I Paid $70 For All This Tech!

*Update: It has come to my attention that Kamikoto has not been truthful about the quality of their products or origin. I was not previously aware of this and I wrongly believed the claims they made.
Recently I bought a pallet of tech from a local auction! There's laptops, desktops, graphics cards, cables, keyboards, displays and much more. Let's see exactly what I got :) #laptops #auction #bargain
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[@Mirra2003-f9s]

That Acer is actually a nice system. It can support 4th gen i5 and i7 processors. If upgraded with one of those and some more ram and ssd it would actually make a pretty nice computer

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Throw in an i7-4770 and a low profile 1650 or 6400 and have a nice budget gaming pc.

[@Mirra2003-f9s]

@@EvilTurkeySlices Yep. I didn't mention the graphics card because even the iGPU is pretty ok if you don't want to game on it. Usually in the second hand market you would get an OEM computer with 2nd gen Pentium CPUS,4GB RAM and a 500GB HDD for around 60$ so him paying 70$ for this computer and all those laptops is actually worth it

[@_hanz73]

Yeah, that definitely could be a pretty awesome budget emulation machine

[@ananasfx]

I had an exact same one with a celeron g1820 i played so many games on it and i killed it while trying to install macOS on it sadly :,)

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

@@ananasfx how did you kill it trying to install macOS?

[@hateWinVista]

9:43 and 9:56 Always be extra careful when you spray liquid onto the monitors! The liquid can seep into the bottom gap and damage the panel that way. Just spray the cleansing liquid onto your fiber cloth and never spray onto the panel.

[@EgoShredder]

Good point although I often spray a small amount at the top of the screen away from the edges, and what runs down does not reach the bottom panel. However as you say, spray on to the cloth to be 100% safe.

[@tejaspadhye]

he usually does it carefully but since these were from auction he was clearly careless

[@psivewri]

I normally put great care into cleaning monitors however these don't matter much.

[@ihater3tards]

@@psivewri no point in the risk of killing the screen before you even get it to turn on.. (some actually go POOF!! )...

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

[@bryanmartin_]

For $70, that was an insane tech lot! Very nice video again!!!

[@retropctech2407]

8:03 There is one more cable that you might want to keep. Right about in the center there is an SFP+ (or even QSFP+) cable. They are used for 10Gbit Networking (or 40Gbit on QSFP+)

[@psivewri]

*Update: It has come to my attention that Kamikoto has not been truthful about the quality of their products or origin. I was not previously aware of this and I wrongly believed the claims they made. Thank you for your comments and concern, I will likely remove the sponsored portion in its entirety once I can be sure I won't occur any contractual penalties / hurdles. In future I be more critical of sponsor claims. - Nathan

[@Niggafucker69]

Keep up the goodwork!

[@Lol5967]

Um did you forget to pin this comment

[@joedarkness808]

ugh .. the worse scam knives !! 420J2 steel is the one used for pots not knives it's the low-end stainless steel ..these are Chinese crap not Japanese !!!!!!!!

[@ChristophHoward]

Did you mean to pin this comment? @Psivewri

[@Windows.]

What usb do you use and can you link it?

[@NathanNitz]

At the beginning of the video I saw the M2000 sitting there and recognized it immediately. The M2000 was the first laptop I owned and used extensively. It was slow and I remember the CPU fan being really annoying, as it couldn't ramp up or down in rpm like most laptops (it would just turn on and off). But it was still fun to have a laptop and I did many school assignments, some basic games, and even (very) light photo and video editing on it.

[@X3nnoha]

Hear me out, in tech. It's never a waste of money. If you can add anything to your collection do it, it's a very nice feeling

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Until you start hoarding 🤷🏻‍♂️😂👍

[@osvaldaspaslauskas5040]

Hoarding

[@X3nnoha]

@@LaurentiusTriarius nah if it's 1 of everything I don't count it as hoarding lol, an e museum

[@IcebergTech]

An Australian advertising knives on the internet is a brave man indeed...

[@bobamarmstrong]

Crocodile Dundee ?

[@istvancsap3513]

@@bobamarmstrong they have the same tight knife laws as in the UK

[@dragonmac1234]

If you can buy a few boxes of tech for a low enough price, I think it's worth trying. Even if you end up with a few usable parts and spares it's worth it in my opinion.

[@NickBouwhuis]

And it’s a whole lot (pun not intended) of fun. Just seeing what you will get and imagining where it came from.

[@simtitan1]

The Thinkpad T60 was the first laptop I ever learned to repair. Found two at a thrift store and combined them to make one good unit. Fantastic machines, and still usable with a light linux distro.

[@TruthDoesNotExist]

what distro would you recommend for a computer this age

[@gasrim]

@@TruthDoesNotExist I used Ubuntu MATE on my t61, and that ran decently

[@tz8785]

Depending on the mainboard revision, they can even be upgraded to a core 2 duo.

[@peachgrush]

An old UPS may be very simple to revive, in most cases all that's needed is replacing its batteries. And they're dirt chip and universal. I'm myself using a 15 year old UPS, only replacing the batteries from time to time, and it works perfectly.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Yea what I also thought as well the UPS might have just needed a new battery to get it going again

[@jackkraken3888]

Before you chuck out the UPS! There are 2 common problems with them. Firstly the internal 12V battery will usually be dead and should be able to be replaced as they are used in a lot of other places like motorbikes. Secondly in better models there are fuses at the back where it receives power. Sometimes they are blown and simply replacing the fuse would be enough.

[@punklejunk]

Fantastic haul! Love these mystery-box shopping reports.

[@guest1129]

Holy shit, you have no idea how jealous I am. Can't wait to see the new videos you'll be releasing on these old relics!

[@mattblatchley2061]

same!

[@sudormrfnopreserveroot]

9:45 that monitor is really common, and it actually is 5:4, with a resolution of 1280x1024

[@CesareVesdani]

A nice addition to your computer collection. Please always specify the full hardware specifications on all computers that you salvage.

[@marktubeie07]

_... and a set of steak knives'_ No problem, just had to say it as I literally laughed out loud. This is a great video, old tech at its best!

[@TheSpotify95]

Well, that was an excellent lot, I'd certainly pay $70 (or more) for it, and also, a lot of the items that you'd written off, I would re-use and repair wherever possible. As for the PC that had its PSU cut off, that would just be for spare parts, but most of the other stuff would be fine for my requirements.

[@KiraSlith]

That box of "DMS 59 to DVI-D" cables by itself is easily worth $200 if you're patient enough to sell them on eBay. They look like the original AMD pack-ins. Passing them onto a computer recycling company would also be a huge win as they're rather annoying to get and those cards sans cable are utterly ubiquitous.

[@TheSpotify95]

8:48 In the UK, quite a few people still listen to radio - particularly DAB as it offers more choice than the traditional FM and AM bands. Of course, streaming radio services are also possible, but not everyone has a good phone signal or an unlimited data connection.

[@tmofee]

Unfortunately in Australia dab radio is only available in capital cities

[@TheSpotify95]

@@tmofee DAB radios should still have an FM mode so you can at least listen on FM whilst DAB coverage increases

[@tmofee]

@@TheSpotify95 sadly dab coverage will never increase. They haven’t done a thing with it since it’s introduction

[@s8wc3]

It's usually people in cars/camping/whatever that listen to the radio but it can be convenient for background music, just turn it on and music comes out. When they're not playing ads... which they usually are. Anyway, when DAB radio first appeared here everyone and their dog went and bought one of those little Pure One radios, they promptly started collecting dust because they only pick up if you have your tongue at the right angle on Saturdays unless you're outdoors. Maybe when AM dies due to electric cars the situation will improve

[@tmofee]

@@s8wc3 am is too important for Australia, especially for emergency stuff. I don’t know about the uk but am radio will never disappear in Australia

[@kieranwalker1521]

I love Dell boxes for their easy, intuitive layouts!! Never had one that I had to second guess any repairs on :-)

[@BilisNegra]

I've come back to this video after all these months, the algorithm reminded me of it for some reason. The treasure trove you found considering the price (let's not leave the few "meh" items miss the point) blew my mind. By the way, the title should read 70 AUD, I guess there are many, many of us watching outside Australia. You could only have remotely started to consider whether you wasted any money if none of the machines worked, and still, the spare parts would have been worth what you paid or more. I'd go crazy if I was to hit the jackpot like this.

[@chknman3877]

if the cables cost 8 dollars each. he could sell them for up to 516 dollars thats a pretty good profit margin as he got them for less than 70 dollars

[@s8wc3]

The problem is it will probably take years to actually sell them all

[@TheBasementChannel]

Thanks, this was a reminder to check out the local auctions. I’ve got a few gems there in the past.

[@IncendiaryOCE]

The old desktops can work as a NAS or even a game server if you throw in enough RAM.

[@nelizmastr]

As long as you live in an area with cheap electricity, yes. Otherwise, it's cheaper to just throw them away or sell them.

[@Mirra2003-f9s]

The Dell is on it's last legs because of the capacitors and the HP was most likely dead too since someone cut the PSU wires,it was missing the clock battery and had the Celeron which was probably used just for testing.Those HPs never came with Celeron processors from the factory so it's a clear sign that something was wrong with it and somebody harvested the processor. The only good one was the Acer that could be used for more than just a NAS

[@Karti200]

for that Acer in 4 minute part, you could put there an i5, i7 or any equivalent xeon CPU - haswell so won't be an issue with price and availability. Add a cheap low profile GPU and you could sell it as some kind of "esport titles PC" or even just made into powerfull older consoles emulator machine :)

[@mattblatchley2061]

oh, wow...that is an amazing haul for the price... I'll keep my eyes open for auctions from now ON!!!!!!!!

[@RobbertN]

The Motorola handscanner we use them for scanning the barcodes on wifi acces points for troubleshooting purpose in the factory where I work, very neat.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

That's my favorite type of content, I used to find so much for free, I envy EEVblog dumpster finds! Don't get me wrong it is a great thing more people care for these old electronics! Less in a landfill is always a win.

[@rollingtroll]

One look at that pile made me go ’70 aud? Worth it’. I’d have grabbed that in a pinch, that little money for so much fun to go through and try stuff out, even if I just trashed it after it’d still be worth it. GX280, you are still cleaning it. Ten to one that the power supply is dead HOLY SHIT IT WORKS! Those PSU’s were a pain in the backside back in te day. Good to see one working! Original intellimice are so underrated. I literally switched from one of those to my MX master because I found nothing better Really my kind of video! As an audio geek (who mostly does audio testing/demo videos) I am a bit sad that you skipped the speakers.

[@Trinitrophenylmethylnitramines]

Water dripped down to the bottom of the monitor could damage it. You should spray on the towel first and then wipe the screen

[@ImNotPeso]

Finding old tech that works or is worth something is very satisfying. I found an old sony minidisc player on the side of the road that works perfectly and is worth around $300 on ebay a few years ago. My dad came home last week with a sony wm-d6c walkman from the apartment e waste bin, also perfectly working. Looked on ebay and found that this cassette walkman is worth anywhere between $150 broken to $600 in perfect condition, and just the case can go for $150. Truly a good find, and we’ll be having a bit of fun listening to some old cassettes and playing with a bit of retro tech.

[@jackkraken3888]

Right? My first digital camera was from a batch of stuff that I bought from a guy leaving the country (Canon A550). I loved that thing I till it feel and broke. 🥺

[@ImNotPeso]

@@jackkraken3888 RIP camera, i think part of what makes us like this kind of thing is the sense that you’re rescuing the item and giving it a second chance. Also helps you to save some money lol

[@StrangebeanOffitial]

The ‘BeSt’ being the gt 610 I thought a gt 730 was bad😂😂😂

[@BoilerRoom4]

Just in case no-one else has already mentioned it, that HP monitor is 5×4, not 4×3. The native resolution is 1280×1024. They're my screen of choice-you can have three of them side-by-side and they don't take up much space but you've got plenty of height to work with. Incidentally, the GT 610 video card can support two such monitors but it might support only one 1920×1080 widescreen. Fantastic value for your $70. Great content.

[@seboe1982]

you should've picked all that retro stuff in the falcon for extra vintage flavour ;) nice video

[@RobertTheHaunter]

Really fascinated by the AMX NetLinx! That’s a device used to control a lot of audio video gear, and some theme park attractions actually use them to control special effects too!

[@tigersusyt]

6:12 that is an exact Minecraft stack!

[@danielscreate]

We still use that rotating Hp monitor at a cybercafe !

[@ypk1580]

I own a similar model to that Compaq SFF. PSUs and Motherboards are a dime a dozen and are interchangeable. Both of them went out recently and replacing costed around $55 usd. Works very well as my Work and Gaming rig. Only downside is the lack of sata ports.

[@andybrooks7228]

The T60's a decent find and has some upgradeability once you get past the white list.

[@therealdjflip]

I always think about bidding on bulk lots at MGS and Evans and Clarke, but then realize, I have no way of getting it back to my place.

[@baoquoc3710]

Brian from Tech Yes City will soon contacting you about those! Haha an aussie hunting for price performance will literallly sees gold here!

[@Killerx20]

I work as a Systems engineer in a school district, all this stuff looks exactly like what our disposal pile looks like. Even down to the same old models of desktops, mice, etc. It is possible this stuff was from a school district.

[@LucaBlightOfHighland]

I love this type of content just like I love digging into old tech lots myself

[@EdgyShooter]

My foolish self thought the tap to open drive was deliberate 😅

[@avrel820]

Little tip firstly if the power supply is still good you can always take off the cable on a dead power supply and solder it to the working one and use heat shrink wrap

[@Todbrecher]

For the DMS-59 bit: it's rather Homelabbers who use Nvidia Quadro NVS290 Graphics Cards. They are very low in Power Consumption, which is perfect as they are just existing as a necessary part in booting (on machines without integrated graphics), and video out if things go south. The best part is them being available with an x1 slot, not consuming any of the precious x16 slots you might want to use for network connections or other expansion cards. ...and those have the DMS-59 connector.

[@chubblemunch]

Those Microsoft mice are very nice. We were about to recycle one at my work a few years ago and I gave it a couple of clicks out of curiosity. Needless to say, that mouse didn't make its way to recycling.

[@FrenchyAU]

old office PCs can be turned into some neat like home servers and stuff, or even maybe something like a DIY NAS if it had enough space for more drives

[@redonions2744]

I like the fact he said that the graphics card is trash yet I'm still using one because I don't have the money to upgrade

[@minecraftshorts5499]

0:29 School : i take the entire stock !

[@lukedavis436]

i love how Psivewri drops this as i am trying to thin out my own collection lol

[@jaredm617]

Gotta love seeing the exact monitor I'm watching this video on show up.

[@Chris-yc3mm]

Depending on the type, old batteries can be worth scrap money and that dell with the failing back-light...we have a load of those at work, and they were crap when new with atrocious viewing angles and the colours were always off. White was more of a yellow

[@sagarsethi5779]

Most of these are old laptops which I think that you should make videos on because tbh I really like when you post videos of old laptops being fixed and testing them in the modern era of computers.

[@Rivenworld]

Wow! You lucky lucky Guy, well done.

[@faqihudinn]

9:30 Of course, that monitor would be perfect for old windows 9x era computer content, because the 4:3 Aspect ratio and white bezel will perfectly matches with the beige 90s computer cases.

[@dktr2]

When cleaning the screen, do not allow liquid to flow past the bezel. Over time, the connection of flex tapes may rot.

[@Mini-z1994]

T60 looks like a good candidate for windows xp retro gaming, has some ati graphics chip there x1400 or eqiuvalent firegl variant. And the T2400 being a dualcore at 1.8 ghz should be plenty of speed for the os & those older games that is at the end of the single core era around 2004. For the Acer Aspire veriton, a low profile graphics card & something like a 1150 cpu like a I5 4460 you could do some e-sports titles pretty easily. A variant of it came with an I5 4460 apparently the Veriton X2632G

[@EgoShredder]

Core2 Duo T7200 are next to nothing at the moment, and will make that laptop still very capable for many tasks. I have a Z61p (same as T60p more or less) with a T7600 and ATi FireGL 5200 although that runs hotter.

[@tz8785]

@@EgoShredder AFAIK not all T60 mainboard revisions can actually run the c2d.

[@Karttik_]

Looks interesting to me looking forward to see all these items in your upcoming videos maybe restore some of them too. 👍🏻

[@yanderesnake8191]

It's not just a scanning gun, it's a Windows CE-based mobile terminal. These things don't have proper flash memory for apps and settings, storing all data in RAM. You'd need to replace an internal battery for it to actually work and store data between reboots.

[@SillyKlaus]

Aw man Psivewri your video's make my day

[@echonomad94]

The computer dubbed DustyBoi is less dusty than my HP desktop from a hospital

[@saturnotaku]

Those mice look like Intellimouse Pros. Amazing PC rodents from back in the day with great tracking and bulletproof construction.

[@angryshoebox]

2:34 I had a Compaq Presario M2000 laptop exactly like that one, bought it new in 2005. I wish I'd kept it as a collector's item/conversation piece.

[@HobbiesWithNick]

I’m not sure about Australia, but here in Canada you can scrap your e waste and the pay you $0.05 per pound. Great video!

[@iloveappleyoutube7198]

Awesome video! You probably have more computers than anyone in Australia at this point Greetings from USA 🇺🇸

[@Gerkozielman]

"the only legally gun here in Australia" :-D nice one ;-) Very nice things from the trash hold. thanks for the video.

[@ExpertNailsSpa]

0:38 Hey! That’s one of my computers but the c5000!

[@hampoon]

This is where all the old tech I own will end up when I die

[@Old_School_Pro]

That dell optiplex gives me a lot of nostalgia.. we had one at our home when i was a kid.. that was my first pc that i used from home..

[@joelopez7459]

Always wanted one of those SFF PCs just because of how adorable they are

[@jimdayton8837]

Dang, I knew that old clamshell Optiplex was going to have bad capacitors. Seems as if most of those early 2000's Dells have bad caps.

[@kevinchastain727]

I take care of business properties so I get most of my tech for free every thing from laptops to old Pentium servers, and switches with PoE ports it has been fun using these to learn about networking and computing.

[@Tamay.]

Love the barcode scanners and other POS equipment.

[@damian9303]

I love how he got these laptops for virtually nothing compared to if he got all of those separate and yet he says some aren’t worth fixing despite their downgrability.

[@lonvaleroso5526]

the monitor with the failing backlight can be moded and turned to a snowblid side panel. just need to remove the backlight and set it up on an acrylic panel on a white case. would be a very interesting video

[@servissop151]

When I went to make my passport a few days ago, they had that EXACT digital signing unit ( 9:05 )

[@s8wc3]

Easy way to tell which Dell monitors are worthwhile: units with silver/grey trim are high end models, full black are dime a dosen basic garb.

[@TheMocholoco]

My first home computer was a Tandy from Radio Shack. If you have seen the computers on Fallout games it was exactly that shape and monitor color. Mine had a cassette recorder to save programs. If you wanted a game, you had to buy 10 or more floppy disks or get a 25+ pages to enter the code, save to a blank cassette to play game. If it did not work you had to reread the entire 250+ lines of code to find error. Ah memories..........

[@15buadam]

For 70$ this much tech stuff was a great deal.

[@Hatsunari_Kamado]

A big haul for a little price like this is worth buy for.

[@biotrekker]

The UPS proabably just needs a new Lead Acid battery.

[@Astranix59]

$70?!?!? I would be so happy if I could find a deal like that

[@matty_mattmatt]

The amx is a controller for most probably a boardroom. It can be programmed to turn on monitors, tvs, projectors etc. you need specialty software so just sell it in eBay

[@ST-RTheProtogen]

This video is making my dragon hoarding instincts go haywire

[@vinznotfound6366]

My school still uses that HP system in most of the classrooms

[@ethanelliott1832]

4:10 love to see the keychron :)

[@nicholashoi3155]

Try installing ChromeOS Flex onto some of the laptop, it'll make a great lightweight Chromebook.

[@tigersusyt]

You're a lucky goose man!

[@Armadurapersonal]

Ohh the T60 is a beauty, I love old Thinkpads

[@Player_X_YT2]

5:00 those are the computers at my school considered "new" and it would have been fixable with enough solder and thermal paste

[@tameruzun2301]

Honestly you can use these computers for maybe a bartop arcade or such machines.

[@oldradiosnphonographs]

Dude I have a compaq M2000 it’s a fantastic laptop from 2005. I used one up until the early 2010s! I still use it when I’m feeling nostalgic for Windows XP.

[@robertpucovsky]

I would recommend you post that monitor with faulty backlight on ebay and list it for parts because most of these old LCD monitors fail at the power supply and since this one lights up fine.

[@sobolanul96]

The UPS needs a new battery and is good to go. When the batteries die completely, the supply doesn't start anymore.

[@matthewday7565]

Looks like some of those graphics cards may need the DMS59 adapter, often seem on low profile cards - also looks like you may be able to further adapt from what look like DVI-I (Digital + analog) to HDMI or VGA

[@SummonerArthur]

1999 unbranded computer: will fix for sure Mid 2000's monitor and other tech: ain't worth fixing, to the depths of E-waste it goes.

[@casper3882]

if i had just pick up that much tech i would have been so exited that i would have pissed and shit myself.

[@DaiAtlus79]

4:17 if that's sandybridge, you can throw in an i7 2600, 16gb DDR3, and a saucy lil low profile card, and make it a nice lil HTPC or budget gaming rig for someone who has space issues. i use a similar model with the 2600s and a 4gb rx 550 (yeston 640 sp model)