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Subject: I wanted AMD but ... <OT>

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 13:47:52 02/09/04


I told myself that my next PC would be an AMD 64-bit system (my current is an
Athlon 1.2), BUT just over a week ago there was a sale at Dell.com and I ordered
a P4 2.8 for $400 (after a $200 rebate), with free shipping.  It has these
specs:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/533MHz FSB
SPECIAL OFFER! 512MB at 333Mhz DDR SDRAM for the price of 256MB
FREE UPGRADE! 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
SPECIAL! Dual Drives: 48x CD-ROM Drive + FREE 48x CD-RW Drive
No Floppy Drive Included
Sound Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year On-site Service
Productivity Pack including WordPerfect® and Money®
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
No Monitor
Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2


Sort of stripped down, but not too badly I think.  And I'll still save up for
the AMD system (you gotta have 2 PCs!).  I just haven't kept up with the various
AMD 64-bit chips and how they differ...

Anyway, do you think the Dell system was a good deal?



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