Goutama,
Credits to the Yahoo board for this link to the Dell system:
commerce.us.dell.com
Talk about value!
Dell Precision Workstation 220 (the cheaper one) is only $3993. That's almost as much as I paid for my Dell p100 in 1995! Who said computers were getting cheaper?
Specs:
Pentium III 733
128 MB Rambus memory
Matrox G400 Video
7200 RPM 13.6 GB IDE
Zip Drive
48x CDROM
19" Monitor
Logitech Mouse
Based on the system configuration page, the following is what Dell is charging for Rambus:
64 MB RIMM - $250
128 MB RIMM - $450
256 MB RIMM - $720
Now compare this months high-end system from Sharky's:
sharkyextreme.com
K7 700
Asus K7M
128MB EMS PC-133 HSDRAM
Western Digital Expert ATA-66 18GB
Guillemot 3D Prophet 32MB AGP4X Card
Viewsonic P810 21" CRT
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Platinum
Cambridge SoundWorks DTT2500 Digital Speakers
Pioneer DVD-114 10X DVD-ROM
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Enlight 300 watt case
$3,084
To be fair, you have to put together the Sharky's system if you want that price, and it doesn't come with an OS or tech support. Warranties are limited to individual components.
Of course the Sharky's dream machine also has a great sound card, speakers, bigger monitor, bigger hard drive, better video card, better mouse, and a DVD drive.....hey, but you don't get RMBS!!!!
I tried to configure the Dell system similarly, but couldn't really match up components (e.g., the only similar HD was SCSI...which broke the bank). But with a bigger monitor alone I was at $4,500 something....
Oh, wait, I forgot about the Zip drive. OK, the Dell system has a zip drive.
-Scot |
