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To: DOUG DAVIS who wrote (50928)	3/22/1998 4:15:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 186894

Doug - Re: " I am considering purchasing a new computer for home use. My local Micro Center is offering a K6 233 with 32MB SDRAM, 24x CD, 56k modem 5.1gb drive-cost without monitor = $809.00 plus tax. (this is a returned model that originaly sold for $899.00, and carries the same warranty)." If you want a NEW computer, why would you consider buying a USED/RETURNED computer - the K6 you mentioned? Next, ask yourself this - why was the K6 -233 MHz returned in the first place? Are there any warning bells going off in your head yet? Finally, consider this - a bargain price on an inferior piece of merchandise will permit you to own an inferior piece of merchandise cheaply. Is this what you are after? Paul

To: DOUG DAVIS who wrote (50928)	3/22/1998 4:29:00 PM
From: Joey Smith	Respond to of 186894

re:PAUL and EVERYONE : I wanted to get your opinion as I am considering purchasing a new computer for home use. My local Micro Center is offering a K6 233 with 32MB SDRAM, 24x CD, 56k modem 5.1gb drive-cost without monitor = $809.00 plus tax. (this is a returned model that originaly sold for $899.00, and carries the same warranty). I plan on upgrading sometime next year as the PII prices come down. Any advice? Speaking of returned PCs, I was in the MicroCenter here in Boston a few days ago and noticed a big stack of returned PCs for resell. Most of them were Powerspec/Cpq/IBM with Cyrix or AMD chips in them...They're actually promoting a Powerspec system with Cyrix 166MX for $499 when you walk in the door. There seemed to be no interest in this system, although I noticed a few people laughing at it. joey

To: DOUG DAVIS who wrote (50928)	3/22/1998 6:28:00 PM
From: Barry A. Watzman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

If the rumors are correct, you should be able to build a system as follows by late April: PII/266 & Motherboard $350 5 gig hard drive $199 24x CD-ROM $50 ATX Case $60 1.44 floppy drive $18 Keyboard $20 Mouse $20 Win95 $65 32 Meg memory $50 Video Card $40 56k Modem $50 Sound Card $40 Speakers $10 That's $972. The only thing I can't do today is the CPU and motherboard, but I could do the above as a socket 7 system for about $100 less (CPU, $79 motherboard and $30-$35 case). The Micro Center demo system at $809 is a reasonable buy if socket 7 is ok, but I'm not buying or building any more socket 7 systems because I won't be able to upgrade them the way I will want to in the future.