wonderful predicament :-)

[Giles]

I bought another computer today (because it was £20, so why not). I now have 3 comps in my (quite small) bedroom, so space is a bit tight, but the real problem is power sockets: I have too many computers to plug them all in!!!
I've already got plenty of adapters, and there's only a certain amount of power you can get out of a wall socket, however many you put in....
I love this situation

Toodle-oo
Giles

[techieMoe]

Ok. I'll bite. What sort of computer did you buy for £20 (approx. $35USD)?

[fingal]

I bought another computer today (because it was £20, so why not).

I bet it's not really a 'puter. You've bought a hair dryer!

[d38dm8nw81k1ng]

I bet it's not really a 'puter. You've bought a hair dryer!

lol. put drierix on it.

[GNOME_n00b]

I bought another computer today (because it was £20, so why not). I now have 3 comps in my (quite small) bedroom, so space is a bit tight, but the real problem is power sockets: I have too many computers to plug them all in!!!
I've already got plenty of adapters, and there's only a certain amount of power you can get out of a wall socket, however many you put in....
I love this situation

Toodle-oo
Giles

if the national grid suddenly has a power surge in gloucestershire and all the lights start dimming in nearby districts, i will know why

[Giles]

Ok. I'll bite. What sort of computer did you buy for £20 (approx. $35USD)?

I havent had time to check it all out fully, but it seems pretty good (better than my current main box, i think). 256mb RAM, 2HDDs (1x7GB, 1x5GB), PentiumIII proc (tho i'm not sure how fast since there's an irritating "intel mobo" splash screen at the beginning of boot, when you'd normally get the info), CD writer, ethernet card.... it even came with a flipping joystick! - I'll never use that, but it's nice to have

Toodle-oo
Giles

[AlexK]

Damm, that is a great computer to get for £20. You could check out the speed by going into the BIOS, or pressing a key like ESC to see the POST results.

As for the amount of power you can get, that depends on the UK's electricity supply voltage and the amount of current your fuse box is rated for. Here in Australia, we have 10 - 15 amp fuses @ 240V which is roughly equivalent to 2400W total power for the electric appliances connected to mains in the whole house (with exception of oven, cooking range and AC).

IMHO, it wouldn't be wise to draw more than 3 - 4 amps from a mains outlet (unless you want a blackout)....

[Game master pro]

I got a 450mhz, 256mb ram 6gb hd, pentium III conpaq computer for FREE once

[fingal]

I wondered if it would be possible to build a Linux machine for £100 = $179. Has anyone ever tried that? I have some old parts and I wondered what specs could be achieved for that price?

[Weedman]

Damm, that is a great computer to get for £20. You could check out the speed by going into the BIOS, or pressing a key like ESC to see the POST results.

As for the amount of power you can get, that depends on the UK's electricity supply voltage and the amount of current your fuse box is rated for. Here in Australia, we have 10 - 15 amp fuses @ 240V which is roughly equivalent to 2400W total power for the electric appliances connected to mains in the whole house (with exception of oven, cooking range and AC).

IMHO, it wouldn't be wise to draw more than 3 - 4 amps from a mains outlet (unless you want a blackout)....

actually you could draw 10 amps if you wanted. my old tv said that it drew 7 amps and then the vcr said it drew 7 too and it didnt blow the fuse. but of course it wouldnt be drawing 14 amps all the time, would it?

just dont try to have a pc, tv, video, stereo, washing machine and vaccum cleaner on the same circuit. it blows immediatly. i tried it (by accident)

edit: i forgot that we are talking about power in britain, not australia!
/weed