ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.org · 13 days agoShould you bother with... mini PCs?www.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down10
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minus-squareTower@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days agoAny tips on finding cheap used ones, other than scrounging eBay and the like?
minus-squarethejml@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days 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-up3·12 days 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@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoTo be fair, those are easy to find by the truckload even if you don’t have a brother in law in IT.
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.
To be fair, those are easy to find by the truckload even if you don’t have a brother in law in IT.