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Technology Stocks : Compaq -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: profile_14 who wrote (91217)	5/14/2001 1:44:30 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Just an FYI... Since I am purchasing a new PC in the currently favorable consumer environment, I decided to price out comparable Dell and Compaq PCs. What I found is that Dell, with fewer bells and whistles, cost $400 more than CPQ. Perhaps someone can tell me where my comparison went wrong, but here are some of the details: Presario 5000 series vs. Dell Dimension 4100 1 GHz (Athlon vs. Intel) 128 MB 100 MHz SyncDram 40 GB hard drive 16X DVD Office Small Business Edition Upgraded Speakers ($30 add'l on each) Graphics Card 8MB on CPQ - 16 MB on Dell 12x/4x/32x CD - RW 10Mbps phone line network card 1 adapter card for currently owned PC On CPQ, I also got a communications headset and 25 RW CD discs. I don't know why Dell was so much more expensive.....I used comparable warranties (Dell's was slightly better, but not $400 better). Anyone want to chime in with an opinion?