Old Mini HP 110 netbook ideas for modding anybody?

[jynx_steamrumor]

My wife has HP Mini 110 it's a fantastically designed little thing, but even with Lubuntu on it, it runs soooo slow. Worst hardware ever put in a laptop award imo. I've been cruising these forums looking at wii and other retro portables and I figured if anybody had any ideas on WTF to do with it other than trash it, this would be the place to find those ideas. A raspberry Pi laptop pc? anything like this. The world is your oyster...soooooo make me a pearl.

 

[Pinotte]

Does it have an hdmi or vga output? It could be used as a linux entertainment system (kodi/netflix/emulators)

 

[ttsgeb]

Install Windows 3.1 on it, then donate it to goodwill so that it ends up back in the wild, confusing people for years to come.

 

[jynx_steamrumor]

Ya honestly I don't think it would run kodi. That's how bad they are. Lubuntu is like Windows 3.1 system resources wise and it'll barely run that. I fear the previous poster might be right.

 

[jynx_steamrumor]

I don't really want to use the guts in it I'm thinking about stripping all the flaxty components out and wondered what kind of stuff you might be able to fit inside just using the shell as mobile retro gaming rig.

 

[ttsgeb]

Puppy Arcade will *definitely* run on that machine. Maybe worth looking in to.
http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm

 

[jynx_steamrumor]

Does it have an hdmi or vga output? It could be used as a linux entertainment system (kodi/netflix/emulators)

It does, however I already have 2 computers for HTPC in both the bedrooms.....I'm starting to think I might have too many computers...is that a thing???!!

 

[jynx_steamrumor]

Puppy Arcade will *definitely* run on that machine. Maybe worth looking in to.
http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm

Thanks I also heard that the mini itself can support up to 2 gigs of ram is used with PC 5400 ram, so I might upgrade the ram and load either puppy arcade or something like that.