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Is that your computer(s)? Specs?
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05-16-2003, 04:30 PM
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1/2 Man, 1/2 Amazing
Originally posted by random nut@16 May 2003 - 00:07
I would never buy a compaq/dell/or other name PC. I know someone who has a (I think Compaq) PC which is about 1-2 years old and she can't use XP because it doesn't support the sound card. It's about 1 year old, for god's sake! Bastards.
I want to decide exactly what HW I have in my PC and there's only one way you can do that, build your own (or let someone build it for you).
Compaq/Dell PCs (not counting servers) really are for newbies who don't know much about anything other than that you use a keyboard and a mouse to surf the web. All they care about is where's my email and how do I start the web browser.
*nods*
My first machine was a compaq... i swore never again... now i build my own, and machines for others, to their, and my own specs... too much bs with buying a machine like that from a major retailer... too much unwanted shit, lower quality parts, etc... the one i would think of buying from would maybe be like alienware, or falcon northwest, if i was a rich bastard...
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05-16-2003, 06:57 PM
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@Random Nut, etc. If you have a minute, please show me how you could achieve significant savings on this configuration by builing your own:
Friday, May 16, 2003 1:54:35 PM CDT
Catalog Number: 29 19
Dell Dimension XPS Series: Pentium® 4 Processor at 3GHz with 800MHz front side bus
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz 1GB4
Keyboard: Dell® Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard
Monitors: 19 in (18.0 in viewable) M992 Monitor M992
Video Cards: New 128MB DDR ATI RADEON™ 9800 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI
Hard Drives: FREE UPGRADE! New 200GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive 200P
Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices: 3.5 in Floppy Drive FD
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition WHXP
Mouse: Logitech® Optical USB Mouse LOM
Network Interface: Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
Modem: No Modem Requested
CD or DVD Drive: 16 Max DVD-ROM Drive
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy™2 premium sound card including FREE MuVo MP3 Play
Speakers: Altec Lansing® ADA745 4.1 Surround Sound Speakers w/ Subwoofer
Software Bundles: No Productivity Software
Security Software: No Virus Protection Requested
Digital Music: No Digital Music Software Requested
Digital Photography: No Digital Imaging Software Requested
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year At-Home Service
Dial-Up Internet Access: No ISP requested
Multi-Media Players: No RealOne™ Player Selected
Secondary CD or DVD Drive: New 4x DVD+RW/+R Drive w/CD-RW including Roxio's Easy CD Creator®
Special Offer: $150 OFF Special Offer 150OFF
$2,350
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05-16-2003, 07:38 PM
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#14
Computer Abuser
BT Rep: +3
Wish you had given us the price of whats just in the tower. Instead of monitor, speakers, OS etc. IMO that looks ~$500 overpriced.
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05-17-2003, 12:19 AM
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If that is the case, how much do you think it would cost to build just the tower including (but who is gonna but my old system without a monitor, speakers, etc)?:
2.66 GHz w/ Hyperthreading (to be released later this month) with 800 MHz system bus
1 GB 400 MHz DDR SDRAM
Radeon 128
Ethernet Card
DVD-Rw 4X with CD-RW capabilities
16X Variable DVD
But once again, I know a couple of people who want to buy my old system and they want every part to keep the remaining 1 year warranty, so I do need to but monitor, speakers, etc.
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05-17-2003, 04:40 AM
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Originally posted by CELEBS_ARE_US@16 May 2003 - 13:57
Holy crap! Is that flex duct between two towers?
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05-17-2003, 04:44 AM
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Originally posted by Schmiggy_JK23@16 May 2003 - 17:30
...now i build my own, and machines for others, to their, and my own specs...
When you build a computer for somebody, like a friend or relative, do you sell them a legal copy of Windows? Or do you let them test drive a copy of Windows, that you install ontheir PC?
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05-17-2003, 10:02 AM
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1/2 Man, 1/2 Amazing
depends on who it is, and what they are comfortable with... if its a close friend or family, who doesnt mind a pirated copy, ya... but for the most part, i recommend them paying for a copy...
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05-17-2003, 03:54 PM
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Member
I brought my "Medion" from shop purely because i got it cheaper there then i could have buying the parts seprate and building it. Also yes it did come with a lot of crap but soon got rid of all of that
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05-17-2003, 09:09 PM
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I learned the hard way with my first machine. Factory-direct and useless after 6 months with odd parts, obscure MoBo, etc..
This one is still store-bought but I did get a decent deal on it as a base unit, pre-owned, goodwill return. Don't know why it was returned, but not really bothered because I knew I was going to rip the guts out of it, swap, change and upgrade and stick into a nice new case within a week!
So I don't know if it qualifies for "store bought" really, it was just a good priced pile of bits which happened to be already assembled!
But yes, the recovery disk is a pain, must get a full OS from kazaa sometime.
Only pre-installed software apart from the usual windows stuff was Cyberlink DVD, Nero, M$ Works and yes, the obligatory ISP sign-up,
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