Home LAN server: old PC hardware vs. refurb. server

[Wade Smart]

M. Milanuk wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Recently my little home server (Asus bare-bones kit PC that I bought
> used a year + back, Sempron 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 13.7GB HD + two 500GB SATA
> drives, CD/DVD-ROM) took a dump.  It's in the local PC shop, but I fear
> the MB may be done for.  As such... I'm considering options.  One may be
> if the shop has or can get for a reasonable price replacement parts.  If
> not, I may be shopping CraigsList for another old mid-tower PC again.
> 
> In the past (6-8yrs ago) I had pretty good luck with some Dell
> refurbished workstations... so I started wondering if maybe their
> refurbished low-end servers might be a better idea than a
> run-of-the-mill desktop PC pressed into server duty.  Given that the
> load is extremely *low* (primarily backup file storage server for 2-4
> people) in this situation, I'm more just interested in the hardware
> lasting a good long while without having replace parts and/or the
> computer for the forseeable future.
> 
> Any experience or comments on the matter?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Monte
> 

I have a Shuttle XPC for a workstation and a server. I love them.
Dell work stations, I too have used refurbished ones in the past without 
problems. I would do it.

Wade

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