Hardware

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• ThinClients
• Small Form Factor
• Network Appliances
• Smartphones & Handhelds
• Used/Cheap Desktop Computers in DFW
• Set Top Boxes
• Game Consoles

Small Form Factor

• IBM Power based
  • http://www.apple.com/macmini/ (finished not DIY)
• x86 based
  • http://us.Shuttle.com/ (some DIY)
  • Hush from Logic Supply (not DIY)
• VIA x86 based
  • $200 ASUS Terminator C3

Network Appliances

• 1600GB http://www.buffalotech.com/products/storage.php
• http://www.TrittonTechnologies.com/products/nas.html
• http://www.Dlink.com/products/category.asp?cid=65
• http://www.IOgear.com/main.php?loc=productcategory&category_id=166
• 1000GB http://www.LaCie.com/products/product.htm?id=10073 High Capacity
• http://www.Linksys.com/hdd/ Enclosures only
• http://www.Mirra.com/buy/ easy, Unix not supported, expensive

The typical cost for ethernet storage embedded devices is $1 per gigabyte.

Smartphones & Handhelds

• Apple iPod
• Danger's Sidekick II and Hiptop^2
  • $200 From T-Mobile
• http://www.blackberry.com/products/handhelds/

Used/Cheap Desktop Computers in DFW

• http://www.FirstSaturdaySale.com/ http://www.firstsaturday.com/ Friday At 7:00pm - Saturday At 2:00pm
• Third Saturday sale under Woodall Rogers Fwy west of Field. Smaller than first Saturday but convenient if it rains.

The third Saturday sale is from about daylight to noon.

• Universal Technologys on Reeder Rd in Dallas - older computers, monitors, etc from when a business upgrades, call to make sure they are there
• Electronics Discount Sales : Irving and Arlington locations
• Computer Junction: Richardson - used pieces from upgrades
• Tech Computer Service: Dallas - laptop and printer repairs
• Tanner Electronics - mostly components
• Ebay iMac, x86

Set Top Box

• Tivo
• $200 Microsoft MSNTV2

Game Consoles

• Microsoft Xbox
• Sony Playstation 2, Pstwo, psp
• Nintendo Game Cube
• Atari 2600 :)~