Refurbished Computers – syncports.co.uk

14th May 201514th May 2015

Upgrading a MacBook A1181

We were handed a white MacBook A1181 by one of our clients to repair and upgrade for their son to use to learn how to code. The laptop had 1Gb RAM, 120Gb hard drive, a battery that wouldn't charge, the trackpad button was stuck down and it was running Mac OS X Leopard (eight years …

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3rd April 2015

Free PC for Rye Hero

John Izod has spent countless hours over the years helping the town of Rye as a Rye Town Councillor, Chairman of the Rye Bonfire Society and Chairman of the Rye and District Community Transport to name just a few! He's always on hand to help out, even drawing an illustration for an event in need …

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28th June 201328th June 2013

Building a LAMP Web Server

We were contacted to build a cheap web server by a local web development company. A web server is essentially just a normal computer that purely exists to host a web site (or sites) so we had a look to see what spare parts we had and set to work. Unlike regular computers, web servers …

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18th May 201211th April 2013

Supporting the Bonfire Boys

We donated a refurbished Dell Vostro 200 desktop to the Rye Bonfire Society's Auction of Promises held at the Mermaid Inn. Intel Core 2 Duo CPU 1Gb RAM 160Gb Hard Drive DVD Writer Windows XP Home We were delighted that this lot raised £130 for such a great local event. This particular computer has a …

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18th February 201211th April 2013

Recycled Dell Desktops

These two refurbished desktops may look old but they've been supercharged with DVD writers, dual core processors, brand new 1Tb hard drives and 500W power supplies. Not bad for £150 each and the recycling is great for the environment!

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