Author: William Penn
Date: 05:01:16 07/29/05
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On July 28, 2005 at 17:41:01, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On July 28, 2005 at 10:02:48, William Penn wrote: > >>I have an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ system running at 2.0 GHz which works well. I have >>a chance to pick up an AMD Sempron 3000+ computer system for a pittance. Is it >>going to be faster or slower with chess engines like Deep Fritz 8 and Shredder >>9? >>WP > > >Until Sunday, Staples has AMD Sempron 3000+ for $476.00 with 17" Flat Screen. > >Jorge According to the Staples ad in our local newspaper, it's a $299.94 package deal (after $340 total in rebates). That includes the Compaq computer, a 17" flat screen monitor, and a printer. I looked it up and believe the processor is running at 2 GHz rather than 1.8 as mentioned by the other response. I don't see how they can make a profit at that price. Are they dumping their older inventory at cost - before introducing something new & better? WP
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