Guy buys old computer junk at thrift store for $24 and makes a good game emulation machine
by Mark Frauenfelder from on (#4DZ1S)
ETA Prime happened to drive past a thrift store a while back so he stopped in and bought a broken Toshiba laptop for $5, a 19-inch display for $5, a PS3 controller for $10, and some cables for $4. He took them home, installed game console emulation software, and ended up with a decent gaming system.