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Title: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 17:19:47
Posting in Gen chat, as it's not car related.

I have a PC tower (without monitor) sat here doing nothing. It's too good to throw in the bin because it works perferctly,

It's an Athlon (maybe an XP) 1200, with 700mb+ Ram, and a whopping great 8GB hard drive. Currently running Windows XP without a problem. It has a clean XP SP2 install, and the latest versions of Zonealarm personal firewall and AVG antivirus, so it's free from nasties and ready to use.

It has a CD writer, and a AGP graphics card for 2 monitors. Onboard Lan, sound, and 2 x USB.

Whilst no longer a particularly high performance machine, it would be perfect for Kids to do coursework etc on, and will handle general internet use / word processing blah.. with no fuss.

Note that in order to remain legitimate you would need your own copy of Windows licence.

£50 + £6.99 PnP to anyone who's interested.  :)
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JiMbOb789 on 02 January 2008, 17:35:29
If you had asked last week, i would have jumped at the chance :P
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 17:36:40
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If you had asked last week, i would have jumped at the chance :P

I've had it sat in the hallway for months, I'm fed up with tripping over it! I've fired it up and updated all the patches etc, it's fine :)
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 17:38:27
Would of been Perfect for my Daughter, just to far, and to expensive to send :'(
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 17:39:31
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Would of been Perfect for my Daughter, just to far, and to expensive to send :'(

To Germany?
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 17:40:45
yes

would be to heavy, the offer is very good, but all would be lost on the P&P
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 17:41:57
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yes

would be to heavy, the offer is very good, but all would be lost on the P&P

I just checked it out.

If the PC is less than 10kg, PnP is £18.99....

If it's more, its £26.99...  

Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 17:46:42
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would be to heavy, the offer is very good, but all would be lost on the P&P

I just checked it out.

If the PC is less than 10kg, PnP is £18.99....

If it's more, its £26.99...  

Just checking E-Bay on prices.
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 17:52:14
getting a lap top for P&P from a Forum member,  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 18:01:29
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getting a lap top for P&P from a Forum member,  ;D ;D ;D

Can't beat that ;)
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 18:02:21
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getting a lap top for P&P from a Forum member,  ;D ;D ;D

Am I asking too much? If it's not worth anything, please let me know and I'll just chuck it in the skip, I won't be offended! I just hate seeing things go to waste...
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 18:04:37
Sorry James, I can't give away 2.4G P4s, so a crappy old Athlon....
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 18:05:58
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Sorry James, I can't give away 2.4G P4s, so a crappy old Athlon....

Bin it then?

If you're serious, I will put a hammer through the HDD and bin it now :)
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 18:12:40
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Sorry James, I can't give away 2.4G P4s, so a crappy old Athlon....

Bin it then?

If you're serious, I will put a hammer through the HDD and bin it now :)
Don´t be silly, i am sure that someone will make you an offer ;)
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 18:13:57
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Sorry James, I can't give away 2.4G P4s, so a crappy old Athlon....
Your not asking the right people then, throw it on e-bay, i am sure you will get something for it :y :y
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 18:17:04
If its a genuine retail XP licence, thats worth a few quid. The hardware is worth nothing.

I have been skipping P4s for over a year as I cant give them away.

Got the old OOF server sat here (3G P4 I think), but I wouldn't give that away, as it is tired, need to take that down the skip soon.
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: STMO123 on 02 January 2008, 18:23:42
At the school I work in, we skip ALL our computers every two years or so. No one can take them home as we destroy the hard drives. (Unlike banks, IR etc)
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 18:31:11
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At the school I work in, we skip ALL our computers every two years or so. No one can take them home as we destroy the hard drives. (Unlike banks, IR etc)
but you could always put a new Hard drive in there, and all would be fine then surely??
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 18:33:13
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At the school I work in, we skip ALL our computers every two years or so. No one can take them home as we destroy the hard drives. (Unlike banks, IR etc)
but you could always put a new Hard drive in there, and all would be fine then surely??
same reasons charities won't take them - if someone gets a shock etc afterwards, they become liable...
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: STMO123 on 02 January 2008, 18:34:45
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At the school I work in, we skip ALL our computers every two years or so. No one can take them home as we destroy the hard drives. (Unlike banks, IR etc)
but you could always put a new Hard drive in there, and all would be fine then surely??

Not economically viable. Have you any idea how much damage a curious 7 year old can do to a computer. Leave them alone for five minutes and they are right into the system menu and doing some very weird things to it.
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Crazydad on 02 January 2008, 18:35:00
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At the school I work in, we skip ALL our computers every two years or so. No one can take them home as we destroy the hard drives. (Unlike banks, IR etc)
but you could always put a new Hard drive in there, and all would be fine then surely??
same reasons charities won't take them - if someone gets a shock etc afterwards, they become liable...
Didnt think of that :y
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: hotel21 on 02 January 2008, 19:57:49
James, if its going to meet sammy sledge then could you remove the hard drive magnets first, please?  I have an ongoing use for these things at the moment.....   Ta    :y
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 20:07:00
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James, if its going to meet sammy sledge then could you remove the hard drive magnets first, please?  I have an ongoing use for these things at the moment.....   Ta    :y
Damn, I forgot you wanted some. Just binned a load :(
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 January 2008, 21:04:57
Try freecycle
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 21:08:14
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Try freecycle
wheeliebin is easier...  ...esp if compressed by my mate Sammy...
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 January 2008, 21:17:50
I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 21:20:37
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I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
You won't sell it (worthless), and charities can't take it as discussed earlier. So bin it.

We all drive bloody great cars, so are hardly 'greenies'
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: STMO123 on 02 January 2008, 21:23:25
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I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
You won't sell it (worthless), and charities can't take it as discussed earlier. So bin it.

We all drive bloody great cars, so are hardly 'greenies'

Speak for yourself, planet killer  :P
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 02 January 2008, 21:25:02
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I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
You won't sell it (worthless), and charities can't take it as discussed earlier. So bin it.

We all drive bloody great cars, so are hardly 'greenies'

I'll give it away.... I'm sure someone'll have it

Anyhow, just off out for a tank of optimax ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 21:25:20
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I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
You won't sell it (worthless), and charities can't take it as discussed earlier. So bin it.

We all drive bloody great cars, so are hardly 'greenies'

Speak for yourself, planet killer  :P
I bet I'm greener than the usual tree huggers
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 January 2008, 21:31:27
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I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
You won't sell it (worthless), and charities can't take it as discussed earlier. So bin it.

We all drive bloody great cars, so are hardly 'greenies'


I use a waste product for fuel - it isn't one of these stupid hybred cars which pollute while being made, and big cars last longer than small ones.

I tend to run stuff as long as possible
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2008, 21:33:45
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I use a waste product for fuel
Still burns hydrocarbons
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 January 2008, 21:34:17
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I hate binning stuff - if I can't sell it charity bag it or give it away
You won't sell it (worthless), and charities can't take it as discussed earlier. So bin it.

We all drive bloody great cars, so are hardly 'greenies'

Speak for yourself, planet killer  :P
I bet I'm greener than the usual tree huggers

I expect you are, what I like is that true greenies think that the greenest car is an existing one and that a good example is an old Land Rover on used cooking oil, and bottom of list is Piriouses and similar stuff
Title: Re: Anyone want a PC?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 January 2008, 21:34:56
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I use a waste product for fuel
Still burns hydrocarbons


Better used in cars than flared