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Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 17, 2023

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I've always had good luck with corporate lease-returns on this -- a two y.o. lenovo, hp, dell, whatever with mid-spec should do you just fine and is usually ~1/3 the price of brand new.

Any recommendations for vendors of these?

I've used ebay in the distant past (look for sellers selling more than a dozen of the same model), a local reseller, and just recently found https://pcserverandparts.com/ but haven't used (they have good ratings as a seller on Newegg).