• SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    No no, we did it. But only kinda. We do one big gift and that’s it. Last year it was recycled laptops for the kids. Cost me $125 and it’s been their best Christmas.

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      5 days ago

      This is a great idea. But only used stuff from the community with cash.

      That helps the community and your kids will get an awesome Christmas.

      My wife is a hard one to budge, but I’m gonna talk to her about it.

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        4 days ago

        I have a stack of laptops with 1165g7 processors in them. The Intel XE graphics they have onboard and 65watt package makes them easy replacements for their switches.

        The 125 was new mice, skins, and a screen replacement.

        And I slowly was grooming them into playing on steam when ever we could, little did they know they were building their steam libraries while farting around for Christmas :)