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To: Meathead who wrote (26661)1/1/1998 3:13:00 PM
From: Meathead  Respond to of 176387
 
Just went to the Websites to re-verify the several hundred $$
price delta on Workstations. For virtually identical hardware:

Micron Workstation Powerdigm XSU = $4,049
Dell Workstation 400 = $3,328

Here's a cut and paste from the websites...

MICRON

ATCX.MINI TOWER.XSU
INTEL.PENTIUM II.300MHZ.SINGLE ECC PROCESSOR.(XSU)
64MB (2-4M DIMMS).ECC SDRAM XSU
INTERNAL CACHE ON CPU
(1).4GB.ULTRA WIDE SCSI3.HARD DRIVE.(4GB TOTAL)
ADAPTEC.2940UW/B.CONTROLLER CARD
3.5 FLOPPY.MINI TOWER
20X.SCSI.CD-ROM.MINI TOWER.CLIENT.PWRDM
DIAMOND.FIRE GL 1000 PRO.8MB
NO MONITOR
104 KEY ENHANCED PS2 KEYBOARD
MS.INTELLIMOUSE.(ENGLISH).KIT
NO OEM SOFTWARE
NO SOUNDCARD
NO MODEM
NO MULTIMEDIA PERIPHERAL
3 COM.3C905.10/100.PCI.KIT
MS.NT WORKSTATION 4.0.CD
NO MICRON.SOFTWARE SOLUTION PK
1ST YR.(USA ONLY) OPT. ON-SITE.BY DEC


DELL

Date Configured:
Thursday, January 01, 1998 1:56:27 PM CDT Catalog Number:
04 Retail Dell WorkStation 400 Desktop:
300MHz Pentiumr II processor

2nd Processor:
No additional processor

Memory:
64MB ECC RAM (2 DIMMS)

Keyboard:
Spacesaver 104-key Keyboard for Windows 95

Monitor:
No Monitor Option

Graphics Card:
8MB Matrox Millennium II Video Card

1st Hard Drive:
4GB SCSI Hard Drive with 2940UW Controller

Floppy Drive:
1.44MB Floppy Drive

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (CD-ROM)

Mouse:
Logitec System Mouse

CD-ROM Drive:
12/24X SCSI CD-ROM

Service:
3Yr Limited Warranty; Yr 1 Next Bus. Day On-Site Svc

Network Operating System Support:
1 Yr Windows NT Support

Onboard 3COM Network Interface Adapter


MEATHEAD



To: Meathead who wrote (26661)1/1/1998 3:27:00 PM
From: jim kelley  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 176387
 
Meathead,

Happy New years...

and thanks for checking the prices on comparable systems from Micron Electronics,CompUSA, etc. I know it is is a lot of work and the misinformation comes in faster than the factual information making this an endless task.

GTW and MUEI are not really in DELL's league. It is unlikely that they will ever be. CompUSA is not really a threat to DELL ( they have a mixed business model).

It will be interesting to see how DELL has done in the direct consumer business this quarter. I suspect this will provide an upside to last quarter.

Jim Kelley



To: Meathead who wrote (26661)1/1/1998 3:46:00 PM
From: jim kelley  Respond to of 176387
 
Meathead,

The DELL price includes service while at CompUSA you purchase a limited support/service plan for $49 or $100 more. The plan is limited to supporting designated software and hardware. They also have on site warraty parts and labor plans some of which are purchased.

I would not want to have to go through the pain of getting service from them.

Jim Kelley


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