seaken64
This is general question for antiX users in the U.S., Have some computers at are getting near their end of life (either cost to much to repair or can’t find parts any more). Just looking for some direction on where some of the antiX community in the U.S. get good quality used or refurbished computers from?
It is not as easy at it used to be to pick up used computers locally. There are fewer computer “repair” and “refurbish” shops around. There are still a few though in most areas with higher populations and many small businesses. I occasionally stop in to the shops in my area just to see what they have. I live in the NY Hudson Valley. Every once in a while I find a computer I want to buy.
If it is for your business I recommend E-bay or some other used computer outlet or clearance center online. I usually look for computers that are off lease but still have at least 5 years of life. This has saved me a ton of money over the years. I usually buy between five and ten PC’s/Workstations at a time for replacing the workstations in my business. The last time I did this I bought six dual-core machines with 3 or 4 GB of RAM, for about $100 each, and upgraded them for free to Windows 10. That was about five years ago. These are now getting to the point where I will have to do it again. I just replaced two workstations with Core i5 and 8GB of RAM. I found these at a local surplus center for $45 and $50 each. And Windows 10 was still available for free. These were business computers and had the business license which allowed the upgrade to the latest Windows Pro. I also put MX on these two machines.
For my laptop I kept looking at the local Best Buy to see what they had as open box. I picked up a Lenovo i3 with 4GB of RAM and SSD for about $280. I’m using that machine now to type this, on MX. But I agree that E-bay is a good place to look for used laptops, as others have stated.
Seaken64