$300 Computer - How do I profit?

[bloodeagle]

Well, today I managed to find computers (IBM computers, the ones in most schools) with a P4 2.0Ghz, 512MB and......the rest. In total, I get the system for $300, of course excluding monitor and such.

So, how can I profit from this? How can I get something worth while with it? Here are my ideas, and any ideas that you have I am more than willing to hear. I want interesting ideas people.

1) Buy a few of them...3, 4, 5 whatever and hook them all up as one complete system. Run them from a T1 connection *I'd send the computers to a T1 connection place, that'd I'd pay for it monthly* and run gaming servers on them and rent them out.

2) Run just one as a server using the same internet idea.

3) HTPC? How....?

That's about it for now. Any ideas? What would you do with a $300 system?

Thanks

 

[mavalpha]

Not much you can do with those- you'll probably make more parting them out.

Just a thought- pinmod the P4 to run a 533 bus, and see which ones work at 2.66GHz. Then sell those *advertised* as overclocked computers/processors.

 

[lithium726]

300 bucks for a p4 2.0 and 512mb ram?

sounds kinda steep to me... look up hte model number on ebay

honestly, you can get better dell machines for the same price..