Thanks Simon - very interested! Exactly what speed/core processor do they have in? Dave <div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 10, 2011 9:40 AM, "Simon Greenwood" <<a href="mailto:sfgreenwood@gmail.com">sfgreenwood@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson <<a href="mailto:dave@hansonforensics.co.uk">dave@hansonforensics.co.uk</a>> wrote: > >> Morning all, >> >> I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web >> server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a >> gig or so of ram < Ł120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. >> >> It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any >> recommendations as to anywhere else to pick one up? >> >> I'm also open to charitable donations in the Leeds area! :-P >> > > I'm in the Leeds area and have a couple of Xeon machines on eBay at the > moment: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874379">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874379</a> > and <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874270">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310323874270</a> > > I don't expect them to get a lot so it might be worth bidding (sorry if this > contravenes any guidelines by the way) > > For that matter, HP do occasionally sell the more recent version of those > servers for very cheap, probably less than a good barebones package at > Maplin. > > s/ > >> >> > > > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "Is this your sanderling?" </div>