The costs are a little messy because almost none of these computers have the original parts they came with anymore. So I will just give the prices of them based on the case they originally came in because the parts have stayed similar.
The Server
- AMD Athlon 64 3400+
- 2 GB DDR @ 400 mhz
- 2 - 80 GB Hard drives
- 1 - 160 GB Back up drive
- 1 - 1 TB Hard drive
- 1 - 1 TB Back up drive
- GeForce 3 Ti 200
- 17" CRT monitor
- Runs 64 bit Debian Testing Cost: $120 worth of Raffle Tickets + $50 for new motherboard/processor (overclocking is bad)
and now also $40 for the Athlon 64 + $200 for the TBs + $70 for a power efficient PSU (old one failed) + $20 for some fans
The Desktops
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Productivity Machine
- Pentium 4 2.8 ghz
- 1 gb DDR @ 266 mhz
- 1 - 160 GB Hard drive
- ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP
- 2 - 21.5" ViewSonic
- OS: Debian Testing Cost: Free. Hand me down. I run this with my other desktop using Synergy.
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Runs Windows XP VM and chat windows
- Pentium 4 2.4ghz
- 1.5 gb DDR @ 266 mhz (limited by mobo)
- 1 - 40 GB Hard drive
- GeForce 6200 512 mb
- 21.5" ViewSonic
- OS: Debian Testing Cost: $50 from an auction + $50 for the video card
The Laptops
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My Best Machine - Now bed laptop
- Core Duo 2.16 ghz
- 2 GB DDR2 ram
- 1 - 120 GB Hard drive
- GeForce Go 7600
- 15.4" screen
- Dual boots Debian Testing and Windows XP Cost: $1900 The fruits of my three summer jobs one summer.
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The Netbook
- Intel Atom 1.6 ghz
- 1 GB DDR2
- 1 - 160GB Hard drive
- 10.1" Screen
- OS: Eeebuntu (for the hardware support)
The First
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Samba Server
- Pentium 3 500mhz
- 256 MB SDRAM
- 1 - 20GB Hard drive
- Some video card
- Headless
- OS: Debian Testing Cost: $1500 + $150 (I think) For the GeForce 3 now in the server and also had a 17" monitor originally
Erik Carpenter
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