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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rob jones who wrote (1821)	8/1/1998 7:27:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

>>HP Pavilion 8290 << HP Pavilion 8290 P II 400 Mhz 650 100mhz front side bus (mobo) 160 12.0 gb harddrive 200 64mg SDRAM 100 DVD 2-x speed w/ MPEG2 movie playback 200 K56 flex dvsd modem 100 Ans machine/voice mail/video phone send/receive Premium polk audio speakers ?? hardware wavetable 32 bit surround sound dolby stero sound 50 ATI RAGE PRO AGP and 3D display graphics AGP 4 SGRAM video memory TV out 75 Windows 95 120 case and PS + floppy 145 & extensive software ?? ______ 1900 unk software and speakers 200 ____ my guess 2100 My best guess for value is $2100 For two monitors you will need to upgrade to Win98...Or NT or get a multimonitor card. To my knowledge HP has good customer support. I would want to know about the proprietary aspects of the computer. How many open expansion slots are there? Does the computer come with the OS as a separate installation or is there a complete software install disk which includes the OS? Zeuspaul

To: rob jones who wrote (1821)	8/7/1998 8:43:00 PM
From: rob jones	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

Well I got it today....sure is FAST ! There were 2 sets of Windows 95 disks & certificate of authinticity & all that. Too bad one wasnt win 98. Question....since I dont know much about computers and this refub only comes with a 90 day warranty, should I pay the $100-120 for a 2 or 3 year extended service plan ? It's through surplus direct in cooperation with National Warrany corporation. Says its on site and covers parts and labor. There is no deductable and it is transferable. I know these warranties are high profit for the sellers but just ONE instance and it would pay for itself. Plus with the DVD it could break too. What do I do ? 2 YEARS for $100, 3 for $120 or bank the $$ for future repairs ? I've heard that IF something is going to go wrong it'll do so within 90 days and therefore the chances of anything else happening are slim Comments ?