Mine… My Xbox 360 slim only costed 129 euro back in 2012 and to this day still work like brand new, you would think that the disc drive would stop working but no. Never had the need of open it or clean it’s insides. Still great, I just don’t use it anymore since I feel it’s outdated and loading speeds are better nowadays.

    • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      My wife did a cert class for data analytics and needed a work horse laptop. I bought her a used i7 Thinkpad from eBay.

      It’s so damn fast… m2 drive 32 GB of ram it’s literally only limited in speed by the user input.

      Just an amazing deal for $450

      Edit it was a t14 gen 2.

      • jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        6 months ago

        I just got mine a few weeks ago and it’s so impressive. I bought it used for $150 and I can tell I’ll be using this for years.

        • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          11·
          6 months ago

          I juuuust retired a t420s recently… off lease computers are absolutely the way to go for buying new to you laptops.

          Toss in a SSD and a Linux distro… and you’re good for 6-8 years imho

        • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Trying to convince mine, she keeps buying these expensive cartridges that she ends up throwing out after a few times or they get left out and their little soap bars fuse to stuff. They suck.

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        ebay is a good source though more expensive, places like marketplace often have decent deals, check out electronics recyclers and wholesalers, if you have any. Those are generally good places to look.

    • XTL@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      6 months ago

      My first thought was some military gear as well. A scarf or travel utensils or bag or something. Actually even the gloves I got are probably over 20 years old.

      Rescued pets cats be priceless, though keeping them fed and healthy and happy can cost a fair bit.