I've been able to buy 5-year-old desktop PCs for as little as $50. A PC that came with Windows Vista, 7, or 8 should have no difficulty running the new Ubuntu or its derivatives. Linux Mint Debian Edition (which bypasses the heavy Ubuntu overhead) will be even faster. A very lightweight distro like Puppy Linux or antiX Linux will run on PCs that are 10+ years old and have no resale value. On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:09:43 -0600 Tom Poe <tompoe at meltel.net> wrote: > Hello: Time for me to think about purchasing used desktop that can > handle latest linux software. How old can I go? Less than $200 price > range still reasonable expectation? Any thoughts appreciated. > Tom > -- Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>