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To: Eggolas Moria who wrote (113270)	3/29/1999 5:21:00 PM
From: Meathead	Respond to of 176387

I see it now.... the 333id. An extra $100 for the OS +. Sounds reasonable. Well worth the extra $100. However, the Dell 15" sells for ~$200. That brings the cost delta to about $200 between the machines. I know you can get a 14" from eM for $100 but lets face it, the monitor is a foolish thing to skimp on. Why would you get a DVD and a lousy monitor? Not a good combo. 32X CDROM is preferable to 5X DVD for computing and gaming. But believe me, neither of these systems are business class. Both are designed strictly for home use or very small (single system) business use. If I were to buy for a small networked environment (e.g. 5 systems) I'd definately spend a few extra bucks and buy the Dell V (actually I'd get stripped down Optiplex's for about the same price which are tested extensively in a networked environment). By the way, is the eMachines AMI bios plug-n-play? Their motherboard looks hideous with lots of old technology including dip switches. Usually, these dips are for configuring IRQ settings when adding peripherals.... no fun even for the experienced MEATHEAD