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</div></div>Here is one potential starting point. It's probably possible to do better.<br>
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$160 Zotac IONITX "C" version from Amazon (includes power brick)<br>
$30 2GB DRAM<br>
$30 Streamzap IR receiver + remote<br>
$90 500GB laptop hard drive<br>
$145 HDHR<br>
$30 network switch<br>
$5 decorative 7"x7" cardboard box from Michael's for a case<br>
$10 power button, power LED, HDD LED, jumper wires from Fry's<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is a v</div><div><br></div><div>It looks to me that you can get the Zotac boards either with or without the power module with a difference of about $20. Add to that the $5 for the cardboard and the $10 for the buttons and you are at $35. It also looks like you can get a real case for about $40 with a 200 watt power supply. However, buying a low end power supply and having more capacity than needed is not always a good idea. Having a place to securely mount the HD and the BM does seem like a good idea. Being able to add a DVD drive so she can watch movies also seems like a good thing.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Where do people come down on the power brick vs a case with power supply? If the case, which one? </div><div><br></div><div>Allen</div><div><br></div></div><br>