Re: new XP computer

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From: Phil \(a.k.a. purplehaz\) (software_at_for.me)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:25:08 -0500

That looks about right. Spend twice as much and look what you get. What
about video and sound? Probably onboard? Which is ok, but if you want or
need better sound or video expect to pay a grand. Spend 400 and you get all
onboard video - sound - modem - nic, shared video mem, 128mb of pc2100 ddr,
40 gig, 2.4 Celeron, probably no floppy drive, cdrom, maybe and cdrw, 15"
crt maybe but usually not....etc........ You see where I'm going here. You
get what you pay for.

wojo wrote:
> Actually I bought one for my daughter because I couldn't build it for
> what I bought it for.
> 2.4GHz
> 80Gig HDD
> 512MB DDRam
> CDR/W
> DVD
> and a 17" Flat Panel
> $735
> It isn't the $400 you said but take away the flat panel...
> Not a bad box for a ten year old.
>
> "purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
> news:un6cBGTEEHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> True. I didn't mean to imply a $400 computer wouldn't work and for
>> most it will. Just wanted to make the point you get what you pay
>> for. If you only need a $400 computer or thats all you can afford,
>> it should work fine for the average user, but except it to have
>> limitations with hardware and/or software. A ferrari and a chevy
>> both will get you around, the ferrari is just better. And usually
>> that means a better overall experience.
>>
>> Jim Macklin wrote:
>>> If you want a computer to do basic word processing, surf the
>>> web and do email, a $400 computer with monitor and a $39
>>> printer is adequate. If you want to play games, run big
>>> spreadsheets and do photo and video editing you will soon
>>> find you need more.
>>>
>>> Get what you need and what you can afford. But don't waste
>>> $1,000 on a gaming machine for grandma to get her email.
>>>
>>>
>>> "purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
>>> news:eWjRhkSEEHA.240@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> Typical oem and buyers being cheap. You do not get a good computer
>>>> for the dell $399 deals. You get cheap stuff and as little of it as
>>>> they can provide. With computers, I have always said, you get what
>>>> you pay for. You buy a $399 computer and expect it to have cheap
>>>> stuff, "old" hardware, on board junk, be under powered, and
>>>> probably have probs eventually due to it short comings. Shame on
>>>> oems for praying on unsuspecting buyers and shame on the buyers
>>>> for not knowing what their buying.
>>>>
>>>> Plato wrote:
>>>>> wojo wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In fact they seem to LIKE selling with 128MB RAM and then selling
>>>>>> you another 128 during system customization.
>>>>>
>>>>> Exactly. Too bad most folks trust dell tho and go with the default
>>>>> and end up with not enough ram to properly run XP. Shame on Dell.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i recently gave as gifts 2 new Dell home edition xp computers.
>>>>>>>> They both run very slow. Have not been in use very long, but
>>>>>>>> even so they have deleted their temporary internet files and
>>>>>>>> cookies. That di d not help the situation
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's also possible that the computers are short on RAM. Dell is
>>>>>>> perfectly willing to sell a machine with XP with only 128 mb of
>>>>>>> RAM. How much do they have?

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