Idle question for all you oh-so-knowledgeable computer geeks

[kellinator]

What's the cheapest that one can get a decent computer?

The IT department here was selling off some old computers for ten bucks apiece, but of course they ran out before my turn in line came, dammit. The professors got their pick before the staff. I'm not in urgent need of a computer, but I would like to upgrade one of these days. What are the least expensive options out there?

Comments

[kmn-rdr-caoimhe.livejournal.com]

Oh, and yes. An eMachines box is usually made of refurbished hardware.

[legolastn.livejournal.com]

Uh, what? Putting used/refurbished parts in a new computer and selling it as new would be illegal. So I'm pretty sure that's not true either.

[sleepingwolf.livejournal.com]

Perhaps comorbid is thinking of Packard Bell, who was using refurbished parts illegally in new systems and is now defunct in the US.