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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (80373)	5/3/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (2) of 186894

I think you're underestimating a little per component. And all these little underestimations really do add up. Here's a quick look through this week's Fry's ad. Most of these prices can be beat on the Internet. Shipping is usually cheaper than sales tax. And, of course, wholesale prices would be even lower yet. Disk (bare drives, need cables): 10.1 - $159, 8.4 - $129, 6.4 - $119, 4.3 - $104 Floppy: $20 Keyboard: Regular - $10, USB - $15 (I've never paid for a keyboard, after rebate. Check CompUSA frequently.) Mouse: MSFT - $19. (Get a cheap one free, like keyboards.) Video: Venus 2MB - $24 (junk). 4MB Graphics Blaster - $39. Modem: unnamed WinModem - $20. US Robotics - $47. Modem Blaster - $49. Monitor: Princeton Graphics Ultra 90 19" - $449. Princeton Graphics Ultra 75 17" - $239. unnamed 15" - $119. CDROM: Hi-Val 24x - $35. I recently bought a Memorex 48x for $30 (after rebate) at Staples. Sound Card: Sound Blaster 16 - $49, or occasionally get a cheap one free-after-rebate at CompUSA. 128 MB PC100 SDRAM: generic - $130 (Test these suckers before leaving the store as I've had plenty of bad experiences with Fry's generic memory. Once I bought four SIMMs of which two were defective.). --------- "Build Your Own Upgrade Special" - 366 PPGA Celeron with Panacer 6LX Motherboard and Mid-Tower ATX case ($25) - $199. or (recommended) 400 MHz Pentium II w/fan & AGP Motherboard - $379 or get a 400 MHz slotted Celeron for around $120 (internet price) and buy the IWILL BD100 for $139, or for the adventurous buy a 300 MHz slotted Celeron-A for $75 (internet price) and overclock it to 450 (mine's ran fine that way since last August using an Asus P2B motherboard). Mid-Tower ATX case - $25. Full-Tower 300-watt ATX case that you can beat on with a hammer - $99 or a little lower. (I think mine has thicker gauge steel than most new cars.) ----------

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