Jim,
I think we could play the 'configuration game' forever, but I picked a configuration that CPQ is currently advertising in their enclosed Prosignia flyer in all the major PC magazines, and I got numbers that were pretty close. Here is the Prosignia 330, right out of the CPQ ad. It looks to me as if the only thing we can argue about here are the quality of the components and possibly the warranty. I used the cheapie monitor that Dell provides, and changed the modem from the winmodem to full v.90. Both provide a 3 year warranty, but I did not find out how long onsite service runs for CPQ. It is one year for Dell...
Prosignia Desktop 330
Intel® Pentium® II processor
450MHz/100MHz
$2,099.00 Configured Price
$71.18/Month
36-Month Lease
System Configuration
Minitower
128MB/100Mhz SDRAM (1 DIMM)
16.8GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (10ms/5400rpm)
40X Max CD ROM Drive
1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Matrox Millenium G200-SD AGP Graphics w/8MB SDRAM
Compaq S700 17" Monitor (15.7" viewable)
Compaq PremierSound 110 Speakers
Compaq PremierSound Full Duplex Audio
Compaq 56K V.90 PCI Data/Fax Modem
Compaq Enhanced 104-key Keyboard
Compaq Microsoft Intellimouse
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition
Norton AntiVirus
Free Trial - Internet Access & Internet Online Services
Compaq QUE Office Training
Compaq Software Supplement CD
Compaq 3-Year Limited Warranty
Here is the closest system I could price on the Dell web site....
DELL DIMENSION XPS R
Your
Price*:
$2,064
Business
Lease**:
$78/month* (36 mos.)
Date:
Sunday, December 13, 1998 11:07:09 PM CDT
Dell Dimension XPS R
MiniTower:
Pentium®II processor, 450MHz with 512KB L2
Cache
Memory:
128MB SDRAM
Keyboard:
QuietKey® Keyboard
Monitor:
17" (15.9" viewable) 1000LS Monitor
Video Card:
8MB ATI XPERT 98D 3D AGP Graphics Card
Hard Drive:
NEW 17.2GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive by Maxtor®
Floppy Drive:
1.44MB Floppy Drive
Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows® 98
Mouse:
MS IntelliMouse®
Modem:
3Com® USRobotics V.90 Modem for sound
DVD-ROM or CD-ROM Drive:
40X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive
Sound Card:
Crystal 3D 64V Wavetable Integrated Sound
IS - [313-4523]
Speakers:
harman/kardon HK-195 Speakers
Bundled Software:
Microsoft® Office 97 Small Business Edition v2.0
with Bookshelf Basics 98
McAfee VirusScan 3.1 at no
additional charge:
McAfee VirusScan 3.1 (For Windows 95 & 98)
]
Service:
3-Yr Limited Warranty, 1-Yr Next Bus. Day
On-Site Service
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