Hi, I need a laptop for University work(small load tasks such as browsing, visual studio code, codeblocks, mathlab). I dont want to invest in a new expensive laptop because i would rather keep investing in my home PC but i still need something portable for Uni. My brother gave me his really old Asus X550V laptop. It boots but its insanely slow most likely due to the extremly old HDD(its also making noise). Also if you unplug it in instantly shuts down so the battery is dead.
Specs:
i5-6300HQ 2.3GHz
GTX 950M 2GB
8GB RAM
My question is: Is it worth investing the time and money to restore this laptop? Would it be suitable for 2024 OS such as windows 11? I could easily buy a SSD to swap out the HDD. Buy a new battery(I already found the exact one i need online) and take the laptop apart to apply new thermal compounds and check the cooler. The laptop is in great shape no display cracks or anything I just dont know if the age affects components performance and such.
Specs:
i5-6300HQ 2.3GHz
GTX 950M 2GB
8GB RAM
My question is: Is it worth investing the time and money to restore this laptop? Would it be suitable for 2024 OS such as windows 11? I could easily buy a SSD to swap out the HDD. Buy a new battery(I already found the exact one i need online) and take the laptop apart to apply new thermal compounds and check the cooler. The laptop is in great shape no display cracks or anything I just dont know if the age affects components performance and such.