Thanks guys. I went to best buy and got a hd for 60 dollars after tax. I made it to gainesville two weeks ago. So i total I am spending 120 on this computer. On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: > Something to consider is you can get a decent SSD for another 60 or so and > that machine will run like a champ. The only weirdness you may have is for > multiple displays. > On Aug 2, 2015 9:48 AM, "Steve Litt" wrote: > >> Bring over a System Rescue CD and a Lubuntu 15.04 live CD to make sure >> it works (no HD, after all). You can look at /proc/* and lshw to verify >> that what he says is in there is in there. You can look >> at /proc/cpuinfo to verify that it has hardware virtualization. If it >> works with System Rescue CD, and it is substantially as described >> including the CPU having hardware virtualization, do the following: >> >> * Do NOT grind him on price. He might change his mind. >> >> * Whip out $60 cash, get a receipt. >> >> * Drive 4 blocks away, where he can't see or hear you. >> >> * Get out of the car, do a victory dance. >> >> * Order a fifty buck SATA hard disk from Newegg when you get home. >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339. >> Because you're moving, have it go to someone you trust to keep it >> safe. DO NOT have it go to the address you're moving out of or the >> address you're moving to. It will be gone. >> >> * Install the hard drive, install Linux, have fun. >> >> * For extra credit, you might want to install 16GB RAM on there and >> turn it into a monster VM machine. Take it from me, VMs, not metal, >> are where you want to do your experimentation. >> >> SteveT >> >> >> On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:09:04 -0700 >> Stephen Partington wrote: >> >> > Yep >> > On Aug 2, 2015 8:07 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >> > >> > > the price is good even without the hard drive? >> > > >> > > On 8/2/15, Michael Havens wrote: >> > > > even without the hard drive? >> > > > >> > > > On 8/2/15, Stephen Partington wrote: >> > > >> For 60 it's fine. It will run Linux very well once you wrangle >> > > >> the AMD drivers. That will be a touch special. >> > > >> On Aug 2, 2015 4:27 AM, "Michael Havens" >> > > >> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >>> I'm in Florida now and I have a University professor offering >> > > >>> me a computer for 60 dollars. He built it himself around 2010 >> > > >>> and he gives the specs (below). I wish I didn't have to ask but >> > > >>> does it sound like a good deal? >> > > >>> -- >> > > >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Case: Antec 300 >> > > >>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H >> > > >>> >> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3138#ov >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 95W AM3 2MB Cache 2.6 GHz >> > > >>> >> > > http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Athlon-620-2600MHz-Retail/dp/B002MAPTFW >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- RAM: Mushkin Blackline 996587B (2x2GB) total 4GB >> > > >>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146731 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E, >> > > >>> HDMI,DVI-I,VGA. >> > > >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102837 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Power supply: Antec SP-500, 500 watt PSU >> > > >>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937 >> > > >>> >> > > >>> --- Optical: LG DVD - R/W drive >> > > >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss