John and Scott,
Re - "Scott, re: "Anyone have an opinion on whether businesses are buying sub 1000 pcs?"
Good question, I suspect that right now this level of PC is primarily limited to home use because the "total cost of ownership" issue makes the initial cost of a business PC relatively less significant."
I work at a Federal site in Washington State and it employees thousands of people.
Lately we have been upgrading to Micron Pentium 200 Mhz machines. Just recently I think that changed to AST Bravo's, but I will check to be sure. Don't remember what Intel chip it has.
We bought 486, 33's just 4 years ago and they are too small and slow. Why increase the frequency of that problem with the < $1,000 machines. Software and operating system size increases too fast.
For personal purchases, I would highly recommend anyone at least check price with Cybermax. I looked around alot, stores and mail order, and they had the best prices from a reputable firm, with good guarantees, tech support, etc. I figured it was maybe $400 less than a local store and $200 or more less than Dell or Gateway.
That savings of course bought 2+ more shares on Intel!
have a good day,
Lee |
