Tech that refuses to die

[DavidKalinowski]

Core 2 Quad Q6600 I got it used on ebay about 5 years ago, its been running OCed to 3.0Ghz since then. It replaced a core 2 Duo that didnt need replaced. The motherboard that is currently resides in is at least 12 years old, and run 24/7 for about 10 of those years. Its now my debian testing/learning server. Also have an old fat PS2 and memory card, with HDD/Network adapter that still works.

[Ar558a]

My Creative SBS270 Speakers had them almost 20 years and never found anything better...

[mishmish]

I have a wired logitech mouse I got when optical mice were pretty new, I believe around 2000. It's been with me since I built my first pc, never really saw a need to change it. I consider getting a new logitech mouse from time to time, but just haven't. 

[Letgomyleghoe]

four hitachi hdd's, they've been around since 2004.

a set of phenom 9550's and two motherboards

some good old 2x2gb ddr2 corsair vengeance, and 2x2gb ddr2 street fighter edition g.skill memory 

[YellowJersey]

I've got a T500 Thinkpad from 2009 that's still kicking. The screen hinge is busted and the keyboard is worn out, but the internal components are fine. It's currently part of my F@H setup.

[Mark Kaine]

 

 

 

PS3 (several) 

Xbox 360

PSP 1000

Pentium 1 Fujitsu Ergo Pro X 

Super Nintendo Entertainment System 

Sega Master System 2

Several Atari ST

...

 

 

On 1/20/2021 at 9:37 PM, wat3rmelon_man2 said:

My Hitachi HDDs... from 2002 will not die...

OH yeah, I have several of those, all working perfectly fine! 

[LloydLynx]

An old Dell Latitude D620 I had since 2013 or so. My mom bought it in already not great condition for $30. It somehow survived my childhood, though it's in even worse condition now. I'm surprised I never broke it's Windows 7 install because I'm usually really terrible at keeping operating systems operational for more than 6 months.

[Zomeguy]

Microsoft Surface Pro 1 - battery still holds a charge (somehow) and good enough for basic web browsing.

 

 

[Twolf]

My 1st pc of my own from when I graduated H.S. and started university after moving out from my parents house actually is still functional lol. Only thing wrong with it is the USB ports on it are dead (it only had 2), but has a PCI expansion USB card in it lol. Was a Gateway 2000 266MHz celeron (Pentium II era.. so yes, MHz, not GHz) with an upgrade 3DFx Voodoo3 16mb graphics card added to it (back when they were the top before Nvidia bought them out), purchased it in 1998. Original hard drive was replaced as well but otherwise, it's just sitting in my kitchen collecting dust currently because I've been too lazy to take it to the recycling (that and well it was my 1st pc of my own with many hours spent on Starcraft, Diablo 1, and Everquest 1 on it lol so there was a nostalgia factor). It will be on it's way to the graveyard soon though, whenever covid gets a more under control and can make the drive. Live in the middle of nowhere basically so I have to drive an hour to where can get electronics recycled. Honestly surprised it still functions since I used to be a heavy smoker (quit smoking just over a year ago finally).... so it's pretty gross looking... tobacco stained all to hell and who knows how many beers were spilled on it or food dropped on it (I was a teen when I bought it, wasn't the brightest at that time in my life that's for sure). But it still works lol.

[flibberdipper]

At this point my HD 7950 sure seems to fit this. After several VBIOS flashes, it "died" like 3 years ago so I stuffed it in a box and forgot about it. Then maybe a little over a year ago, I shoved it in my file server, flashed a stock VBIOS back onto it, and it seemed to work just fine. I'd love to get some spare parts to make some random-ass build with it just to see if it'll reliably work, but that's really far down the list of priorities.

[X-System]

My mouse Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB white, I still use it at work.

 

This mouse is about 20 years old.

[vf1000ride]

I have an old Atari 2600 4-switch from roughly 1981-1983.  Parents got it for us when they were still new.  Works good and amazing that a fairly modern 50" tv can still run such an antique.

[da na]

Title says it all... For me it's my late '09 mac mini (dubbed by by friends as the Hack Mini) that exists for the sole purpose of testing code I write on my PC, so like unity games and etc. It's easier than a VM.

Specs are Core 2 duo 2.53gHz (dual core) and 8g of ram, and a 512GB SSD.

[Dillpickle23422]

one of my laptops, it's an hp dv6 with an amd turion xII, has been rained on, run over by a car, and still works. (it's no longer in its original housing, its just sitting on my  table plugged in as the battery is shot. It now runs ubuntu. 

[Giganthrax]

One of my hard drives is roughly 12-13 years old. Maybe more. It's beginning to show signs of age, but I'm still using it to store stuff that I wouldn't mind loosing if the hdd goes belly up. 

[NineEyeRon]

All my Apple stuff, they are over a year old now now and still going!

[da na]

1 hour ago, NineEyeRon said:

All my Apple stuff, they are over a year old now now and still going!

wow... those usually last a month at most

[Colty]

Running my dad's NVIDIA GeForce2 MX that he bought for his first build right around the time of my first birthday supposedly. I've got it in a spare computer that used to be my garage PC. It's on Windows 10, I had to run Windows XP driver install in compatibility mode, but it means I can use two monitors now. 

[whm1974]

2 hours ago, Colty said:

Running my dad's NVIDIA GeForce2 MX that he bought for his first build right around the time of my first birthday supposedly. I've got it in a spare computer that used to be my garage PC. It's on Windows 10, I had to run Windows XP driver install in compatibility mode, but it means I can use two monitors now. 

Didn't that come out in later 2000? I am really surprised the Compatibility Mode actually worked for WinXP Drivers.

[WhitetailAni]

*glances around messy office and basement*
Hmm...

Well, it would be the Power Mac G4, but I broke it.

Oops.

[Heliian]

My Sony tv's.  None of them have ever died, just became obsolete.  

[whm1974]

2 hours ago, FakeKGB said:

*glances around messy office and basement*
Hmm...

Well, it would be the Power Mac G4, but I broke it.

Oops.

How did you break it?

[Intergalacticbits]

1 hour ago, Heliian said:

My Sony tv's.  None of them have ever died, just became obsolete.  

 I know what your saying.

I got a 32" Samsung LCD TV from 2008 that still looks surprisingly good.

It's like 3 inches thick.

I can't get anything for it.

I used it for a laptop monitor in years past but now it is just a dust collector that I just can't bring myself to throw away lol.

I wish everything had that kind of quality.

 

 

[Guest]

My iPhone has crashed >10 times (on mtb going fast), dropped countless times, still only a few cracks on the back. These are tanks!

 

[EDIT]

 

For that matter, my Apple Watch. This thing has slid on gravel so many times and has one tiny scratch. 

[WhitetailAni]

1 hour ago, whm1974 said:

How did you break it?

Pushed the reset SMC button one too many times.