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Just search for (INSERT SELLER) Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q or M715q. They are great for Ceph-Clusters, disk-less stations or down-clocked pi-replacements...well ju
by nix23 4y ago
Just search for (INSERT SELLER) Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q or M715q. They are great for Ceph-Clusters, disk-less stations or down-clocked pi-replacements...well just anything.
Linux works, also FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
Typical example here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185684535368?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D244525%26meid%3D9a02d27078f14f12b6ee742871d2a19e%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D304695955990%26itm%3D185684535368%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithRevOptLambda90KnnRecallV1AndV6ItemNrtInQuery%26brand%3DLenovo&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A1856845353689a02d27078f14f12b6ee742871d2a19e%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAABMBTnULwZvkwwvWb54Sp3TESux6kFTXxeByyFeTbBEJTAHELVvJ%252BnpiRCZsaEJO6Sgil1c4QN96oSZNf1RJtASfjMty0OmD3Ak5%252BtNyamG%252B4xnQZc33B187j%252Bnu5Wz5GRJjg1ocA7%252F014lTi9pJcW%252BY3UTmfGBB%252Fq%252FH1hm0poLJDHneRy3Brsas93Xzo7NTXzYU3LimXbgsFApN8JSaAy%252BjpGERYEjnjZNNgiFHcgeoHCXUZj7tT4rfVs3IpJrpS2W0wTrCNUnPrTmYrpp5wFS%252BD%252F9MZdj%252B6RiVN0WMR%252F7b7uahybQ%252FPrTCSsAsSxIp%252BA9h9sP37YN96oq6uFrV%252Fbe2gSSeQt3QibPL58k6%252BRjvd6Hbd2na3O9oHlEN0KiFRjQFd%252Bh1fV3erLrdxAkjHK1is%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675 https://www.ebay.com/itm/185684535368?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DI...
- BizarroLand 4y agoQuick warning about Lenovo systems, you should reconsider using them if you intend on swapping any cards inside of the system (like WiFi, for instance). Many Lenovos are bios locked to prevent upgrading the system to either products that Lenovo doesn't personally sell or specific products that are in a hard-coded whitelist in the BIOS. The system will boot loop with a warning message if it detects a non-whitelisted device attached to the PCIe bus. I do not know if they have discontinued this practice, but if you want to, say, add a 10gig ethernet adapter to the device or upgrade the WiFi for use as a media pc you should check the specific system to see if that is an issue with it before buying this system and go with an HP or Dell or something first.
- nix23 4y agoOh thanks for the warning, i never changed a card but good to know!
- BizarroLand 4y agoIt's no problem. I only found out about it when I got a free old 3rd gen intel Lenovo minipc from work and spent $20 to get a better wifi card for it. Apparently, the only solutions are to either use only approved lenovo devices for that specific hardware or to export, edit, and reimport the BIOS after removing the bootloop protections from it, which while feasible isn't worth the time and effort to me just to have a small PC to use as a media player on my TV.
- autoexec 4y agoI'd add to this warning that Lenovo has a history of shipping malware infested systems often in exchange for money, even putting malware in UEFI so that even after reinstalling the OS your machine just reinfects itself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Security_and_privacy_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Security_and_privacy_in...
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- tambourine_man 4y agoWhat I see here are 3 used computers for US$ 200 with the warning: “For Parts/Repair - Units DO NOT Power on”. I don't see how that's comparable with a Pi in either price or reliably (or sanitation, really). Seems like buying other people's junk. I don't find compelling.
- nix23 4y ago>I don't find compelling Pussy! Turn it on with a fire-extinguisher next to you...whats the problem?
- tambourine_man 4y agoI hope you’re not serious.
- nix23 4y agoWhat can happen? A bit magic smoke?
- tambourine_man 4y agoYes, aside from lost time and money.
- nix23 4y agoYou don't have the right mindset for things like that...you can leave now ;)
- tambourine_man 4y agoYou kids can get back to playing with your expensive toys. We grown ups need to keep the world spinning.