Good options for computer for Acorn Cheep!

[BillB]

Has anyone seen any really good deals on computers new OR used that meet the specs for Acorn?

[ShawnM]

Craigslist and eBay, I buy them all the time for $100-$150 locally with Win10 pro installed and activated, 120GB SSD and 8GB RAM. No monitor as that's left up to the end use as to the size. I have a 27" on my CNCPC. It's been running my router for nearly 2 years now.

[lavrgs]

I bought an HP Elitedesk mini. Mine came with a wifi dongle for around $200, VGA & Display port video lots of USB ports and small well built. There are several in this format NUC Lenovo....

[Gary Campbell]

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a CNC PC. That said, don't cheap out on on it. Get a good SSD or M.2 hard drive and a minimum 8gb ram. I also prefer Win10Pro.

I use refurbished Lenovo M93 minis on my less expensive systems, and i5 NUCs on higher end versions

[martyscncgarage]

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a CNC PC. That said, don't cheap out on on it. Get a good SSD or M.2 hard drive and a minimum 8gb ram. I also prefer Win10Pro.

I use refurbished Lenovo M93 minis on my less expensive systems, and i5 NUCs on higher end versions

+1 on Lenovo Tiny PCs. M92p or M93p, you can find them on Ebay with Windows 10, 4GB memory, and 120GB SSD's pretty inexpensively.
Intel NUC is a good choice as well. Point is, you should be able to find a small PC for under $200 that meet the Centroid Minimum performance requirements.

Perfect example: Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Intel Core i53470T 2.90GHz 8GB RAM/120SSD  https://ebay.us/Hb8CUK

[BillB]

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a CNC PC. That said, don't cheap out on on it. Get a good SSD or M.2 hard drive and a minimum 8gb ram. I also prefer Win10Pro.

I use refurbished Lenovo M93 minis on my less expensive systems, and i5 NUCs on higher end versions

+1 on Lenovo Tiny PCs. M92p or M93p, you can find them on Ebay with Windows 10, 4GB memory, and 120GB SSD's pretty inexpensively.
Intel NUC is a good choice as well. Point is, you should be able to find a small PC for under $200 that meet the Centroid Minimum performance requirements.

Perfect example: Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Intel Core i53470T 2.90GHz 8GB RAM/120SSD  https://ebay.us/Hb8CUK

Hey Marty, I actually bought that computer from the eBay listing you provided. Was a good deal for a 100 bucks, with Win 10 pro and MS office on it. Thanks for the link.

[martyscncgarage]

Make sure you test it and update the drivers. Lenovo has an update utility.