Help: Need cheap laptop for external mining [CLOSED]

[Phil21]

Any random atom-based netbook with a broken screen (you can use an external monitor on it since you don't care about mobility) is the cheapest thing you're going to find for "cheap little servers" for the house.

However, I run Linux on them - not sure how well windows runs with that low of horsepower.

Keep in mind that if you run bitcoind at all, you might need to spec something higher than the typical Atom netbook - bitcoind uses around 1-1.5GB of RAM these days, and I know my dedicated wallet machine can get sluggish due to that fact.

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[Malawi]

Asus one's were cheap when they came out about 4-5 years ago.

I assume they should be enough for your needs, and pretty much dirt cheap.

[joae1975]

Thank you everyone!!! I ended up getting this one used:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008OHRSOM/ref=ox_ya_os_product

also got these:

10 port usb hub
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NGQWL2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

usb fan
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XN24GY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and all for $217.47 after gift card.  The gift card was from a credit card perk so I paid for it.

[crazyates]

usb fan
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XN24GY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I make homemade version of those all the time. Take a standard PC fan, any old USB cable (like any old USB 1.1 extension cable), cut them up, splice the fan power into the USB 5V wires, and electrical tape it up. The fans only run at 5V instead of the 12V they're designed for, so they run slooow, but also whisper silent. They also have an outer guard, so you can prop them up against a miner, unlike that fan.

See here: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/get_your_hack_on

[Beaflag VonRathburg]

here you go, thinkpad t61 for 132
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T61-7658-Notebook/dp/B000UDISEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369837068&sr=8-1&keywords=t61
I used an R61 in college with vista, s2008 and w7 before i sold it damn thing took a hell of a beating and the t's are supposed to be tougher, a 2gb memory module wouldnt hurt it but won't be too expensive if you think you'll need more than one gig of ram

You ever purchased a used ThinkPad? If the BIOS has a password, you can't do SHIT. Can't reset, can't boot off CD/DVD/USB, can't do anything. The only way to get around it is to physically unsolder the BIOS chip from the motherboard, and solder a new, unpassword-protected BIOS chip on. They take their anti-theft measures very seriously.

My recommendation is to grab an old Dell or HP off ebay. Or a refurb unit from Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230808

There are all kinds of laptops/nettops for <$200 that would fit your bill.

I was given an R500 because the person corrupted the Windows install and couldn't get it to work. I unlocked the bios with a pair of tweezers, installed a new OS, and it is running as we speak.