>You'd think so. But experience shows me that on the absolute
>low end it rarely makes sense to consider those items as
>having any value.

Exactly. Donate the unit to a local charity that will use it in a school in 
an underprivileged area, or something similar that couldn't afford the 
hardware.

>You can buy brand new PCs for <$300, for that price it just
>isn't worth it usually to try and find an upgrade solution.

Agreed - you get a whole power supply and (enormously larger capacity) disk 
drive, and don't have to worry about MTBF or hardware compatibility or ...

You also can get it as a complete system with monitors, so the old monitors 
can go with the old machines.

Replacing the whole unit just makes so much sense as the labour involved in 
sourcing and fitting would soon double the price of a new unit. By 
purchasing a quantity you may even get a discount.

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist