Would you mind sharing the name of the eBay seller that you got them from?
Finding a particular seller on eBay with the keywords "dell" and "optiplex"
is very needle-haystack-y.
-Neil KD0UKC
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net>wrote:
> FWIW:
>
> I just spent time & shekels over the last few months to upgrade all of the
> "home" computers -- mine, my wife's and my daughters.
>
> I was able to get refurbished Dell Optiplex 760's from Dell Financial
> Services. They all came with at least 2 GB of RAM, an 80 GB hard drive,
> and Windows Vista Business installed. Clean install, no other "stuff."
> And they come with a 30 day factory warranty.
>
> All three machines easily upgraded to Windows 7 Professional using the
> Dell OEM Windows 7 restore DVD. Not surprisingly, they run even better
> under Win 7 than Vista.
>
> Now... I bought the machines from DFS via eBay. So prices may vary, but
> in every case, it was less than buying comparable machine from the DFS
> outlet page on Dell's web site. In fact, I just got another one the other
> day to set up for another ham. Cost for the machine was $65, plus tax and
> $10 shipping.
>
> Anyway, this has let me phase out the old Compaq mini-towers we used the
> last few years, all of which were XP machines. If anyone would like a
> Compaq (either with 'native' XP or with Linux (Ubuntu) installed) just let
> me know and we can work something out... I hate to simply trash working
> machines...
>
> 73
>
>
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