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Subject: Re: question about prices for the amd opteron

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 08:50:41 05/18/04

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On May 18, 2004 at 11:44:32, Tom Likens wrote:

>On May 18, 2004 at 11:23:00, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>On May 18, 2004 at 11:01:39, Tom Likens wrote:
>>
>>>On May 18, 2004 at 10:29:18, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>People looked at the IBM sites for prices and tell me that the minimal
price >>>>is more than 2000$ if I buy from IBM and if I do not do it there is
no >>>>responsibility so if something go wrong I am in problem.
>>>>
>>>>see the following site for prices:
>>>>
>>>>http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=
-840&storeId=1&langId=-1&dualCurrId=73&categoryId=2588412
>>>>
>>>>2488$ only for 1800 ghz opteron244 and this is economy sale price.
>>>>
>>>>I wonder if Hyatt's advice to go for the opteron is practical if I do not
want >>>>to spend more than 2000$
>>>>
>>>>I told them that it is probably possible to build computer for a lower
price but >>>>they tell me that if I do it I have no responsibility so I am in
a big problem >>>>if something goes wrong.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>Uri,
>>>
>>>You might want to check out Monarch Computers.  I bought my system from them
>>>and was *very* satisfied.  They also stand behind their work.  You can
either >>>build a
>>>custom system or buy one of the prebuilt configurations.
>>>
>>>http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv
>>
>>Do they ship overseas?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>regards,
>>>--tom
>
>I just gave them a call and unfortunately they don't ship to Israel (sorry, I
>should
>have checked first before getting you and Uri's hopes up).


See, if they would have stuck to alternating the event between the two sides of
the pond, they could have had their good hardware on this side.

;)





>
>--tom



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