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New projects from old, broken laptops

Summary

Old laptops provide displays, cameras, speakers, battery parts and mainboards for several standalone upcycling projects. The original video has the ID WLP_L7Mgz6M. Systematic salvaging turns electronic waste into a sorted parts store.

Ideas

  • A write-off rarely affects all components of a notebook at the same time.
  • Controller boards free displays and cameras from their dependency on the original device.

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