Pretty much all I have ever owned have been castoff computers. They along with my cheap tendencies and tinkerer's spirit got me into Linux/opensource. Just about any old PC that is new enough to use a SATA hard drive can be made into a useful piece of kit with a $20 120GB SSD and Linux Lite. I have also had fun experimenting with different distros.
Pretty much all I have ever owned have been castoff computers. They along with my cheap tendencies and tinkerer's spirit got me into Linux/opensource. Just about any old PC that is new enough to use a SATA hard drive can be made into a useful piece of kit with a $20 120GB SSD and Linux Lite. I have also had fun experimenting with different distros.