School just ended and I'm looking for work. I'll probably be able to sell a few custom computers. After I build and load those up, I'll sell my service for 150/200 a pop and people will be quite happy with bloat free, fast, small desktops.
I'm earning money to get a laptop, but I need a mobile computing 'supplement' until then. My mom's office gave me a hand-me-down HP compaq nc6320. with people settling with 720p resolutions on their displays, I think it'll be alright. They have an extra one that I might get for free.
I'm typing on one with a broken hinge right now. Can't move it and can't get deep enough to replace the hinge without tearing up the plastic bezel.
If I take the laptop, replace the 80 gig hdd with a samsung 840 pro 128gb and put windows 7 on it, it would run fast enough for me. Then, I'd replace the battery and it should last me 5 hours a charge. Then, I'd have spare parts from the older one and two leftover 2.5" hdd.
When I'm done and have a new laptop, I'd wipe my data and transfer the drive to a third custom build for my dad (sell for 110 because mint condition).
All this would come out to:
sub-par laptop -$0
128GB ssd - $130
windows 7 home premium - $100
Battery - $10
2x 2.5" enclosures - $17
I'd front about $260 but end up at a $150 loss plus a usable laptop for the summer.
What do you think about this plan? Is there anything I should change or does it look good?
P.S. I'd probably sell the laptop with the original parts after the summer for $200 on ebay if I could and dispose of the other one.
I'm earning money to get a laptop, but I need a mobile computing 'supplement' until then. My mom's office gave me a hand-me-down HP compaq nc6320. with people settling with 720p resolutions on their displays, I think it'll be alright. They have an extra one that I might get for free.
I'm typing on one with a broken hinge right now. Can't move it and can't get deep enough to replace the hinge without tearing up the plastic bezel.
If I take the laptop, replace the 80 gig hdd with a samsung 840 pro 128gb and put windows 7 on it, it would run fast enough for me. Then, I'd replace the battery and it should last me 5 hours a charge. Then, I'd have spare parts from the older one and two leftover 2.5" hdd.
When I'm done and have a new laptop, I'd wipe my data and transfer the drive to a third custom build for my dad (sell for 110 because mint condition).
All this would come out to:
sub-par laptop -$0
128GB ssd - $130
windows 7 home premium - $100
Battery - $10
2x 2.5" enclosures - $17
I'd front about $260 but end up at a $150 loss plus a usable laptop for the summer.
What do you think about this plan? Is there anything I should change or does it look good?
P.S. I'd probably sell the laptop with the original parts after the summer for $200 on ebay if I could and dispose of the other one.