Hardware Listing

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
  • Background
• Netbooks
• Desktops
• "Computers"
  • Laptop Motherboards

Background

This is only as far as I know what we have. It should be said that there is always more stuff coming into the Lab.

Netbooks

• ~15 x Acer Aspire One
  • AMD C50/C60 processor. One DDR3 SODIMM slot (up to PC3-12800).
• ~3 x Acer Aspire V5
  • Intel Celeron 1017U. Two DDR3 SODIMM slots (up to PC3-12800).
  • Quite fast.
• ~15 x Toshiba NB305
  • Atom N455 or N450, with one DDR3 or DDR2 SODIMM slot (up to 2GB of respective RAM)
  • We are short on chargers, but they are cheap.
• ~20 x Toshiba NB205
  • Atom N280, with one DDR2 SODIMM slot (for up to 2GB of respective RAM).
  • We are short on chargers, but they are cheap.

Desktops

Watch this space while we dig out of storage.

"Computers"

(This one is my favorite -- it kind of unravels out the unparalleled possibilities of the junk I've collected at the Lab.)

Laptop Motherboards

• 5 x Thinkpad X61t
  • Core 2 Duo L7700
  • One of which has the necessary SATA power bridge. (+$6)
  • All require additional 20V Thinkpad AC chargers (+$10 for OEM ones; +$7 for off-brand)
  • These motherboards work fantastically on very cheap RAM (DDR2 PC2-6400 is about $1/GB, up to 4GB), and once zip-tied to a flat piece of cardboard are perfect for running unattended servers, or working on crazy WiFi experiments (they have two miniPCIe slots!)
  • They automatically output over VGA as well.
  • Great for "computer in cardboard box" take-home projects.