It depends on intended use. If it's to run a specific Windows-specific app, that will limits option. But if the intent is mainly browsing and web-based stuff, and you're uncle isn't into geek, I strongly suggest a Chromebook. Current tech, dead simple, inexpensive and (if you pick the right model) soon able to run android apps.
On 31 May 2016 at 17:52, Daniel Villarreal <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 05/31/2016 08:36 AM, Tim Tisdall wrote: > > Where's a good place to get a used computer for relatively cheap? > > I have a uncle who's struggling with a fairly old machine (I'm not > > sure what it is, but it has a CRT monitor) and I was hoping to > > replace it with something slightly newer. Maybe someone knows a > > good spot to get off-lease computers? What does UofT do with their > > hand-me-downs? > > http://www.theworkingcentre.org/cr > > > - -- > Daniel Villarreal > http://www.youcanlinux.org > [email protected] > PGP key 2F6E 0DC3 85E2 5EC0 DA03 3F5B F251 8938 A83E 7B49 > https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF2518938A83E7B49 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2 > > iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJXTbMqAAoJEPJRiTioPntJqEgH/1xTRWlXdlLYmirKqGpyQprj > aZBXlefumeJhoMWIi+GCav6uN0foyJ1sYZBT0i1Rak9cmvpelNk0owR6IiihGTll > VTbAAWfREC94z9i6EDLEtWQZ0S0lYA8e0XitUO/pJdigLS8HCGap7kmD9m30laED > 31D1cpP1mMXPM8k0ph8diiIJBysryKcMk6gpndxeDYMpxSY4r/lnARYbz8oxKqcO > YhqyVm4br7XJNH3W9CfquwQMzMl293EmQbhgOoJ+zqDbxQo9TEV9mh4OKjYJgLgc > tc4Y7Kz9ZDkxY8zFIgecNAKtVlfU4i1GnKd+rlSKnpRNltQufCaGRl3dc3o2+Ek= > =u8Fn > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- Evan Leibovitch Geneva, CH Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56
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