I'd go with a refurbished CD mini, for $430 (for the lower end one) it's a very able machine. The downside is the lack of a superdrive, which is pretty huge.
You can probably find a free or really cheap CRT (<$20), and a mouse and a keyboard can be gotten for under $50. That's about $500.
A good suggestion for under $30 on ebay for mouse and keyboard is the mac specific logitech S530.
Then later on you can buy a LCD, and maybe a superdrive or external dvd burner drive.. but you are probably better just saving for like a refurbished iMac.
You can probably find a free or really cheap CRT (<$20), and a mouse and a keyboard can be gotten for under $50. That's about $500.
A good suggestion for under $30 on ebay for mouse and keyboard is the mac specific logitech S530.
Then later on you can buy a LCD, and maybe a superdrive or external dvd burner drive.. but you are probably better just saving for like a refurbished iMac.
