[TriLUG] desktop pc

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

Charity's a great thing, and as long as everyone's on the same page,
understanding you're paying $10 for the parts in a broken laptop, and
paying $79 to charity, everything's good.

SteveT

On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 12:47:17 -0400
Jeremy Davis via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> Kramden has volunteer opportunities every week (I think) where people
> can help at various stations to reburbish computers. It is a great
> opportunity for kids to learn hands on and for the more advanced it
> is an opportunity to mentor. Plus you will probably get a sense of
> when they have good stuff donated to their inventory. Although there
> are rules about how their nonprofit organization can sell computers.
> I am sure getting involved would lead to great things and eventually
> a good deal on a computer.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> On Wednesday, August 3, 2016, Steve Litt via TriLUG
> <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 09:13:59 -0400
> > Roy Vestal via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >  
> > > Kramden Institute has decent used systems too...
> > >
> > > http://kramden.org
> > >
> > > http://kramden.org/sales/  
> >
> > Most of these laptops don't work: Parts only.
> >
> > Right now at Costco for $399 you can get a laptop with a modern
> > processor and 8GB of RAM, with a full warranty. If you don't like it
> > for any reason (including inability to run Linux) you can return it
> > within 90 days, as I remember.
> >
> > Obviously we'd all prefer $89 to $399, but if the $89 doesn't
> > work...
> >
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
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> > Troubleshooting Brand new, second edition
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