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What's the oldest piece of tech that you still use?

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Some of my harddrives are from the early 2000s. They're 160gb and 300gb ones. Still useful for storing movies, games, music, etc.

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+ four different mechanical drives.

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Not THAT old, but my 2014 Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5.

 

Still my main driver for streaming. Netflix, Amazon, etc.

 

Crave app doesn't work anymore, it needs Android 7. Website works fine tho.

 

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MP3 player (2016 sony model)

This.

I work in sound sometimes I find a 50~ year old mic.

There is a lighting board that runs XP in a church I work in.

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HP compaq 8300 prebuilt - Intel i5-3470 - 8GB ram - 500GB HDD - bluray drive

 

old windows 7 gaming desktop - Intel i5 2400 - lenovo CIH61M V:1.0 - 4GB ram - 1TB HDD - dual DVD r/w

 

main laptop acer e5 15 - Intel i3 7th gen - 16GB ram - 1TB HDD - dvd drive                                                                     

 

school laptop lenovo 300e chromebook 2nd gen - Intel celeron - 4GB ram - 32GB SSD 

 

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I have an old Dell Dimension 4500S from around 2002 running Windows XP. I also regularly use my PS2 and Xbox, both of which are hooked up to a Sylvania 6620LCT. It's a 480p LCD TV and I can't for the life of me figure out what year it's from, but I got it for free from my grandparents and figured I'd add it to my desk setup so I can play my consoles at their native resolution.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 1

 

Somehow the battery still holds a charge. Only 2-3 hours but still for the occasional use I have for it works ok.

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Recently picked up a Mamiya Super Deluxe from 1964 that I bought film for, and shot today. 
 

My GBA SP is probably the oldest individual piece of tech that I regularly use, though my PS2 Slim (the original V12 variant) was released not long after as well, and that gets frequent use as well. My Vizio doesn’t too a horrible job with the upscaling. Sonic Mega Collection forced to 480P, and upscaled actually looked surprisingly not like scorch garbage. 

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Up until just a few days ago it was basically the entirety of my XP rig (which is in my signature still). Now I think either my OG Xbox or PS2 slim are the oldest things I still use regularly.

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Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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My Hallicrafters SX-110 shortwave radio, made in the late 60s I think. I have it connected to a 100ft wire I strung above my backyard. Good ol' tube technology, it receives pretty well.

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