Re [plug] - Off Topic - Advice re computer purchase

[Quintin Lette]

I don't know the phone numbers, but it sounds like you would be getting dodgy 
windows and office (atleast with the second one the M$ oem licences for XP 
Pro and Office pro are over $600 - for both) 

pricing like that is definately doable without an os but I'd still worry about 
the warranty with these people if they are doing dodgy M$ software as if they 
get caught they will be out of business. (not to mention they possibly aren't 
as good as they should be anyway)

just looking at retail pricing (mostly from Netplus - no affiliation, and no 
extensive research into it - basically I had their site open at the time):

PIV 2.6 HT		$289
512mb PC3200	$130
128mb ddr vga	$  89 (radeon 9200se)
6ch sound		$    0 (onboard)
seagate 80gb	$115
liteon	cdrw		$  55
pioneer dvd	$  59
350w case		$  50 (inc floppy)
56k modem		$  19 (int. pci)
network		$    0 (onboard)
kb mouse spks	$  50 (inc optical mouse)
mainboard		$ 109(Asus P4PE-X)
LG monitor 17in	$ 179

Now consider he's likely getting it cheaper wholesale and possibly using even 
cheaper parts, thats making around $150+ for the bottom one (PIV 2.4 800fsb 
replaced by 2.6 for same price last week 

Cheers
Quintin


On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 04:41 pm, Dave Dartnall wrote:
> There are two guys? who advertise regularly in the Sunday Times (Page 8
> yesterday paper) - both sound too good to be true:
>
> Pentium IV 3.0 Ghz, 512 Mb ram, 17" LG Mon, F/D, 120Gb H/D, LG 52x24x52
> burner, 128 Mb ATI GFX, K/B, 3d Snd, LAN, Mouse, 56K mod, Win XP $1390.
> As above w/- 2,66 Ghz, 64 Mb 3D 651 GFx, 80Gb H/D $1190 - 9371 6996
>
> and
>
> Pentium 4 Intel 2.4G 800 FSB Hyperthreading CPU, 512 Mb PC3200 DDR, 128
> Mb DDR Graphic Card 8x AGP, 6 ch sound, Seagate 80 Gb 7200, LiteOn
> 52x52x32 CD-RW, Pioneer 16x DVD, 350W case, 8- USB (2 in front), K/d mse
> & speakers, 56k modem, N/work, 17" LG monitor, Win & Offoce XP Pro, wty
> $1185... 9258 4960
>
> Can anyone recognise the phone numbers, had any experience with either
> of these advertisers?
>
> Dave Dartnall
>
>
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