[plug] Cheapest PC

[Simon Scott]

mate of mine sells a basic PC with 17" monitor for $699

It wont ring your bell in 3D performance but all the other specs are much
higher than an XBox. I realised the futility of linux on xbox a few months
ago, apart from the fact it costs MS money when you buy one it is basically an
overpriced/underpowered PC in a difficult case.



> [ whomped this up for a customer who was curious about how an
>   XboX compared in price with a PC, thought y'all might be
>   interested, prices are all public off the web ]
> 
> DMA's RRP vs PLE's RRP (both ex GST AFAICT) XboX RRP is $328
> 
> MSI 6738 all-in-one motherboard $106.80  ASROCK K7VT2 $109
> Athlon XP 1800+ CPU             $106.80                $95
> SuperCase ATX case & PSU         $58.50  Ritmo 300W    $40
> 256MB PC2700 DDR                 $66.00                $56
> Seagate 40GB HDD                $106.80  Maxtor 30GB   $89
> DVD drive                        $56.40                $50
>                                 -------               ----
> So far, this is XboX equivalent
> (but nicer case, 4x as much RAM,
> 5/4x as much disk, 3x as fast,
> more interface plugs)           $501.30               $439
> 
> AOpen KB835P Keyboard            $11.05  (brandless)   $12
> AOpen wheel mouse                 $7.80  A4tech         $6
>                                 -------               ----
> Makes a headless PC for         $520.15               $457
> 
> AcerView AC711 17" monitor      $190.80  LG           $179
>                                 -------               ----
> Makes a complete PC for         $710.95               $636
>  (add $10/$12 for CD burner instead of DVD reader)
> 
> Cheers; Leon
> 
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