I'm slightly surprised that nobody has mentioned a Rasberry Pi by this point... the Pi4 can be a somewhat-usable desktop, it's a champ at emulation, and it's designed to be hacked around.
I'm slightly surprised that nobody has mentioned a Rasberry Pi by this point... the Pi4 can be a somewhat-usable desktop, it's a champ at emulation, and it's designed to be hacked around.
Yes , like so many mentioned I don't think it make sense upgrading. CPU is slow, RAM is not enough to start or update any modern OS or browser (which is not safe). It is cheaper to buy new one probably.
If you have to stick with it upgrade to ssd and at least 4GB ram (assuming you can find proper one) It at least will make it decent enough to work with and will not make it constantly move data from HD to RAM with all its 2 cores. OS might need upgrade too (which is also pricey).
Heh, try selling a kid on 80s arcade games when all their friends are on Switches and PS4s. The child probably won't be terribly appreciative.
Mine was using a Gameboy Color for a while, but it's not exactly the sort of experience he could use to relate to his peers with.
I think it's been pretty well established by now that that the 9 year old PC is a doorstop.
I think a 10-year-old boy might be more vulnerable to viruses, spywares and other malwares.
chromebox might be worth considering...
some android games are pretty good..
Last edited by nivek2046; 21-08-2020 at 09:00 PM.