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minus-squareTower ( Tower@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoAny tips on finding cheap used ones, other than scrounging eBay and the like?
minus-squareCmdrShepard42 ( CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoFind a brother in law that works in IT. I changed his brakes and he gave me three Optiplex micros that were e-wasted from his work.
minus-squareDdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoTo be fair, those are easy to find by the truckload even if you don’t have a brother in law in IT.
minus-squarethejml ( thejml@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoeBay, Amazon, sometimes you can snag deals when they release newer versions, they actually had a few on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Tbh, I got mine in a pack of 4 on eBay (I only needed 3), cleaned them out a bit, bumped the RAM and put new disks in them and they’ve been solid.
Any tips on finding cheap used ones, other than scrounging eBay and the like?
Find a brother in law that works in IT. I changed his brakes and he gave me three Optiplex micros that were e-wasted from his work.
To be fair, those are easy to find by the truckload even if you don’t have a brother in law in IT.
eBay, Amazon, sometimes you can snag deals when they release newer versions, they actually had a few on Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
Tbh, I got mine in a pack of 4 on eBay (I only needed 3), cleaned them out a bit, bumped the RAM and put new disks in them and they’ve been solid.