For only $190. You get the following:
(1) Monitor
Samsung SyncMaster 151s (15" flat screen monitor). Unique 360-degree swivel feature. Winner of CNET Editors' Choice.
(2) Computer Casing
ATX Full Tower. Front panel connectors for 2 usb, 1 firewire and audio + mic jacks. 3 fan outlet - back, side and top. 400W power supply.
(3) Processor
AMD XP 2500+ 1.8 ghz with original heatsink and fan.
(4) Motherboard
Abit uGuru AN7 with manual and SATA drivers on floppy disk. Just replaced the motherboard battery with a brand new one (CR2032). This is a kick-ass high performance motherboard during its time. One of those rare board with a built-in LED display to quickly identify hardware problems.
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/mot ... 283_2.html
- Firewire Support = 1 IEEE 1394 port. 1 additional IEEE 1394 port via front panel expansion header
- USB Support = 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. 2 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports via front panel expansion header
- Sound System = 6-channel audio. Optical digital input/output ports
- Network port = Ethernet 10/100 Fast Ethernet via RealTek RTL8201BL
(5) Memory
1.5 GB (3 pieces of 512 mb Kingston/Cosair)
(6) Graphics
Nvidia MX4000 64mb AGP graphics card.
(7) Hard Drive
120 GB IDE hard drive. No bad sectors detected after comprehensive hard drive scan.
(8) Input devices
Keyboard and Logitech laser mouse (with scroll wheel)
(9) Floppy drive.
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Important Notes:
- No DVD drive. A brand new SATA Super Multidrive DVD drive costs only $27. You can also use any existing external drive and connect to the computer.
- The motherboard chipset fan is not spinning. Just completed 6 hours of testing without any problems. Can replace cheaply from 3rd party chipset fans.
- Additional charge if you need hardware/software installation and/or delivery.
- 1 week personal warranty. The chances of all components failing exactly 1 week later is very very low. If you spend some time doing research of the current 2nd hand value of the components listed above, you will realised that even in the super rare event 1 or 2 components totally failed after 1 week, by reselling the rest of the working components, you could easily recover 75% of your $350 or perhaps even still able to make a little profit.
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Some potential uses of a cheap/spare desktop computer:
- Astrophotography. Place one beside near your imaging setup to capture, store and/or process imaging data (firewire, usb 2.0 and SATA hard drive support)
- Spare computer for small kids and visiting friends and relatives to abuse and keep them away from your more expensive laptops and confidential data.
Feel free to ask any questions. Willing to trade for astro gear. Collect at Toa Payoh area.
PM me if you are interested or email me at gary[at]astro[dot]sg. Thanks.