I have a stack of decommissioned business laptops (DELL 5420). You're welcome to one of them, if you pay shipping. I'll install whatever OS on it that you want, so you can "hit the ground running".
--- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 9 Pro On Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 10:48 Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Something to consider is the refurbished computers listed on Amazon. you > can get full i7 desktops for less than 200 > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> thanks, ryan. I'm going to have to go with another (ASUS NUC 14 Pro) >> that i am putting together at new egg. It is 377 compared with the UM790 >> which is 493 after I put the guts into it. This leads me to another >> question: >> I'm going to put a 500GB ssd and 16GB ram. I don't do anything major with >> the computer (darktable is about the only thing out of the ordinary that >> is ran).16GB is the least amount of RAM they sell.With that amount of RAM >> in modern systems will I need to set up swap space? Or is the (what's it >> called).... te swap in RAM be sufficient? >> >> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM Ryan Petris <r...@petris.net> wrote: >> >>> The best price/performance "NUC"-like machine that I've been able to >>> find is the Minisforum UM790 Pro. It has an 7940HS, USB4, and comes in a >>> barebones confirguration on Amazon for $375. You can either buy variants >>> with included RAM/SSD or you an buy the barebones and add your own. >>> >>> If you just want super cheap and okay performance, like enough to browse >>> the internet and whatnot, look for an N100 or N150 mini pc. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025, at 6:23 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> >>> I've figured it out. I went to new egg and they let you assemble it. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I am poor so I was thinking a NUC would be the best option. Can someone >>> help? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://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: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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