Computer Garage Sale

[DCT Jared Smith]

http://arstechnica.com/guide/system/budget.html

>At work we build boxes with specs like this:
>    FIC AZ11EA (Via 686a chipset based)
>    AMD 1.4 TBird
>    256 PC133
>    20 Gig Maxtor HD
>    32 Pine Meg TNT2
>    Asound 8139c NIC
>    Keytronic 105 Keyboard
>    Generic Optical Mouse
>    17" 1280x1024 Monitor
>
>We put Redhat 7.3 (or Gentoo 1.2 depending on the user saviness) and
>open office, and send them out for new sales peoples computers.
>
>Total cost to us approx $515
>
>We don't do anything special (like direct importing or buying in large
>quantities) we just purchase from guys like www.googlegear.com and
> www.mwave.com