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May 16, 2006
$200 comp
A friend pointed me to "How To: A Complete Terabyte File Server For About $500" a couple weeks ago. You got to love how cheap the standard parts of a computer are getting. This article actually inspired me to build a low cost PC to use as a file server for backing up media here at the house. What I decided on is a $200 box that contains a Celeron CPU + 512 MB RAM + a 160 GB hard drive. In a year or two I'll buy another hard drive. Here is how the costs break down:
1) Barebones Kit with CPU - $110
2) 512 MB RAM - $35
3) Seagate 160 GB Hard Drive - $30 (plus you get some security software)
Add shipping costs and you are right around $200... for a fairly decent piece of hardware! Note in the specs above that disk space can now be purchased for ~19 cents/GB. That is CHEAP! The fun part of course will be putting it all together! :-) The not so fun part? The 35 rebates (actually about 7 our 8) I need to complete to actually get these prices!
Note: not sure how long these links will last at TD.
Posted by harris at May 16, 2006 10:17 PM
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