I’m selling a bunch of cool stuff on Craigslist!

By “cool” I mean “old.” But still, if you know anyone who needs any of this stuff, hook a brother up.

• Nonprofit? Deductable donations? Email me and we’ll talk free.
• Buy in bulk and get a discount!

Hacker’s PC, peripherals, and software – $170 or free

Charities, please contact me – I’d rather donate this computer than sell it, but I couldn’t find anyone to give it to.

I built this computer myself, from parts purchased at TigerDirect.com for a total of about $500 but I’ve recently become a Mac so it’s time to make room. This is a good box for tinkers: I designed it for easy upgrading, so it has lots of unused space, including an optional 2nd hard drive, 2 more RAM slots (supports up to 3GB RAM if you swap out the existing stick), and space for additional peripherals. Although I’ve never attempted it, I think some of the hardware also lends itself to overclocking.

The full package includes:

• Motherboard: Asus A7N8X Socket A
• Processor: AMD Athlon XP2500+
• Hard drive: Maxtor 80GB
• RAM: Ultra 512MB DDR
• Graphics card: Nvidia XFX GeForce MX4000 128MB DDR AGP w/ TV out
• CDR/W drive: Artec 52x32x52x Internal IDE CDRW
• Disk drive: some old thing I pulled from an old Dell, works great
• HIRO 56K Data Fax Modem (though I always just plugged it into my high speed internet)
• Power Supply: Ultra 500W ATX
• Huge-ass case with clear side, so you can see it’s guts!: Chieftec Dragon Silver Aluminum Clear Side, this one is silver and includes a locking front (no idea why), built-in front-side USB ports, side fan. There is a skater/cartoony sticker on top of it.
• Dusty old mouse and keyboard – enough to get you started, but you’ll probably want to replace them.

The machine currently has Ubuntu linux installed on it, but I’ll give you the following CDs along with the machine:

• Flash MX Professional – this is the real deal, and I don’t have it installed elsewhere, so you should be able to activate it. Not sure how much you’d have to pay to upgrade to CS4.
• Nero Express
• Modem drivers
• XFX drivers
• Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business
• Nvidia nForce2 graphics drivers (for the GeForce card)
• Flash 5 Studio tutorial files

And I also have some CDs that people have given me – no warrantees on these ones, but they work:

• Microsoft Office 2000 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Ubuntu installer
• Adobe Illustrator 9.0
• Macromedia Studio MX (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Homesite, Flash, ColdFusion) that someone gave me.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• After Effects 4.1
• Photoshop 7

Laser printer: Brother HL-2040 – $70

• Retails for $130 on Amazon.com.
• Includes power cable and USB cable.

I got this little guy at Staples a few years ago and it has served us well – we just recently replaced the ink cartridge for the first time (so you get a nearly-new ink cartridge in the deal – about $40 value). Printouts are crisp, clear, and pretty fast. We’re only getting rid of it because I got a free Canon scanner/color printer combo, but having compared the output I actually think the Brother outputs better text prints. Works with our PCs and Macs.

Here’s more information from the Brother website, and here’s a pretty positive CNET review and video.

Scanner: Canon Canoscan D1250U2 Flatbed – $40

• Retails for $130 on Amazon.com.
• Includes power cable and USB cable.
• I’ve only used it with my PC, not sure if it plays with Mac (pretty sure it doesn’t)

This is an “entry-level” scanner but it worked really well for scanning my drawings as well as text documents for years. The scanning surface is about the size of legal paper, a little wider. I just used it last weekend but I’m finally selling it because I switched to Mac and got a free scanner/color printer combo in the deal.

Here’s more information and drivers from the Canon website.

Pulse Smartpen Kit – Good for students – $55

• Retails for $145 on Amazon.com.
• Fully boxed, opened but unused.
• Requires PC

I got this for Christmas last year and put it on a shelf until now. The box is opened but it is 100% unused. I’m not entirely sure what a smartpen is, but according to the people who make it, it’s an electronic pen that “records audio and links it to what you write,” then plays it back when you tap it on your notes. It seems like a good choice for people who take a lot of notes and don’t want to lug a computer around with them.

The 1GB of memory can hold over 100 hours of recording and the full kit includes:

1. The Pulse 1 GB smartpen (1.3 ounces, anodized aluminum housing)
2. Livescribe Desktop software (download)
3. 3-D Recording Headset
4. 100 sheet dot paper college-ruled notebook
5. USB mobile charging cradle
6. Smartpen case
7. 3 black fine point ink cartridges
8. 1 stylus cartridge
9. Demo card and interactive stickers
10. Interactive Getting Started Guide

More information on the Livescribe website.

Kodak Easyshare M820 digital picture frame with home decor kit – $30

• Retails for $70 on Amazon.com.
• Fully boxed, opened but unused.

I got this last Christmas, never used it, and am finally getting around to clearing out my desk. The frame is an 8″ LCD with 4:3 aspect ratio. 128MB memory holds ~300 photos plus 2 SD digital camera card slots. The frame has speakers for MP3 playback and multiple colors of digital frames and 2 decorative mattes.

Here’s more information on the Kodak website.

6 Cherry wood salad bowls – $50

• Retails for ~$30 each on Williams-Sonoma (the 8″ bowls).
• Unused.

We registered for 8 cherry wood bowls for our wedding and accidentally ended up with 14, so we’re selling the spares after 5 years. We use our own bowls pretty often – they have a good feel, are very durable if you treat them with mineral oil and don’t soak them in water, and they clean easily. We also have the large salad bowl, which we’d recommend as well.

George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine – $20

Single serving size. This was my wife’s before we got married – it’s old and used, but clean and functional. Good for heating up fast meals like veggie burgers. We both have fond memories of this little guy, but we’ve outgrown it.

Stainless steel 3-tier chocolate fondue fountain – $20

• Retails for $40.
• No box, but manual included.
• Unused.
• Not diet-friendly.

We had a chocolate fountain instead of a cake at our wedding. It was such a hit that we’ve received 2 chocolate fountains as gifts since then.This fountain is maybe 18-24″ tall and melts chocolate chips into a delicious curtain of chocolaty goodness. But we already have one, so I guess it is possible to have too much of a good thing…

Splenda – free!

• Retails for $5 – price tag is still on the box!
• Unopened

We somehow ended up with a box of Splenda (just a box of the powder, not in packets). It’s yours free if you purchase any of the other items I’m selling.

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