Build a sub-$250 computer

For the do-it-yourselfers, PCmag.com has a nice article on how to build your own sub-$250 desktop PC. To save money, it does run Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows, but you'll find that it provides just about all the functionality you need to surf the web, listen to music, burn CDs, write email, etc. Take a look and see what it takes to build an inexpensive PC.