I have a Compaq K6-2 I got at VCF Midwest for 20 bux. Pretty fun little machines, but I wouldn't want to use XP on it. Sadly only thing dead is the cdrom (battery still holds a 20-30 min charge!). To replace it, have to take the entire machine apart, motherboard out and everything. What a crappy...
There are patches that allow up to 64gb ( Hear the 128gb patch is unstable), I dont see too much an issue...I run the 8gb patch on a Dell laptop with no issues so far, your mileage may vary.
As far as unused memory, it can still be used as virtual memory, and can even throw the pagefile on it.
I would look for laptops with Nvidia 600/700 (760M is a solid option, even plays GTAV) series gpus. Most should work well with XP, minus maybe sound drivers. So make sure to check the laptop audio chipset for audio drivers. Also something cheaper, be AMD A8 based machines.
Figure I update, found a Videola for sale on ebay with the software. Might want to reach out, maybe a few dollars and they can give you the drivers and software...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115945720818?
I have the manual, insert and driver diskette if interested...
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/disney-sound-source-manual-insert-and-floppy-for-sale.1243727/
286? Sound Blaster Pro or Pro 2.0 compatible... In the compatible range, suggest a Media Vision Pro Spectrum 16. Get SB pro emulation (Thunderchip), and good stereo adlib/mpu!
I have a PCI-X Matrox Parhelia with both lead cables if needed down the road. Was going to list it up for sale next few months with a bunch of other stuff. I was using it a while in my dual pentium pro build and it was fun, but since moved it to an s3 virge and voodoo2.
Sadly the Engineering Sample website is down atm, but they do list it in the update logs...
I just added 6 new ES CPU. Here is the complete list :
* Cyrix MXi 133 MHz ES
* Cyrix MXi 233 MHz ES
* Cyrix MegiaGX 266 MHz ES
* Pentium II 400 MHz ES
* Pentium II 200 MHz ES
* Pentium 133 MHz ES
Actually there was a PII 200mhz based off the original Klamath core. Not sure how many were actually sold, but have seen a few engineering samples for insane prices.