[plug] [OT] - sorta - Prices - New computer shop

[Tim Bowden]

Richard Meyer wrote:

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>Hi Guys,
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>This is for the people who were asking about cheapish hardware.
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>Found a new computer shop on Murray St yesterday and wandered in to waste
>time. Result being I got a quote from the guy for a new system. Some of the
>stuff seems VERY cheap.
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>Liteon CDRW 52x24x52 $85  (can also get ASUS or Sony for the same price)
>Liteon DVD                         $70
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>M$  Optical mouse + keyboard   $60
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>The question is, are these good prices or am I letting my enthusiasm run
>away with me?
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>Regards
>
>RichardM
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>PS Just to stay on topic, the machine would run Linux, naturally.
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I tend to compare prices to ple.com.au  They are almost always the 
cheapest.  A friend of mine buys a small quantity of hardware at 
wholesle and it is still more expensive than ple retail.

Tim Bowden