Beowulf
16th-February-2009, 05:28 PM
No.. nothing to do with the bi-annual Geek Corner Limbo competition.
Have been looking at ultra cheap PC's for my dad and came across this one on ebuyer. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155469)
it's not a bad spec.. ok not great but you get what you pay for. After all it barely breaks the bank at a credit crunch friendly £209.34
for that you get :-
Processor
Intel Celeron E1400 Dual Core Processor (2.0Ghz, 512K Cache)
Motherboard
Intel Celeron Dual Core E1400 Socket 775
Memory
2GB (4GB Max)
Memory Slot: 2 x DIMM
Hard Drive
250GB (1x250GB) SATA II Hard Drive
Optical Drive
20 x Super multi DVDRW
Software
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Basic
Display
Monitor Not Included
Audio
5.1 channel surround sound
Input Devices
Mouse and Keyboard (ncluded)
Networking
Interface: 10/100M LAN, Realtek® RTL8101E
I had a quick look at the component cost of this and despite my best efforts I can't build it cheaper than that! .. of course, if I leave off the Vista (and as it's for Dad I probably will) that knocks £70 odd off (for the OEM vista basic)
but even then I'm floating around the £160-170 pound mark (A bit vague as I wasn't always taking into account any delivery costs) but given the specs above.. just how cheaply could you build/ buy that machine??
Obviously if I go second hand I might get it cheaper.. but don't really want a second hand PC.. or even second hand parts for that matter.
If I can get this cheaply enough it might be Dad's birthday present ;)
Have been looking at ultra cheap PC's for my dad and came across this one on ebuyer. (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155469)
it's not a bad spec.. ok not great but you get what you pay for. After all it barely breaks the bank at a credit crunch friendly £209.34
for that you get :-
Processor
Intel Celeron E1400 Dual Core Processor (2.0Ghz, 512K Cache)
Motherboard
Intel Celeron Dual Core E1400 Socket 775
Memory
2GB (4GB Max)
Memory Slot: 2 x DIMM
Hard Drive
250GB (1x250GB) SATA II Hard Drive
Optical Drive
20 x Super multi DVDRW
Software
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Basic
Display
Monitor Not Included
Audio
5.1 channel surround sound
Input Devices
Mouse and Keyboard (ncluded)
Networking
Interface: 10/100M LAN, Realtek® RTL8101E
I had a quick look at the component cost of this and despite my best efforts I can't build it cheaper than that! .. of course, if I leave off the Vista (and as it's for Dad I probably will) that knocks £70 odd off (for the OEM vista basic)
but even then I'm floating around the £160-170 pound mark (A bit vague as I wasn't always taking into account any delivery costs) but given the specs above.. just how cheaply could you build/ buy that machine??
Obviously if I go second hand I might get it cheaper.. but don't really want a second hand PC.. or even second hand parts for that matter.
If I can get this cheaply enough it might be Dad's birthday present ;)