Build-A-Day #18: $130 computer build - AMD3000+, 128MB RAM, 80GB hard drive

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Build-A-Day #18: $130 computer build - AMD3000+, 128MB RAM, 80GB hard drive

Feb 26th, 2008 by Admin

(BUILD-A-DAY DISCLAIMER: None of the Build-A-Day computers come with an operating system, as many people have copies of Windows around their home, or prefer to use a Free operating system such as Ubuntu or Debian. This is intentional. In addition, no computer buildswill contain monitors, keyboard, or other peripherals unless otherwise specified.)
This is obviously not a system you can do any gaming on - however its far from worthless. It should handle basic wordprocessing and email/internet just fine, especially if you run linux. I’d recommend xubuntu or DSL(D*mn Small Linux). It would work great as a childrens computer, allowing them to access the internet/type school papers etc - without it being a huge calamity if it breaks. An easy upgrade would be to add another 256 or 512MB of RAM, which would cost ~20, and probably provide a significant performance upgrade.