discussion Whats your latest purchase?

[sswilson]

As referenced over in my dual NIC thread, an i5 6500 HP office system to migrate opnsense onto.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B072BGSTQJ/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A2FEODNBV02L6C&psc=1

Seemed like a decent enough deal.... $200 all-in with the only real down side being the mechanical HDD and I've got a Sata SSD to drop in. (Could have used an extra 8GB mem as well).

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This is actually a neat little package. Not sure if all amazon refurbished PC packages are the same way but it comes with everything needed to get it up and running (not including the display).

Came with a cheezy wired KB/M and a USB wifi dongle ($5 Ali Express model). It even came with a DP -> HDMI cable.

Not bad for $200 delivered if you ask me. (Although it probably helps the price that it doesn't have a W11 compatible processor).

Currently doing the initial W10 install onto the mechanical drive so that I can put the pc through it's paces before I install router software on it.

 

[MARSTG]

I checked ebay. This was $100 cheaper than similarly spec'd models.

Me too, that's why I asked.

 

[sswilson]

Me too, that's why I asked.

Nope, not SFF. The whole point of this exercise was the replace the mATX 4570 hardware I've already got with something much smaller.

It's possible that my search parameters missed a lot because I was only searching for items marked as SFF.

edit: I also filter by Canada/NA

 

[MARSTG]

edit: I also filter by Canada/NA

Sometimes it's cheaper to buy from the US even with the shipping and paying the duty taxes. I search by CPU, then filter with Buy it Now and North America as location.

 

[Marzipan]

Sometimes it's cheaper to buy from the US even with the shipping and paying the duty taxes. I search by CPU, then filter with Buy it Now and North America as location.

I know!!! I did it all the time when I lived in Vancouver...not so much since moving to Prince Rupert

 

[proxy]

Wait, you don't buy everything from Frontier? =O

 

[lowfat]

2x

 

[sswilson]

Ummmm..... textured ceiling roller and roof tar boot attachment?

 

[lowfat]

Ummmm..... textured ceiling roller and roof tar boot attachment?

Going to attempt to level concrete flooring in my basement 'office'.

 

[sswilson]

Ok.... but what's the purpose of the first two tools?