I've started collecting movies and books that the left will go after just in case things go south. I went with a lot of Mell Brooks and Monty Python classics for DVD's. For books, Orwell and Bradbury.
Any other selections to pay attention to?
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Electronics decay just sitting out. The batteries that maintains the motherboards die in 5 years. At best, 10 years for a laptop in storage will still work, but you are looking at replacing motherboard batteries at the minimum. I'd rather do that on a desktop personally.
I've never had an issue running a motherboard with the CMOS battery dead, it just won't keep accurate time if it doesn't have power.
I have a 10+ year old laptop within arm's reach right now. It's a cheap piece of shit Acer that cost like 400 dollars new. It's painfully slow and the battery will hold about a minute's charge, but it runs just fine when plugged in. It's never been in any kind of storage, my mother used it for a few years and now I keep it around in case I really need Windows for something. I keep it in a cupboard.