I Bought the CHEAPEST Laptops on eBay... they're AWFUL!

I bought the cheapest "working" laptops I could find on eBay... and this is what they sent us! They both came from the same seller, who btw is selling a lot of these super cheap laptops, and they were both $29.99 plus shipping. Do you think we got ripped off?

[SmokinSilicon]

Would you pay $30 for one of these laptops?

[itismezed]

“Have we heard of these guys? Compaq?”

your age is showing lmao

[samic]

I feel old just hearing someone never heard of Compaq before.

[CFWhitman]

Compaq was actually the first company to make a PC clone. They reverse engineered the IBM PC BIOS and started the PC compatible market. They were one of the big players until they merged with HP in 2002. Since then, the name has been used as a brand or line of computers from HP, mostly in non-US markets.

Though these computers would still be usable with the RAM maxed out, a decent 2.5 inch SSD (just a cheap 128 GB one perhaps), and a lightweight Linux distribution installed, they are not really worth $30 a piece. As far as gaming goes, you could do some emulation, and maybe some really low spec computer gaming (I'm pretty sure they could run _Half Life_ considering what I managed to run it on in 1999; just not under Windows 10).

[FubarMike]

Both of those laptops bring some sort of nostalgia for me. I used to fix people's computers back in college from 2010-2014 and people often went out and bought that exact compaq model from the local walmart for 250$ because everyone was cheap or poor and I'd end up doing upgrades on those to make them usable for cheap. The Toshiba one was the exact one my sister had in 2008

[theancientgamer]

Compaq was a company back in the day...my first desktop and laptop were both Compaqs. We're talking somewhere around 2003ish was when I got mine...not sure how long the company itself was around. I believe they were bought out by a bigger compeny somewhere down the line, but am unsure about that.

[itstheweirdguy]

Those computers would run fantastic with Windows XP

[bigshower]

My first laptop was a compaq in probably around 2011, it was already many years old as it was my dads. I ran massive minecraft mod packs at 10-15 fps for years, good times!

[Finians_Mancave]

You know you're getting old when you're genuinely astonished when a bearded guy with a computer-tech-oriented YouTube channel tells you that he's never heard of Compaq!

[scottcol]

HP ( Hewlett-Packard ) purchased Compaq back in 2001. They were a huge OEM name in home pc's through the 90's. Like Dell.

[steventechno]

First laptop: Budget model circa 2009-2010. Was a decent entry-level lappy of that era with those Specs. Doubt it'll handle any SOURCE engine games much at all. May have a second life with Linux Mint MATE for lightweight useage, SATA SSD and an additional 2GB of DDR2.

Second laptop: Appears to be a mid-range model from 2006-2008. Was a pretty good lappy for it's time, and likely gave many years of good service. I'd imagine SOURCE engine games may barely run, Would still make for a good Linux machine for general light desktop and internet useage with any modern Distro with a proper SSD and 4GB of DDR2.

But those SATA Flash devices are a disgrace. I'd imagine even a 120GB 5400RPM Mechanical HDD would have been far better!

[FadingBulb]

Compaq is a company of HP and was discontinued in 2013, the Persario series is a mix of the Older G & Pavilion Series

[ViaCristero]

I received a package from an eBay seller that was a flat rate box wrapped in a poly the box was “taped” with shipping labels from USPS😂

[JesseTinkers]

man those Compaq laptops really were the finest cheap garbage PC's you could buy even when they were new. Compaq was a division of HP and they didn't last long. I wonder why lol

[ballinn]

Great video! Looking forward to more. You should buy untested laptops or desktops too!

[Chimpygttrix]

Love this new channel, seeing both of yall do some different stuff makes this all look super professional

[Yodagamer]

I remember that Toshiba laptop. It was the first laptop I ever owned. I bought it used 4 years after it came out so it wasn't the greatest, but with an smaller ssd it was good for general browsing at the time.

[lukedavis]

I have an even older Compaq an LTE from 1996, and two Toshiba's from 97/00 respectfully,

I had a Compaq 610 with a core 2 but donated it to a friend...

I even had a handful of Slightly newer Toshiba's these met their end in E-waste unfortunately.

[alexandertebo]

That particular line of Compaq laptops were manufactured by HP as their budget line. I had a 2008 C700 laptop with similar design at that one with Windows Vista 64 and Pentium DualCore 1.73Ghz with 2GB RAM

[micahcouve]

I have also noticed on the first laptop, it has a Designed for Windows 7 sticker on it, so I knew it was pretty old. 😂