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I bought a HP ProDesk 400 G5 Desktop Mini (16GB RAM; 256GB ssd; Intel Core i5-9500T) in December 2025 for £105 delivered.
There's money to be made.
I think you’re right
I have about 24 to get rid of…
Definitely don't throw those away! There are plenty of people who will be happy to get one. In the current climate, these things are a precious resource.
I'll try to avoid doing that. Technically it's all work property, but I think I can work something out.
You're about to send 24 nerds down the unescapable rabbit hole of self-hosting
Specs?
Make a nice little TV box, what are you asking?
If you put Linux on then they'll work just fine as general purpose PCs.
No idea lol
I've been sitting on them at work for like 4 years.
Are they the mini one of the normal "mini tower" box? I'd hate to see the shipping on the bigger one.
Yeah the mini towers.
Shipping probably makes it more than I'd like to pay unfortunately. I wonder if a local maker space would allow you to advertise their sale
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Tell me you didn't collect them over time
I inherited them from the previous IT crew at work. Basically they've been sitting there since before I started.
I also have about 100 HP laptops that need to be gotten rid of, G5s and G6s.
Time to set up an eBay account 😁
What are the specs?
Asking for a friend ...