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To: Stefan who wrote (116630)	4/12/1999 11:58:00 AM
From: Meathead	Respond to of 176387

How about no testing? Would that make you happier? It would make for an even less expensive machine. Why do some machines lock up in the middle of an important spreadsheet.. blame it on Windows98... surely shoddy hardware design would not cause it. If you want to see 1% resistors, check the on-board power regulation system. Look at the motherboard on eM's website.. old technology... dip switches yuck... does the front side bus use single or dual termination? I don't think you are and engineer so you wouldn't understand any of this. So how about this. Does the eM 333id for $599 come with a monitor? No. Add $175 to equal the quality of the 15" from Dell. Does it come with speakers? No. Add $25. Now what is the delta? $200. 8MB vs 4MB of SGRAM video memory, US Robitics vs. who-knows modem, Yamaha 64V vs. Crystal CS4235, 3 memory slots vs. 2. Better warranty... on-site. A dollar here, a dollar there... ok, I'll concede a few bucks for DVD. So how much more incredibly expensive is the Dell machine? $100??? I design PC systems for a living so you cant tell me that all machines are created equal from a reliability standpoint. Testing multiple permutations under many operating conditions and software environments in conjunction with solid electrical engineering is worth a few extra bucks alone. MEATHEAD