[udev]

Amazing price point.

Are the computer parts refurbished? Otherwise I wonder where do you get 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD, and other older components at good prices these days?

Usually, parts get cheaper as the become replaced by newer versions, but then become expensive again.

[pjc50]

Yes, they're clearly reused parts from PCs that have been end-of-lifed by corporates.

Edit: If you're in the UK and happen to want a supply of EOL computers, I suggest Morgan Computers, e.g. http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/14905/HP-Eli...

[alex_hitchins]

Morgan Computers! I bought a few bits from them nearly 15 years ago. Good to see they are still in business, I'd have thought eBay would have finished them off.

[proveanegative]

>Amazing price point.

Is it really? It seems in line with eBay/Craigslist prices for similar hardware, expect for the "remanufactured" part.

[udev]

It seems similar, but try to buy from ebay/craigslist anything in a reasonable volume, clean it, test it, ship it for less.

[zerohm]

Try getting all those old parts to a facility, test them, assemble a consistent product, and get it out the door. Their efficiency in doing that is their value proposition.

[proveanegative]

Just to be clear, I didn't mean the price point of the parts if you bought them separately and assembled them yourself. (My bet is they'd cost you more that way, if only because of the shipping/gas expenses.) What I meant was the price you'd pay when buying a P4-era PC whole when it is sold as working by the previous owner or a small reseller.

I agree with you on the testing; if it's rigorous enough that will likely the biggest sale point.

[keithpeter]

I take the point, but suppose you were a school after 30 boxes to run in a computer drop in room in the café?

One quote from the company and a definite (back to base) guarantee would be more acceptable to accountant than lots of small transactions on ebay/local suppliers.

[VLM]

With free labor that sounds pretty trivial.

We're talking about a use case where spending $500 to ten-tuple a users peak computational ability is too much of a capital investment and/or labor is too cheap to bother, so just hire more bodies and work slower.

[Sanddancer]

Yes, they're refurbished/remanufactured, hence all the at leasts, etc in their specs.