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minus-squareTower@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAny tips on finding cheap used ones, other than scrounging eBay and the like?
minus-squarethejml@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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.
minus-squareCmdrShepard42@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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.
Any tips on finding cheap used ones, other than scrounging eBay and the like?
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.
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.