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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•6 months agoAny tips on finding cheap used ones, other than scrounging eBay and the like?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•6 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months agoTo be fair, those are easy to find by the truckload even if you don’t have a brother in law in IT.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 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.
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.