Anyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lol

No, I use the old desktops for that.

Old laptops usually seem to go to other people:

• My first one I gave one to a girl who's house burned down in my street.
• The second one went to my ex who is on really hard financial times and the old Macbook she got from another good soul died on her.
• The third one I traded in with my mom who really wanted a light one, and in exchange she contributed to...
• My fourth one that had more power for compiling things in my studies. This one I still have and use occasionally.