What's a fair price for these systems?

[darien]

What's a fair price for these systems? Assume only what is indicated.

http://sleepytrees.com/officesale/servers.jpg

System 1:
Basic beige metal case
Athlon 1.4 GHZ processor
256 MB RAM
30 GB IDE hard drive (or no hard drive)
10/100 Ethernet card
Basic Video Card
40x CD-ROM, Floppy drive

System 2:
Basic beige metal case
Athlon 1.4 GHZ processor
512 MB RAM
30 GB IDE hard drive (or no hard drive)
10/100 Ethernet card
Basic Video Card
Onboard Sound Card
52x CD-ROM, Floppy drive

System 3:
Basic beige metal case
Pentium III 600 MHz processor
512 MB RAM
30 GB IDE hard drive (or no hard drive)
10/100 Ethernet card
Basic Video Card
Onboard Sound Card
32x CD-ROM, Floppy drive

System 4:
Basic beige metal case
Pentium I 133 MHz processor
64 MB RAM
500 MB IDE hard drive (or no hard drive)
10/100 Ethernet card
Basic Video Card
2x CD-ROM, Floppy drive

System 5:
Basic beige metal case
Pentium III 450 MHz processor
384 MB RAM
60 GB IDE hard drive (or no hard drive)
10/100 Ethernet card
Basic Video Card
Onboard Sound Card
(2) SCSI 2 Interface Cards (fast-wide)
52x CD-ROM, Floppy drive


Shorthand version:
1:: 1.4GHz, 256 RAM, 60 GB Disk, Net, Video, CD, Floppy
2:: 1.4GHz, 512 RAM, 30 GB Disk, Net, Video, CD, Floppy
3:: 600 MHz, 512 RAM, 30 GB Disk, Net, Video, Sound, CD, Floppy
4:: 133 MHz, 64 RAM, 500 MB Disk, Net, Video, CD, Floppy
5:: 450 MHz, 384 RAM, 60 GB Disk, Net, Video, Sound, CD, Floppy

Thanks for your honesty.

[unrequited]

The 133/450/600mHz i'd just donate to a school or local old people's home. You could probably get a $500 writeoff on each one. As for selling them, I wouldn't pay more than $150 tops even for the 600mHz. As for the 1.4's you could probably get $200-$400 for them especially if you sold them for cash by public posting (grocery store, community college bulletin board, etc.).

[acme420]

200/200/100/free/free

[Canon]

200/200/100/free/free

[airwalk]

As for the 1.4's you could probably get $200-$400 for them especially if you sold them for cash by public posting (grocery store, community college bulletin board, etc.).

Bullshit. You might be able to get $200 maximum, that is, if they're actually 1.4GHz (many people have the delusion that the XP Series' numbers somehow correspond with the processor speed, i.e. 1400 = 1.4GHz, when in reality, it doesn't).

The biggest incentive would definitely be a tax write-off. If you're a computer student, just screw around with the spare machines. Set up an Active Directory network at your home, or learn NFS/Samba stuff with those via your network.

EDIT: Didn't notice that darien posted this, so ignore the 2nd paragraph. :oops:

[sexyownage]

those arent the xp cores. they're thunderbirds which are actually 1.4 or 1.2 ghz

[darien]

:( The 1.4 GHz machines cost over $800 to build just a few years ago. Thanks guys. Looks like I better find a hobbyist willing to pay extra for tried-and-tested Linux compatible servers built from scratch rather than taking a chance with random components found in pre-built machines.

[Dissman]

The 1.4's are really the only thing off of that list that are worth anything... the system's saving graces is that they are pretty loaded on ram... most of the time, the older computers have nearly none, which limits their usefulness.

Your best bet like you said is to find someone who wants linux servers

One other thing you could try is configuring them as Asterix VOIP PBX'es and selling them as such, but then, you probably dont want to waste your time on servers you'll get only a pittance for anyway.

And about airwalks paragraphs:
If you're a computer student, just screw around with the spare machines. Set up an Active Directory network at your home, or learn NFS/Samba stuff with those via your network.

If your a university computer student, you can probably get your hands on PC's from University Surplus... plus, most university students i know are flat broke and dont have the cash to pick up extra PC's.

[darien]

I just got $95 for the 600 Mhz with a 15" multiscan monitor.

[[NAKED] sidark]

those arent the xp cores. they're thunderbirds which are actually 1.4 or 1.2 ghz


ATHLON XP 3000+ 256MB, 80GB, DVD/CDRW, 56k, NIC, NO O/S

I pay that 350.00

HP MEDIA CENTRE M380N, PIV3GHZ, 512MB (UP TO 4GB), 160 GB, DVD/RW, DVD, 7IN1 CARD READER, FIREWIRE, GFORCE FX5200 128 MB 8XAGP, TV IN/OUT, TV TUNER CARD, REMOTE CONTROL, SUBWOOFER, WINDOWS XP MC. That I get at 650.00$

[blue]

I just got $95 for the 600 Mhz with a 15" multiscan monitor.

someone just got ripped off ;)
truthfully the monitor is probably what made it a deal for them.

[sexyownage]

i was replying to aw sid

[[NAKED] sidark]

DAmn I hit the wrong one...didnt want to quote you