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For consumer stuff like this, you'll obviously get something else. But sometimes you can get recycled components if the price obviously is not sane, where recyc
by megous 2y ago
For consumer stuff like this, you'll obviously get something else. But sometimes you can get recycled components if the price obviously is not sane, where recycling is an option.
It's only fraud if the description mentions new and original. :)
- tombert 2y agoMy trick to get decently priced computer equipment is to buy used stuff from data centers; generally that stuff will sell for pennies because their goal is to "get rid of it", not "get rid of it for a profit". Desktop network cards and switches are almost always available for very little (sometimes literally just $1 + shipping).
- SoftTalker 2y agoLook at govdeals.com for stuff from universities, they seem to sell a lot of their surplus hardware there.
- tombert 2y agoGovdeals is sort of addictive. I've only bought stuff on there a few times, but it's fun to look around and see stuff like "pallet of 400 laptops" selling for $600.
- callalex 2y agoHow do you find such things? In person or online somewhere?
- tombert 2y agoSibling comment mentioned Govdeals, which is a place I'll look sometimes if I can find something near me or they're willing to ship. You can look on Craigslist as well, especially if you live in a large metro area (I live in NYC so it's easy to find lots of corporate surplus). Companies will often need to upgrade all their infra and liquidate their equipment. My printer is a giant nearly 20 year old HP office thing that I got for $30 + $100 for the Uber back home from an office that did a full IT renewal.
- pogue 2y agoWhen you say data centers, what do you mean? If I was looking on Craigslist or whatever for this, how would I be able to tell which seller is a data center?
- tombert 2y agoIf you look up some kind of network equipment in a large metro area on Craiglist, you will often find data center resellers or sometimes just offices and the like directly. There’s not a clear way to determine if the entity you’re buying from is a data center, but if you’re buying a 5+ year old 10gbe PCIe card it’s very likely that it’s from a data center.
- pogue 2y agoI'm really trying to find some deals on machines that can natively run Windows 11 since 10 is going to stop being supported next year. I've seen machines on Amazon/Walmart that claim to have 11 installed, but they're machines from 2013 that have 11 sideloaded in (for lack of a better term). Since Windows 11's system requirements are so high, it's really difficult to find good prices on parts/machines that have UEFI & TPM. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?r=1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifica...