http://www.pcmech.com/article/buying-a-retro-pc-on-the-cheap/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pcmech.com/article/buying-a-retro-pc-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-46388 jvoluble Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:57:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=11799#comment-46388 I love articles like this because it really promotes the reuse of old tech that is still perfectly serviceable. The only real requirement of these boxes is that they are able to stream flash effectively as this is probably going to be the most challenging task for the computer. I love articles like this because it really promotes the reuse of old tech that is still perfectly serviceable. The only real requirement of these boxes is that they are able to stream flash effectively as this is probably going to be the most challenging task for the computer.

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/buying-a-retro-pc-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-46302 Gpshark Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:59:50 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=11799#comment-46302 it really comes down to what you need the computer for but for most people as long as you don't put alot of junk on there you can get by with an old one ... <a href="http://www.geneperez.net" rel="nofollow">www.geneperez.net</a> it really comes down to what you need the computer for but for most people as long as you don't put alot of junk on there you can get by with an old one … http://www.geneperez.net

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/buying-a-retro-pc-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-46290 SQL Training Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:49:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=11799#comment-46290 wow, seems one can easily get an old Dell box for very cheap. I am moving places I cannot take my old desktop out so I think I will need to use this trick wow, seems one can easily get an old Dell box for very cheap. I am moving places I cannot take my old desktop out so I think I will need to use this trick

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/buying-a-retro-pc-on-the-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-46274 Guest Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:49:34 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=11799#comment-46274 depending on where you are and how good you are at looking for stuff, those missing plastic panels for ODDs and FDDs can be replaced by either internal card readers or a fan assembly to suck in air from the front. Fans are usually covered by a metal mesh so aesthetics shouldn't be a problem depending on where you are and how good you are at looking for stuff, those missing plastic panels for ODDs and FDDs can be replaced by either internal card readers or a fan assembly to suck in air from the front. Fans are usually covered by a metal mesh so aesthetics shouldn't be a problem

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