Are you still using any hardware that came out more than a decade ago? What for?

[orangy57]

My thinkpad x220t is almost 11 years old now, but still runs like a champ. Newer laptops have been sacrificing functionality for the sake of being more slim. I bought a newer HP laptop in 2019 and I gave it to my sister since it was too annoying to use. No nipple which I could've lived with, no spot to hold your pen for a TABLET LAPTOP, shitty keyboard, and it thermal throttled since the tiny heatsink couldn't even cool off the CPU.

I can live with the crappy battery life on my thinkpad if it means that I don't have to deal with the terrible state of modern x86 laptops. I won't upgrade until I absolutely need to, and ARM laptops will probably become a viable option in another decade or so.

 

[Sphaa]

I'm still using my original MX518 mouse that's 18 years old I believe, simply because it works well and I like it.
At my cabin I'm using a laptop that's 12 year old. I just use it for news and weather and for that it works well
Last I have a C64 and Amiga 1200 that I use for nostalgia

 

[godreborn]

My home desktop is close to a decade old, using a CPU released in 2014.

It's not even supported by Windows 11 and my motherboard doesn't have a TPM chip either so I'm stuck on W10.

Can't justify an upgrade but luckily I'm not majorly fussed about it

same with my tv, which actually has a vga connection, since I was still using one of those computers not that long ago. I can't justify investing in a smart tv unless this one fails. I've thought about buying one, though, for downstairs, so I can game outside of my bedroom.

for the original question, maybe the wiiu. I'm going to start playing on the ps3 once I complete a few more ps4/5 games, starting with tales of graces f. I'm on a tales of high, having beaten arise on the ps5, and berseria on the ps4. playing zestiria now, on the ps4, and I have no idea where to go atm.

 

[Taikutsumaranai]

My Vita and ASUS ET2700 monitor are 11 years old now. The monitor is also a PC and is still incredibly useful but weighs a ton.

 

[KiiWii]

N64… 1996.

I play that hardware and games alllllll the time

 

[KiiWii]

Same. In fact it's easier for me to list the stuff I have that's under 10 years old... phone, tablet, TV, PSTV, PS4.

TFW PS4 turns 10 this year…

 

[plasturion]

I can relate, till now I don't see any reason to change my x220 that has very comfy keyboard and useful trackpoint and led bulb lamp. Very good looking solid and well designed laptop, still working like a charm now for the tasks I need.

 

[ILuvGames]

Still using my old Asus PG191 LCD monitor from 2006. I got a 32" OLED monitor as well, but it shows how good Asus's build quality was back then. Not my picture though.

 

[KiiWii]

At work our monitor says 1994 on the back…

 

[ILuvGames]

At work our monitor says 1994 on the back…

Good that it is still being used.

 

[godreborn]

At work our monitor says 1994 on the back…

can you believe that the last job I had wouldn't even let me near a computer? I was delegated to taking out the trash. I could run laps around their IT people. you better believe I could either do what they do or could find out really quickly. I'm not some idiot.

 

[Mewspaper]

My desktop is rocking two Xeon E5-2650s

 

[HellGhast]

Am not sure if this counts but I don't operate a smart phone so my cheap phones although recently bought are old school technology from the 2000's with a keypad and tiny screen and no touch screen.

 

[ILuvGames]

can you believe that the last job I had wouldn't even let me near a computer? I was delegated to taking out the trash. I could run laps around their IT people. you better believe I could either do what they do or could find out really quickly. I'm not some idiot.

I can sympathize with that. A lot of people have had at least one job where they were undervalued. It's almost always about money nowadays. I hope your current job is better for you.

 

[godreborn]

I can sympathize with that. A lot of people have had at least one job where they were undervalued. It's almost always about money nowadays. I hope your current job is better for you.

I'm actually on disability now, but thanks for the response.

 

[ILuvGames]

@godreborn. No worries mate. I've had similar benefits too so I know what it can be like.

 

[FAST6191]

Good that it is still being used.

Depending upon how much the monitor is used and what tech it is (likely CRT at that age, though a few LCDs did exist) then maybe not.

I have had to run the power calculations for people before (though for TVs) and even accounting for cost of creation/purchase then it made sense after about 8 months of use to swap panels, and that was before the recent massive rise in power costs.

 

[Pk11]

It'd be easier for me to list my electronics newer than 10y old lol

For brevity I've only mentioned things i regularly use at least once a week or so

• iPod nano 6, 2010, watch and music player
• PowerBook G4 (12"), 2005, semi-frequently used laptop
• Mac Pro, 2008, desktop computer
• LCD Monitors, 2009(?), forget which brand but iirc they said 2009, my cousin gave them to me when he replaced them lol
• PS Vita, 2012, main game console (though the slim was 2013)
• DSi, 2008, 2nd most used game console
• Samsung LCD TV, 2009, my TV idk exact model
• Sony MDR-E9LP earphones, 2010(?), my headphones based on copyright on box
• Honorable mention – MacBook Air (13"), 2013, daily driver laptop, 10th birthday is soon
• Half my clothes are probably that old as most are from thrift stores lol

Really my only notable exception besides my MacBook is my eReader, which is from 2018

 

[rvtr]

I use a cannon P21-D printing calculator for a lot of things. It's nice to a log of all your math on a strip of paper. That way you can look back to see if you made a mistake earlier on. I think they're from the 80s.

I also use a modded Wii for internet radio. Mostly the CBC, but I've got a few local music stations set up too.

 

[Marc_LFD]

I'm using a notebook that's essentially this one's above except it has a 17" screen, 1TB HDD, and 8GB RAM. It's a budget notebook that I use for email, browse, office word/excel, and so on.

Guess I could play old games on it if I'd wanted and I will, eventually. That'll be Sonic 3D Blast DX and Outlaws + A Handful of Missions. Oh, and Wanted: Dead or Alive.

I'll be trying this game when I got time: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/western-outlaw-wanted-dead-or-alive-enu

Looks like a shitty version of Red Dead Revolver. lol Maybe it's actually a good game with rough graphics.