Hi,

I know a company here in Japan that sells second-hand computers, cleaned, repaired, and with a 3 years warranty. Lots of the usual suspects (HP, Dell, Lenovo), from entry level office desktops to higher end Xeon workstations/servers. Prices vary, obviously.

As you know, these computers often do not use standard off-the-shelf parts, which can be a problem if the motherboard or PSU fails.

What’s your opinion about these computers? Is it worth the pain buying one (for a Linux or BSD based torrenting/seedbox machine, or build a NAS) or should I rather go another route – either build a PC with standard parts or buy a brand new cheap mini PC?

Thanks!

  • certifiedintelligent@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If they meet your need at your price level there’s no problem. For years, my homelab consisted solely of Dell boxes from eBay and the dell refurb site.

    I built the latest one myself since it was the cheaper way to get all the features I wanted in a single box.