Things you can make from old, dead laptops

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[@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.

[@rfabri]

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

[@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

[@saranyas6280]

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

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[@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.

[@saranyas6280]

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

[@user-oz2wn3lj5s]

একটা কথা বলোতো খেলেছো যেনে গেছি আগাও আমার রাস্তায় আগাই

[@WimTon]

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

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@Hadron863]

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]

@@Hadron863 That’s so cool! I want to learn how to do that too. It seems very fun and creative

[@kamisama9715]

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

[@LoriPeace]

LOL

[@nrgnnvn6109]

Laptop: 👁️👄👁️💧

[@ironclay3939]

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

[@wiigay]

😭😭😭

[@mwesy5500]

this is the realest thing have heard during covid times

[@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.

[@RyanVaudrin]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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...

[@thicco_]

10:00 i never knew laptop microphones were *THAT* good

[@LiveMusicOntario]

It makes me want to assemble half a dozen and do trials of recording local bands with sneaky little mikes spread around incognito, instead of my big "legit" recording microphones. Look what they've done with the size of excellent cameras in the last decade.

[@Samkiitt]

right? I'm shook!

[@dasarge84]

even old cam corders and point and shoot cameras got those little can mics they sound as good as the thing driving them

[@JTKGAMING14]

They not .

[@aqlee3518]

go to sound control panel, on microphone properties turn on listen this device, u can hear how good sound quality :)

[@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!

[@user-ro4jp5wi5z]

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.

[@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

[@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

[@lightningpo26]

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

[@exoZelia]

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

[@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?

[@MysticalApple]

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

[@valinromania9639]

@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

[@TheDpsyc]

The best video I have come across about recycling old laptops. Genuine practical uses!!

[@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

[@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?

[@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!

[@iluzjuszmiraz1157]

I'm using very old laptop as home library for digital documents, private projects, e-books etc. I have two more old laptops for IT training. Great video!

[@farfromtheearth]

I love the way you make your videos, the background music is soothing and not loud, that allows me to focus on what you are saying.

[@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."

[@Sim2322]

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

[@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

[@barryjack3025]

This is still my all time favourite DIY Perks episode…brilliant!

[@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 👍

[@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

[@duser]

I am genuinely impressed by the microphone.

[@calamitist5569]

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!

[@Bossebjj]

Ok I don´t really know what to say. This is by far the best DIY video I have ever watched or strike that; the best DIY content ever. This is contemporary design abd good presentation on how to do it! thank you and keep making quality content of DIY videos on stuff most of people have laying around. This will be a fun weekend project!

[@nevillelord-gent9209]

You, my lad, are a treasure! Bravo!😎

[@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.

[@user-qo7vq6yx8q]

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]

@@user-qo7vq6yx8q exactly

[@grafknives9544]

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

[@andrewhall8131]

Mortar board ?

[@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

[@keerthan7558]

One of the Best KZbin recommendations i've had in a while , great work buddy for making such an interesting and informative video

[@janetscott9273]

I knew it! I knew there had to be some cool stuff to do with old laptops I just didn't know the what or how part! Taking apart old laptops is fun. Love this video.

[@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. :)

[@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?

[@Tommen1957]

Amazing amount of work is put in these videos. Respect!

[@EddieYu]

Very creative and original. The man can create literally everything out of anything.

[@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*

[@b4rvyy.1]

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

[@insanejughead]

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

[@bfhfhfhdj]

I have a big smile on my face, so happy to see how you have repurposed stuff. Great to see.. I thought I knew it all but apparently I still have much to learn......

[@dennismacharia5850]

May you be blessed more and more lad,actually i have just realised your channel today(which i deeply regret) after having a dead laptop.My aim is to learn as much as i can from your channel.Thank you bro.

[@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.

[@chronos7554]

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

[@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

[@renocoloredglasses928]

You really put a lot of thought into this. I appreciate the effort. Great video 👍

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@williamhodgin]

this is a fantastic video, so much ingenuity in less than 20 minutes. With hardware that wouldnt serve much of a purpose as it is and being able to create from that, bravo dude!!

[@thecatmangaming5503]

This is such a fantastic video - I've 2 broken laptops just lying around and I'm definitely going to use a bunch of these!

[@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)

[@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

[@PowerCmptr]

Thank you for the video I have an old laptop lying around and I didn’t know what to do with it. Now i can’t decide what to do with it. Keep up

[@mrburnzz7797]

I got 10-20 old laptops I was going to throw away. However I am now inspired to take them apart and do some fun DIY's. Great video! Thanks for the inspiration!!

[@shashwatarora557]

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

[@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"

[@kozmosis3486]

Wow I did not expect this video to be so good! You have such amazing ingenuity and such a positive attitude! This is the first of your content I have seen and I subscribed to your channel after watching this. Thanks for sharing your great ideas with all of us! I hope to use some of these ideas in the future.

[@cryptoallmight]

This was actually great. Normally it's the same old stuff repeated over and over again. This was quite creative :)

[@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 :)

[@TheInstrumentalist]

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

[@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.

[@comradesky5931]

You would like the Fairphone.

[@jindrasmutny4181]

I literally can’t believe what I can see on your channel, this is heaven

[@Ldev]

I wonder how sophisticatedly organized you have made your way of thinking or maybe it's only the way of presenting but still it's pretty fascinating man ! Keep up the great work !

[@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.

[@user-fo1ke3lx6l]

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

[@MonkoftheMountain]

Apple: And THIS is our new MacBook! DIY Perks: I'm gonna make so many lights.

[@aref111]

I don't know exactly how but, I read your second sentence with an Indian accent! I am gonna make so many LIIIIIIGHts

[@artdonovandesign]

Wonderful video and very well presented. I could never get anything to work that I took a part as a kid. This is the smart kid in the neighborhood who made cool things that actually worked!

[@sandyroy4857]

This is so incredibly cool. Thank you. clicked on it for the light panels. The whole thing is so interesting.

[@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.

[@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.

[@andrewmaksimovich2432]

All of these projects are actually really smart and useful unlike other DIY videos

[@nukegundie]

You are one-of-a-kind, good sir!

[@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.

[@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

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

I wasn't thinking there were so many useful and cool ways to use a defunct laptop. Nice

[@privateprivate9285]

You are amazing! Going use my old laptop screen part as another screen. Scooting over to your video to see how to do that. Thank you!

[@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.

[@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.

[@shinyplaid]

Woah these are so cool. I have a pile of old laptops I’ve been looking to use for projects like this. Great ideas here.

[@HebrewLiteracy]

Great video, well explained, nice production quality, and thoughtful til to give old laptops away to those less fortunate. Well done all around!

[@737smartin]

Agreed! And comment for the algorithm to support the channel.

[@Soniboy84]

12:36 "can you see where this is going?" I swear i thought he'll make a cat toy out of it.

[@chaos3d940]

lmao same

[@hellendoodles]

As my cat is careening around wailing and shredding the toilet paper because he’s bored...yeah, this is where my brain went. . . . (I promise, he’s not abused or neglected. He just doesn’t want to go outside because it’s snowing and I can’t play with him for the three hours a day he’d like)

[@brauliopereira9173]

He did

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

Same! lol.

[@g.m.5607]

Braulio Pereira yeah I agree. He’ll probably realize it when the neighborhood cats come over to listen to his music

[@josuegarduno7154]

"Only do this if you're COMPLETELY SURE of what you're doing" *proceeds to burn down his house*

[@SWIM5QUAD]

Any laptop can do that!

[@josuegarduno7154]

@@SWIM5QUAD indeed but it takes a special kind of idiot to unlock that potential

[@traveler8224]

bruh xD

[@maxalexander2874]

I'm completey sure of what I'm doing I'm burning down my house

[@Nirrrina]

Sooo i shouldn't build my own cheap lighting panels for my crafting area? Damn. Guess I'll end up just buying more lights. The cars would probably prefer if I don't burn down the apartment anyway. The girl absolutely detests moving & will cuss up a storm while hiding behind her brother.

[@ronaldmurrell2453]

I know now what I can do with all the old laptops thank you love all the ideas

[@govind_goyal]

this gave me so many ideas to use in my room and personalise it when my new house is done. i love tech stuff so it'll be a fun project. thanks for this amazing video.

[@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) -_-

[@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

[@philasher8107]

Absolutely love your videos, awesome job, truely inspiring!

[@greenwhale3976]

I would like to Congratulate you for such genius thinking; outside the box at times; keeping up a series of such videos. Thanks a lot for the inspiration you triggered.

[@TheMn95]

This man has some serious electronic skills.

[@pugg5ter542]

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[@ljohoo]

He does

[@l.m.mccormick1470]

He makes it look so easy!

[@trenttagestad5282]

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

[@godofpumpkin1018]

I remember watching this video during quarantine and then I would watch all of your videos but once quarantine ended I forgot what your channel was called. But finally I have returned

[@Yourenotreal7]

Your very nice voice makes your technological advice even more receptive🤗