-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/6/13 1:09 PM, Tom Poe wrote: > Hello: Time for me to think about purchasing used desktop that > can handle latest linux software. How old can I go? Less than > $200 price range still reasonable expectation? Any thoughts > appreciated. I've purchased a handful of refurbished desktops from NewEgg and MicroCenter for that price range. Supplies are limited and inventory changes rather quickly. Hardware specs for $160.00 at the time or purchase: Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 80GB HDD They've had no problems running the past two LTS versions of Ubuntu, Xubuntu or Kubuntu. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEVAwUBUnqbMVwn8veVxBRBAQI5bwgAlThpcu2mQMjQtBz+RT60TRTPBhQvQ+hs 450V76x/yhyV1LfZtbh8qd+KkQurT7YTVHjvguqzeSab2NfoSR7HsASeoPwFq+Xw 3IdfoCgZ0+wLZf+XpeuUi4V81vp0PCsXrbkM5P71SCFxowZsysHGIzPrTcIePNJv AAFzXTQ6dOXh/EVQMA+0grEOEguThpHe65nouhnuPCLPWwP4FwcuxsC+juJp+gu/ j8RPh/5To29RTjay/CH9KBQOE9R/J69ltt82bg5JhoISMZamWDqWbDtivKjX9/lQ vhaIZa5fMNhkWj9doGqqtxZ+cNag0FiW0qf+/MMyYKt5DCOkG1nTYg== =PXag -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----