NOoooo!!! Hard Drive dead ..... use laptop with Windows 7? drivers?

[ragnar]

My PC hard drive for my MAME Cab is dead.  I have to look at it more tomorrow.

Now, I have a laptop with an i3 Intel chip in it that I was going to sell on Friday.  Should I keep it for the MAME cab?

So, are there any benefits to having newer hardware?  My PC had trouble with Mortal Kombat 3 and a few other games but for the most part it worked.

What about drivers?  I have an iPac and two u360s.

What to do ....?

Thanks,
ragnar.

[newmanfamilyvlogs]

So, are there any benefits to having newer hardware?  My PC had trouble with Mortal Kombat 3 and a few other games but for the most part it worked.

What about drivers?  I have an iPac and two u360s.

Sounds like you answered your own question. An i3 should run everything that can run perfect.

ipac and u360s do not need extra drivers.

[Vigo]

Laptops usually lack in a good GPU, but that isn't going to make a difference for Mame. Other emulators you may use may rely on a good GPU, though. Emulators for older gaming systems should still be perfectly fine.

For hardware, just make sure you have the physical ports needed, I believe the older ipacs had only the PS/2 ports, and that is not very common to a laptop anymore.

[ragnar]

I agreed to sell the laptop ....

Basically, I promised it to a friend before this happened and he actually changed his weekend plans this weekend so he can toy with the laptop.

So I can't back out of it.  The laptop is going by-by

Did consider a new desktop just so I can get Windows 7 but it is $300-$400.

I'm busy in the summer.  I think I'll save the Mame cab redo till this winter which kinda sucks.  If I wait, I can give myself an excuse to get a new desktop.  Actually, i wanted to replace the main PC in our home anyway.  Probably get two!

[newmanfamilyvlogs]

you could just replace the harddrive in the old machine, couldn't you?