[ale] Need 10 computers - recommendations

[Jonathan Glass]

Check out http://www.freebytes.org/ to donate equipment.

I'll bet Fry's has some low end machines for that price range.

Jonathan Glass

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 00:34, exo wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone on the list know where I can 10 computers for cheap (no
> monitors).  But my specs are
> 
> Pentium 3 or above (800MHZ min - nothing slower)
> 10gb minimum hdd (20gb would be nice)
> Optical drive - preferred DVD rom if not cdrom is fine
> network card - boot on lan would be nice
> memory - 128MB mininum - 256 MB would be nice to begin with
> USB is a must
> 2 expansion pci slots free min.
> video - as long as it works fine in linux properly - should be able to get
> 1024x768 res. with good refresh rates - 3D I don't care about
> keyboard/mouse and power cables
> small size would be awesome
> 
> And it should work with windows xp/2000 (please no os bashing here).  I
> need to be able to run all 3 oses properly (linux - Redhat rhel and SuSE
> latest) should be able to run very smoothly - that is highly critical).
> 
> I am looking if anyone knows where I can get this all under $1200-$1400.
> I saw ebay...but local would be nice - reburished or new ones - or know of
> places where I can it done with this budget
> 
> AMD would be great - but I don't know which verison works with REDHAT RHEL
> 3.0.  - if the unit works great with RHEL 3.0 then I am all set.  Windows
> compability is a must too.
> 
> Any suggestions/advice is highly appreciated on this matter.
> 
> And I need to donate about 10 boxes - know of places where I can get a
> write off - how much should I claim for boxes with cpus in range of
> 200mhz.  The original price of the box?  I don't have the price slip.
> 
> Thanks everyone.
> 
> peace
> 
> -exodous
> 
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