Monday, January 31, 2005

A PC including display for £53? Well I can do one for £121...

Nicholas Negroponte at MIT is developing a $100 PC for developing countries. It is portable and has a 14 inch colour display. The catch? You can only buy them in quantities of 1 million or more.
RED HERRING | The hundred-buck PC

This got me thinking: Is it possible to build a PC for £53 using off-the-shelf components? Or even £100? Apple managed one for £339 (without a monitor, keyboard or mouse). Now it's Marvbloke's turn to have a go. I'm going to aim for a more realistic £100 PC.

I'll use EBUYER. Their cheapest barebones PC is £46.80. Processor £36.58. Memory £9.48. Hard Drive £23.81. Keyboard, mouse and speakers £4.49.
Grand total: £121.16 ex VAT.

So what do you get for that? Here's the spec:
Intel Celeron 2.26GHz Processor
128Mb RAM
40Gb Hard Drive
Midi Tower Case
Keyboard, mouse and speakers
Linux operating system

What you don't get:
Windows (XP Home Edition for £47.82)
A display (17" CRT monitor for £49.99)
Optical drive (CD-ROM £5.99)

Interested?! Place your orders now...