I've bought 2 Dell Optiplex machines from these folks and had no problems. http://www.discountpc.net/
<http://www.discountpc.net/>YMMV On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Charles Whitby <[email protected]>wrote: > I've bought 3 used desktops and a laptop from eBay and haven't had a > problem with any of them, but you do need to pay attention to the details > for sure. > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:30 AM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah…Dell Outlet is kinda pricey. ☺ And with eBay, you never know what >> you’re going to get. I got an email from Surplus Computers this morning and >> they had an Optiplex GX620 for $170 that looks like something that would do >> what I Need (if I do some upgrades after I get it! :-)) Still...all those >> upgrades after the fact are gonna raise the price, so if I can get something >> with a DVDRW and some decent memory, I might go for that instead. I'm kind >> of partial to Dell, but I won't refuse something that's an IBM or HP or >> whatever. I think I would decline to buy an eMachine simply because I had >> some bad experiences working on them...hard to find aftermarket parts >> that'll fit (power supplies, etc.) >> >> >> >> From: Charles Whitby [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 11:21 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: OT: Refurbished/inexpensive Windows PCs >> >> All kinds of 'em available on eBay. Ort look at the Dell Outlet >> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 9:02 AM, John Aldrich < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> It looks like I'm going to be needing to get my own Windows machine sooner >> rather than later, as my wife and I are splitting up and I need a Windows >> machine to be able to 1) Run the windows games I like (Wild Tangent games, >> mainly) and 2) use the Windows machine to access the VPN here at the >> office >> and 3) use Windows programs to burn video compilations I have of my Dad >> for >> my family. >> >> Where do you guys go for your inexpensive refurbished PCs? I'd prefer >> something name-brand, which will take an extra hard drive, etc. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
