Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 16:39:14 07/29/05
Go up one level in this thread
On July 29, 2005 at 08:01:16, William Penn wrote: >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 That is after the refund which total up to $170.00, but you have to pay it initially, which come up to $470 for the 3000+ and $576 for the 3100+ Sempron. Jorge
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.