Cool Hardware

HP COMPAQ nc6120

HP COMPAQ nc6120

This is my favorite retro computer that I own. It just screams nostalgia from the early 2000s. I got it as a gift from my friend, who has a lot of old laptops. He gave it to me because it was in a solid condition and he didn't want a QWERTY layout keyboard in his collection. Apparently, this model is from the Netherlands, as there is a safety warning sticker on the top right corner in Dutch. My dad used to have an HP laptop that he had used for work back then and it looked very similar to this, and also ran XP, so it has a special place in my heart.

Despite it being 20 years old (damn), the battery still holds decent charge, which is nice to see. It's currently running Windows XP, as it should be. Unfortunately, the optical disc drive stopped working properly.

"Optical media bad." - Jon Bringus
Here are some specs:
HP COMPAQ nc6120 (1)
HP COMPAQ nc6120 (2)
HP COMPAQ nc6120 (3)

Acer Aspire V5-571G

Acer Aspire V5-571G

This is my Windows 7 machine. It's a laptop from 2012 that I randomly got handed by my dad to fix. It had a broken hard drive and a BIOS password. I replaced the hard drive with a 1TB HDD and reset the BIOS password by shorting something under the RAM slot. It's pretty nice, and I'll definetely invest into fixing some of it's flaws like the failing DVD drive (why is it always the optical drive?)

Battery is not great, I think even the HP held charge better. It's pretty light tho.

I also partially use it as a NAS, for files that are too big to fit on my main laptop's SSD.

Here are some specs:
Acer Aspire V5-571G (1)
Acer Aspire V5-571G (2)
Acer Aspire V5-571G (3)

Nintendo 3DS XL

Nintendo 3DS XL

I own a Nintendo 3DS XL, or to be more percise, a Nintendo 3DS LL with CFW to use German language and homebrew and plenty of storage thanks to the 128GB SD card that I put in this. The reason I got the Japanese 3DS XL was because it was cheaper than buying a real european model.
I use it rarely now, but when I do, it's quite fun to play around with. Luma3DS CFW and Pretendo make the 3DS XL awesome in 2025!

Here are some specs:
Nintendo 3DS XL (1)
Nintendo 3DS XL (2)
Nintendo 3DS XL (3)

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim

I picked up a Sony PlayStation 3 Slim 320GB for cheap from a Kleinanzeigen seller. This is technically the first home console I ever owned, I grew up with the PC. It's a CECH-2504B with date code 1A, so it can technically run CFW. I've been meaning to do it but I realized that the console is on OFW 4.93, which bgtoolset does not support yet, so even though Evilnat CFW is available for 4.93, I can't install it. Let's hope bgtoolset gets updated soon. I run Evilnat on it too now.
My god, 2026 has been such an amazing year for my collection! PS3 modding is really fun too!
My most played games on here right now are Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F, Rayman Origins and Minecraft. I have more installed like both GTA V and IV, Resident Evil 3-5, Rayman Legends ... still exploring the world of PlayStation.

Here are some specs:
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (1)
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (2)

Sony PlayStation 3 Fat

Sony PlayStation 3 Fat

I saw this in Wolfsburg on Kleinanzeigen and I had to get it. It's a CECHL01, which has the 65nm Cell Broadband Engine (CELL) and Reality Syntesizer (RSX), but no Emotion Engine (EE) for native PS2 backwards compat. I love how it looks, she's so pretty, I call her Yuri cuz she thicc and pretty like her ehehe
This one's also on Evilnat 4.93 now, and featured in my tutorial on how to install Evilnat soon. Check it out on my YouTube channel when it's time!

Here are some specs:
Sony PlayStation 3 Fat (1)
Sony PlayStation 3 Fat (2)

Google Pixel 3a

Google Pixel 3a

This is the weirdest phone I own. I bought it for just 10€ in an eBay auction. According to the seller touch input was broken. And indeed it was. The screen seemed in tact so I was unsure what caused it. So I decided to pry on the screen to check the connector. I pressed on it, and against all odds, it worked! It does go back to not working if I drop it, so I found the best solution is to leave it unglued so I can fix it whenever it breaks. That's fine since it's just a guinea pig.
It does not run Android anymore, but rather postmarketOS - a full Linux distribution for mobile devices. It's pretty neat, and I've been meaning to try it out for a while now. I chose the GNOME Mobile desktop environment for it, and it's pretty nice even in it's early stages of development. I didn't really like Phosh because it was still too reliant on GTK-3. Plus the gestures and animations on GNOME Mobile are just better. Since it's not really a daily driver, I don't mind the bugs and missing features, heck I don't even use it as a phone really. I just use it to tinker. My new music app Mixtapes is tested on here. Basically the Metrolist of Linux, check it out on my GitHub.

Here are some specs:
Google Pixel 3a (1)
Google Pixel 3a (2)
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