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To: Street Walker who wrote (2048)	8/21/1998 8:05:00 PM
From: Spots	Respond to of 14778

SW, quick comment about extended warrantees (again). If your read my earlier posts, you know my point is general, not specific. If you have reason to believe an extended warrantee may be a good deal in a specific situation, then that's a winner. In this case, you've got two companies (Tandy and CompUSA) which have major operations, will probably not stiff you, and which may provide excellent value in an iffy corporate situation. Do NOT take this as an endorsement. Just that there are mucho exceptions to the general rules I've been expounding. They are GREAT general rules, but sometimes you can find a better deal ... Spots

To: Street Walker who wrote (2048)	8/22/1998 1:28:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Computer City PII 400/Intel mobo Politics aside I like Intel CPU's and mainboards. I believe there is a reasonable expectation the WD drive will fail. For this reason the extended warranty makes sense to me. (my advice is to buy the warranty but I know that I would not. I would spend the $149 on a second harddrive saving myself a trip to the warranty center) I am sure the 200 watt power supply is adequate for the existing configuration. You may need more power depending on the components you add. To know for sure you can add up the wattages of components you want to add. There should be a power rating for each component. Some ratings may be harder to find than others. Video cards should be OK. Harddrives should be looked at closely for power consumption. Higher RPM drives will use more juice. Adding a power supply should not be a problem if it becomes necessary. Overall it looks like a good deal to me. I prefer a local option. Zeuspaul