Yeah, I figured that $500-$800 was the sweet spot for what I want it to do.
Hey Computer Nerds! What do I 'need'?
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I actually did quite well on my last pseudo build. I got a off lease office Dell USFF core i5 desktop sans HD for $50 with 16GB of ram. Added an SSD, it had a Windows 10 Pro license key on it. The USFF limits the audio/video, but I was going for tiny/fast. You could get a legit desktop for about $100 then spend some dough on the upgraded audio/video and stuff it full of memory. Buff for about $500
<edit> It was off ebay from Dell's store.
<edit> It was off ebay from Dell's store.
You need any modern computer with a cd-rom and sufficient storage. Everything else is a 'want'.
I went to the Pawn Shop today. They had a few nice machines real cheap. You should make a trip to your local Pawn Shop...
The only things the one pawn shop here has is guns and turquoise jewelry...
I think I have decided on a 1tb laptop with 12 gigs of ram, and a tb external HBD or two. That way when I go to visit friends I can raid their music collections (for the few that even know where their cd's still are!)
I think I have decided on a 1tb laptop with 12 gigs of ram, and a tb external HBD or two. That way when I go to visit friends I can raid their music collections (for the few that even know where their cd's still are!)
SSD drive in my laptop made a big difference.
and other than the drives, I bet I don't have $100 invested in the whole setup. Playes bluray.isos too!
But will it Netflix? That's the main reason that I stopped using my Pi.
I have a feeling you already know the answer to that question...
However I wish it did. The whole DMR thing on specific hardware (not ARMv7) sort of chaps my ass. Alas, I bought a Apple Lighting to HDMI connector and just watch online streaming (HBO, Netflix, etc.) that way.
I’m really late to the thread. Did the OP figure everything out?
Yeah, I got a laptop with 1tb storage, and a 1tb external hard drive...