Cheap TatOneEyedMonster remindes us about the crap you can buy in pound shops: "Batteries that lasted about an hour and then died. A screwdriver with a loose handle so I couldn't turn the damn screw, and a tape measure which wasn't at all accurate."
Similarly, my neighbour bought a lawnmower from Argos that was so cheap the wheels didn't go round, it sort of skidded over the grass whilst gently back-combing it.
What's the cheapest, most useless crap you've bought?
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chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
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Rubbish £99 computerA friend posted a link to a highly dubious-sounding special offer from a well-known computer manufacturer. A £99 computer, reduced from £400-odd. Only had to pay VAT.
Well, I ordered one (free delivery!), it arrived within a week with no problems at all, and I unpacked it.
Dual-core, 1.8GHz E2160 processor, a gigabyte of ECC memory, two SATA hard disks, gigabit ethernet, a fantastically well-built tower case, a huge processor heat-sink that is a thing of beauty (low-speed fans FTW) - it's really quiet, is now running Debian and is now a handy dandy home server.
The catch?
Erm... not sure. I think I was supposed to add some dramatically overpriced extras to my order, like an operating system or whatever. I didn't. Never mind.
Cheers D***!
(, Sun 6 Jan 2008, 19:11, 2 replies)
wtfwhat's VAT?
(, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 9:20, closed)
Dell?The catch is that the number of servers available is limited, the delivery is extortionate (50 quid), and the upgrade potential may be limited.
However, if you can live with that, it's basically decent kit.
(, Mon 7 Jan 2008, 10:02, closed)
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