[PLUG] Need New Computer

[Russell Senior]

Also, if you take your old box in (maybe after grabbing the hard disk out
of it) for donation, you'll get a discount on your new purchase. I recall
10% or something like that. From a strictly $$ perspective, they also ask
for a cash donation, so the discount might be a wash. But on the plus side,
it will be recycled/reduced/reused responsibly.

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Russell Senior
russell at personaltelco.net


On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 6:47 PM Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

> FreeGeek thrift store can get you a working box with decent desktop specs
> for on the order of $100-$200.
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 6:27 PM Michael Barnes <barnmichael at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I came home from work today to find my 12 year old Dell Optiplex bit the
>> dust. Not sure if it is the power supply or motherboard, troubleshooting
>> help is rather vague. I haven't  built a computer since 2006, so I'm a bit
>> out of touch on hardware specs these days. I just need a basic desktop
>> machine to run Ubuntu on. I have a real nice pair of Dell DVI monitors
>> with
>> sound bars. They also have VGA inputs. Is DVI video still being used? My
>> video card has a big DVI connector that connects to a splitter cable to
>> feed the two monitors. From a previous issue, I know I need to upgrade
>> video as Google Earth would not render properly.
>> Anyhow, any suggestions on hardware these days? I'd really like to try to
>> find something local I can get back on line this weekend, but I don't know
>> of anyplace with hardware other than Fry's. Is there a current video card
>> with the dual DVI output to allow me to use my existing monitors? I really
>> don't want to buy a Walmart or Costco machine to pay for and throw away
>> Windows and I'm not interested in dual-booting. Or should I just try to
>> find a junk machine to get me by until I can receive something from online
>> purchase?
>> Also, are modern motherboards still using SATA drives, or has that
>> technology changed, too?
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>> Michael
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