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carl0s

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I did a deal with a friend for this one. She had changed to an Apple Mac, and I needed something to build an Asterisk phone-system out of. The deal was I would take her hard disk, put it into an external USB2/Firewire enclosure so she could access all her music on the Mac, and I could have what was left of the PC.

 

As a result, the machine had a brand new Western Digital 120gb Hard Disk not very long ago.

 

I built the machine with Trixbox, and had a play. I have since decided to go for something a bit smaller for my Asterisk device:

http://www2.css-networks.com/computer/1.JPG

 

So, this machine is for sale. It was used for a period of two weeks, two weeks of very late nights. Since then it hasn't been switched on until five minutes ago.

 

The graphics card is very basic, since I nicked the GeForce card for something else..

 

Specification is:

AMD Athlon XP 3000+ CPU

512mb DDR Memory

120gb Western Digital IDE HDD

ATI Radeon 7000 Graphics Card

Onboard Audio

USB2

DVDRW

DVDROM

Floppy

Fast Ethernet

Legitimate, licensed Windows XP Home edition - sticker on front

 

There is only one problem that I am aware of, and that is that the front-panel USB socket is broken. This is a feature of the case and it has had a cable yanked out of it or something. No biggy really.

The flap/door which would have covered up this USB port also seems to be missing.

The previous owner was a heavy smoker :D (DVDRW is a bit yellow).

 

£165, PayPal preferred, no extra charges.

 

Delivery is a stumbling block at the moment, since I don't have the box that the case came in. Somebody within the North West would be ideal :thumbs:

 

Any takers?

 

http://www2.css-networks.com/computer/2.JPG

http://www2.css-networks.com/computer/3.JPG

http://www2.css-networks.com/computer/4.JPG

http://www2.css-networks.com/computer/5.JPG

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Bugger, I thought it was the little box of tricks that was for sale.

 

No, but you'd be surprised how cheap they are.

Although PC-Engines say they will not sell directly to UK end users, you just say you are a system integrator/builder, or just go ahead and order anyway and he delivers.

 

Mine is a WRAP 1E1, 128mb, Dual ethernet, Dual MiniPCI, 266MHz AMD Geode.

 

Order from the "any PC Engines - EUR prices all products - for EU countries, business customers ONLY !" link, at the bottom of the Europe list. (http://www.pcengines.ch/order.php)

 

He's showing no stock at the moment, but it didn't take long for new stock to arrive. I was told there was a faster more powerful version in the works..

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I'll reduce the price to £150 for a quick sale, but remember that PayPal will be taking something like £10 of that, and fuel costs a huge amount of money, so I don't want to be having to drive upwards of 20 miles to meet someone, as that's gonna cost another £20..

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ILl take that Carlos. Postage / collection by courier it would have to be though.

 

OK mate, let me see what I can do with regard to a suitable shipping box, and I'll come back to you.

 

Delivery cost will be ~£14.95 + vat, or just call it £15 and I'll let the company claim the vat back, since this is what Business Post charge me, and I seem to remember having problems with large/heavy items at the post office..

 

how does that sound?

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Martin is away untill friday, can you wait untill then or shall i contact him? PM me if there is a problem..

 

No worries mate. Thanks for letting me know. I'm not in a rush, haven't even put XP on it yet..

 

I'll PM him monday-ish or something.

 

cheers

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