I have been gifted a few ancient laptops from the stone age (2005-2014). Any ideas on what I can do with them? Are there any modern Linux distros that would run on old hardware like this? I’ll take any suggestions this wonderful community has to offer.

Edit: The laptops are:

  • Imnecomrade [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Something I have wanted to do is take an old laptop, convert it to a desktop, create a case for the screen and motherboard, wall mount the case, add a device like a leap motion for touch controls, and use it as a smart home control panel and/or a fancy weather clock with apps installed for sticky notes, photo album, etc.

    Unfortunately the newest laptops you have are just a generation shy of meeting the minimum cpu requirements (AVX instruction necessary) for the leap motion in particular, but there may be alternatives.

    I also suggest turning them into emulation boxes.