Ben ,
I am sure TCWO aka Thompsons should be able to do these quick and they would
have a 2 to 3 year warranty .
Next you can get 10/100 Smc nics that work fine with Linux at best Buys for
12.99 to 15.99 each !
If you can pick up the PC's then you save shipping if they go bad take them
in and they fix or exchange it for another box!
Thompsons also has this deal Celeron 1Ghz Barebone Kit
US$ 382.00
1 Year Warranty
Value-packed build it yourself kit includes the following:
TCWO TRÜ Celeron/PIII Value Socket370 250W barebone system.
Intel Celeron 1.0GHz CPU
TCWO SuperCool SocketA heatsink/cooling fan combo
128MB SDRAM
20GB 5400RPM hard drive
Intel/Ambient 56k v.90 PCI voice/fax modem
Problem I see with Wal Mart who would fix them and who would give you some
kind of warranty and how long to ship back and foward shipping charges each
time and RMA times ?
Stick to a local shop!
If you were going to buy a system name brand then go with a Dell that they
advertise
Dell get you parts to you door in 24 hrs if there is a problem or has some
one out to you either way.
I have used them for years and is the only Name brand I would sugguest as
for HP not that great of desktops for reliability and again
parts and service a pain in the arse!
Intel® Celeron® processor at 1.3GHz
128MB Shared SDRAM at 100MHz
17 in (15.9 in v.i.s.,.27dp) E771 Monitor
New Harman Kardon® HK-206 Speakers
$649
also 48x cd rom
etc and they would take 1 to 2 weeks to get it out to you !
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Ostrowsky <ostrowb@tblc.org>
To: SLUG <slug@nks.net>
Date: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: [SLUG] Cheap Linux boxes by the dozen?
>I may need to buy a dozen or so cheap Linux boxes soon. To keep things
>standard and easy to install, they'll have to be the same model. I'm
>not averse to buying Wal-Mart PCs for $399 and popping in a 530TX+ NIC,
>but it could take them a while to ship.
>
>TCWO has machines for $600 without NICs, but I'm not sure whether
>they've got a dozen in stock.
>
>Ideally there'd be something in this price range that has a built-in NIC
>and plenty in stock. (Even one in stock would be good, if the rest
>could be delivered in a week or so.)
>
>Any ideas welcome.
>
>Ben
>
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