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I have two laptops by different makers, both running Windows 10. Neither of them is comfortable enough for MS Office use or normal Web browsing. One has a better display, a quicker but smaller SSD, and an inferior Celeron CPU; the other has a poor display, a slower but bigger HDD, and a superior i3 CPU. The RAM is 4 gigabytes in both cases. Unfortunately, none of their extractable parts may be mixed together within either of them.
But can I combine their functions by software means?
The following ideas come to my mind:
- Set up an RDP connection so that the slower CPU / better display laptop be used as the terminal;
- Set up something like TeamViewer;
- Set up a cluster to share the RAM and the CPU;
- Use the laptop with the better display as a monitor for the other laptop;
- Install linux on both or one of them, and set up a cluster or remote desktop environment there.
What sounds more reasonable? Is there a better solution?
Thank you in advance for your ideas.
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– Chenmunka – 2018-12-13T14:56:40.923Hey @Chenmunka, thanks for your feedback; I've updated my answer now, such that it should be more clear now why I would go for upgrading the one laptop instead of building some kind of Frankstein-equivalent two laptop device – user172056 – 2018-12-13T16:14:55.067
Thanks for the reaction. I did not ask about hardware. The question was about software solutions. My Celeron laptop may not be upgraded because its RAM is soldered to the motherboard, and the CPU has no fan, hence may not be overclocked without overheating. I have used linux for a few years but running MS Office is not always possible there. That is why I asked for client-server type solutions. I agree that a good display is important, so I am yhinking about using the Cel laptop as a client. – Danny – 2018-12-13T19:34:25.803