[plug] Cheapest PC

[James Elliott]

Well done Leon! ... just one query though:

you wrote: "Makes a complete PC for         $710.95          $636"
and:          "Makes a headless PC for           $520.15          $457"

which, I agree, seems to be value for money when compared with $328 for an
XBox .... except for one thing .... the xbox works! .... there is no OS in
your figuring .... but then again, for pluggers and open source people I
guess that would not cause additional expense.

James

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leon Brooks" <leon at brooks.fdns.net>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: [plug] Cheapest PC


> [ 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
>