SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : Intel Corporation (INTC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Tony Viola who wrote (57348)6/6/1998 12:31:00 AM
From: TTOSBT  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Re: <<<I saw a 400 MHz PII, 64 MB RAM (not sure if SDRAM or not),
7 GB HD, 32x CDROM, 4MB Video card, 56 K Modem, Win 95,
etc. in the SJ Mercury News business section for $1,599 (no
monitor). I bought a Sony 17" at Fry's (Multiscan 200GS) for
$599 about a month ago. So, including (an excellent)
monitor, you can get a complete 400 MHz system for
~ $2,200.>>>

I just received June issues of Dell home system catalog has Dell Dimension XPS R400 for $2299 you get:

400MHz Pentium II, 64MB 100MHz SDRAM, 512KB Integrated L2, 11.5GB Ultra ATA hard drive, 1000LS 17" Monitor, STB nVidia 4MB 3D AGP Video Card, 32X Variable CD-ROM, Crystal Wavetable Sound, Altec Lansing ACS-90 Speakers, 56K US Robotics x2 moden, Microsoft Windows95 free 98 upgrade packet, MS-home essentials 98 etc. Mini Tower model #500606.

Looks like their still coming down.

TTOSBT





To: Tony Viola who wrote (57348)6/6/1998 3:21:00 PM
From: Paul Engel  Respond to of 186894
 
Tony - Re: "Did it ever dawn on you sub 1K bigots that the price of the CPU and MOBO...."

Excellent post - very good arguments.

Some people think that everybody wants to rent an apartment, take the bus to work, shop at K-Mart, eat cereal for 3 meals a day and buy cheap PCs.

It is a Brave New World --- isn't it?

Paul