4821]

If I ever have the need to recommend a DIY channel, I will make sure yours is the first. I am blown away.

[@JacuzziMaster]

me-*watches this on my perfectly fine newly bought laptop* also me- "well its lagging a lot nowadays so..."

[@simdimdim]

One always needs a new laptop :D and apparently old laptop(s) too :D

[@erikjohnson9256]

OH MY GOODNESS. I opened this completely expecting clickbait. This is the definitive DIY video. You've earned my subscription!

[@Ninjetika]

9:43 That's actually a REALLY impressive microphone!!!

[@elishaprickly6111]

Please im waiting for your reply pleased

[@banterlona8166]

@@elishaprickly6111 ?

[@aienbalosaienbalos4186]

@@elishaprickly6111 ?

[@MegaArrasyid]

@@elishaprickly6111 ?

[@dymondgames2884]

@@elishaprickly6111 ?

[@exoZelia]

I love this!! I like buying bulk broken laptops and seeing what I can fix. These are some great options for the unsavables

[@ZazzilasArden]

Whenever I get my hands on an old computer, I usually just clean it up, replace the thermal compound, replace the HDD, and put a light "windows-like" Linux distro on it, such as LXLE. If I'm in an extra good mood, and it is a desktop, I might put in like a GT 710 or an HD 6450. Then I either give them to literally anyone I know who needs a PC, or donate them.

[@Omnar_Goldmane_RGLH]

ZORIN OS Lite on old laptop's, I literally do same thing 4 ppl young and old, it's a fun hobby and man I love seeing the appreciation from the kids.

[@davidlawrence8711]

These days, so long as it’ll run fortnite the kids’ll love it

[@herald1953]

@@davidlawrence8711 fortnite barely run on old laptop

[@herald1953]

try install Arch, you'll see why its both fun and frustrating

[@SerifSansSerif]

Same. Lxle makes old laptops stupidly fast

[@halogenlightblob2224]

Beware: this may void your warranty.

[@4P0CA1YP5E]

What warranty? *Proceeds to tear laptop apart*

[@paulbinns9375]

l LMAO ! ;)

[@jamieh4086]

"may" void your warranty, lol! Me: Proceeds to send in polar bear screen for full screen replacement.

[@ramonhamm3885]

nyuk nyuk!

[@MC-hs4mf]

@@jamieh4086 lol

[@northshoregirl72]

I repurposed my laptop to function as a serving tray.

[@KipdoesStuff]

I use mine to weigh down a box on my work bench. I just placed all the pieces inside and that box will most likely be there for a long time.

[@slum7448]

@Akira Kurusu nah nothing better then electricity spark on your food

[@jeaneleretford4635]

@@KipdoesStuff good best use of that tech

[@jeaneleretford4635]

Serving tray

[@jeaneleretford4635]

A

[@danjim249]

Apart from the useful ideas you give on this video, i subscribe to you for being such a good person that you thought about giving an older computer to old people who would "just need to acces emails". That's exactly what we did with my grandma and she's happy to get news from family outside the country. Have a very pleasant day and please, do not change your soul for the usual common trashy ones that spread out in our modern societies. ;-) Cheers from Switzerland 👍

[@TheBriemis]

I applaud your enthusiasm, enginuity and thrifty mindset. Keep being awesome.

[@piggyzfastgt1439]

The "LED Laptop Screen" can also be used as a replacement backlit keyboard. You can trigger the keyboard to work via USB and order replacement laptop keycaps that are transparent and also be used as backlit keycaps.

[@bilala1915]

bro i am interested in ypur idea can u suggest me any demo video

[@colinmaharaj]

10:30 For hard drives, even though it may be small in capacity, I use it for backups. As a developer my source code files are pretty small so space is not a concern. Availability is the main concern.

[@therealxenoz]

Fr. Really small Drives in EDC saves soo much time

[@skysight1553]

Same, I have a, 500 GB hard disks from my last laptop I use for backup of important data,

[@harshlarose6670]

If you're a developer and the code is actually important to you, please get a new hard drive, flash storage or an SSD, old hard drives aren't the most reliable for backing up important data.

[@gamespender8605]

@@harshlarose6670 or just get 3 old hard drives and be safe through redundancy 😁

[@BayuSanjaya]

I do backup to the cloud. Encrypted and splitted into chunks of files and uploaded to the different cloud provided of course. Offline storage is only for non important things like music or movies, ISOs, or mirror repository.

[@Vexcenot]

Tiny laptop camera > real security camera

[@ShyShyTAS]

I won't be suprised when this guy starts making mechas out of memory sticks and harddrives.

[@Biznatski]

Omg, i would love to see something like that happen, there happens to be one youtuber im forgetting his name, he made an "Eight Legged Thomas The Train Flame Thrower Mech" lmao.

[@iamyourgreatgreatgreatgrea6291]

@@Biznatski Is it perhaps colinfurze you're talking about? Wouldn't be surprised if it was anyhow! :D

[@firstnamelastname-rd6fn]

What kind of sorcery is this?? My 200$ mic doesn't even sound like this

[@therealphantom6775]

This video is edited so he could've used audio editing and made it sound more clear and higher quality

[@thomasrivet2821]

May have something to do with the dedicated preamp -- a great signal through a lackluster amp gives lackluster output

[@sleeplessgamer4120]

@@matthewfuller3826 this was made before that was an option.

[@xa-xii1316]

download realtek drivers

[@matthewfuller3826]

Sleepless Gamer Oh, yeah, I didn’t see the upload date :p

[@walkju1]

"Give it away to an old person..." annnnd now you're the IT support for that same old af laptop for the next 13 years

[@ronpool6577]

Give it to a much older person .

[@blestwynnz6634]

@@ronpool6577 that got dark fast

[@pugg5ter542]

Ron Pool lol XDDDD

[@alexanderscott3647]

That's precisely why you're giving it away! You don't know how to work on it or what to do with it.

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

there's no such thing as an "old af laptop" you young fuckers are on an impulse scaled timeline, and have no concept or value of what's old.

[@xnedyprogaming4366]

This channel is the best in the category. Congrats on turning broken stuff into new one that's actually useful. Keep up the great work mate!

[@alejandrop5631]

I can't explain how i love your videos... It's so relaxing to see how perfect you do everything...

[@demimoto9095]

This is like a 'life hack' video that is actually useful. He even says when one of the ideas is a little silly but still worth mentioning. Nice video!

[@thewhisperingchannel]

You edited the mic part so well, that people can't even notice the difference between the reused mic and your recording mic. Good job.

[@kritpoudyal6197]

Nape Riggers I mean he did say that he uses an old laptop mic for his recording mic also sooo I mean

[@Thatsmahnut]

Nice username /s

[@wingsofwarriorcats4699]

I hope people know that if your laptop screen is broken just connect it to a monitor. I you just pulled it apart for fun it could be a massive waste

[@brandonanderson4876]

These are exactly the ideas I have in mind when dismantling everything but never has it turned out like this man's wtf i think its the accent that gives you power and the ability to sound a lot more intelligent ...and my Texan accent is great for commentating Nascar or perhaps a rodeo ......you sir are basically the tinker God!

[@burakkasal1621]

this just makes me sad about throwing away my old laptops.

[@Danbatio]

I throw away two laptops a couple of months ago. Now I need to get back to recycle them.

[@Unbeniamhable]

This is probably one of the best DIY videos on KZbin You just earned a sub mate

[@minkx346]

ᵒʰ ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ᵒʰ ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᴵ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃᵗ ˡᵉᵃˢᵗ ᵒⁿᵉ ˢᵘᵇˀ Yes im serious...I'm really begging.

[@_Twayne]

Liked, subscribed, saved - thank you! Years ago I began making art projects out of old appliances, CDs and DVDs, then old computers. I now have more than 500 (mostly working) outdated computers in my collection, and have been exploring practical and art ideas to put them to good use. Thank you so much for your great ideas and how-tos! I will recommend your channel and visit often.

[@lomalanni]

These old laptops: exist My school: state of the art technology!

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

@Doppelganger XYZ also insane enough to *thumbs* himself

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

@Doppelganger XYZ i said "Himself" not "yourself"..not talking about u, but him (bruh moment) -_-

[@rubenosmanidiazcabrera4938]

why wasting money on a security camera system when you can buy laptop camera replacements cheaper :v damn never thought about that +1 subs

[@PHlophe]

Ruben, Parabéns!

[@mrkiky]

Well security cameras come without an IR filter and with a bunch of IR LEDS around the lens so they can see in the dark and their enclosures are more robust so you can put them outside as well.

[@sykoteddy]

There are some pretty big difference in the use fo the cameras though, cameras that cost a little more and that has better quality can be used with powerful software that can detect suspicious activity and such. But to put useful stuff you have for free to use, this is excellent.

[@tino9516]

Them - Woah What Kind Of Headset Do you Have Me - Its Complicated

[@JordanPool13]

"I built it from a laptop speaker" there you go, simplified it for you :P

[@funky555]

"its a microphone from 15 years ago" in pure crisp audio

[@unfa00]

Custom made, mate!

[@GamingWithMe-fr2zh]

next gen

[@haseenabadshah5381]

369 likes lmao

[@J1T5XCR3M3NT]

Lazer one was too much cool to be seen for this day man,i love this video

[@foxxygamer2]

This guy: I made a microphone out of a laptop that's actually good. Headset companies: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that.

[@zedxcu]

cheap chinese lavalier microphones are 2$ a pop on aliexpress and most of the time their quality rivals "professional hardware" worth hundreds. /watch?v=MwWlxKLrZ-w buying gamer headsets is a meme

[@jeaneleretford4635]

Stop buying Chinese products aka communist takeover

[@jeaneleretford4635]

Buy American all the way

[@alextheonewarrior]

@@jeaneleretford4635 damn we really be funding the next hitler with our $2 microphones huh

[@homeboy144]

for 30 years tho

[@thenameisyam]

I bet this man's entire house is just all made out of laptop parts

[@genesis1914]

The walls just built out of laptop cases.

[@horseracingfreetips785]

Mine is just full of parts waiting to be made.

[@_._shinonome_._]

Laptop parts and brass, alot of brass

[@danielharte2137]

Smashed it bro. The most "contentful" video i have ever seen. You crammed too much into this. Immediately subbed. Keep 'em coming!

[@Incommensurabilities]

Lol is this a meme? Saw someone else comment verbatim exact same on another video. Contentful gave it away!

[@izzu_1003]

Same here I subbed immediately. So so useful

[@TheLugiaSong]

I got a soldering kit for Christmas and I have my old laptop still, perfect timing to see this :D I don't know much about working with electronics aside from some simple Arduino, but this seems like the perfect starting point. I'm excited to try.