An $89 remanufactured Ubuntu workstation

Re:An $89 remanufactured Ubuntu workstation by smhenderson on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:13AM (#9132503)

All the specs say "or faster", "or more", etc. but I can't see a way to change the specs on purchase. Their common questions does have this question:

"Can I upgrade the hardware in it?"

with the answer being "Absolutely, hack away! We have had folks put solid state drives in, or take the drives out all together..."

So maybe they just mean it's capable of being upgraded but they don't do it for you at point of sale.

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Re:An $89 remanufactured Ubuntu workstation by Sanddancer on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:22AM (#9132558)

They're a remanufacturer, and probably work with a lot of off-lease computers and the like. The $89 price point suggests they're taking 7-8 year old dells and the like, testing them to make sure they work, and putting them in a snazzy new case. So, some machines may be loaded with new ram, some may have faster processors, etc. It's a bit of a lottery, but with a nicer warranty than the 90 days you get with most off-lease stuff.

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Re:An $89 remanufactured Ubuntu workstation by smhenderson on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:48AM (#9132768)

Thanks, to you and jonrx both. I did not get that from my quick perusal of thier site.

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Re:An $89 remanufactured Ubuntu workstation by jonrx on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:17AM (#9132525)

From what I understand, they guarantee a minimum spec -- but depending on the pieces at hand, they might give you something better.

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