From: David Ross (ross_at_math.hawaii.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 07 2001 - 15:53:55 EDT
There are many, you can find them through any decent price scan engine.
One with a good number of IBM machines is www.tigerdirect.com
As you seem to favor Dell, Dell also has an outlet store where they sell
older-generation machines.
- David R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "sid soni" <siddsoni_at_hotmail.com>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:27 AM
Subject: Wanted: Vendor who sells new PC that is 2 years behind today's
specs....
> Prices havent really dropped as much as they could have, b/c big time
> retailers like DELL simply are giving you more harsepower for approx the
> same amount.
>
> Hardware prices have dropped, let's say, 80%. But DELL isnt selling PC's
> for 80% off. They are just giving you P4,1Ghz, 60GB, 256MB for the same
> $1100.
>
> However, most people still can suffice with, say, a PII350, 6GB,
> 128MB.....In relation, something like this probably should sell for a few
> hundred bucks, considering its around 2 years behind the current
production
> schedule..
>
> Where can one find new PC's and laptop that are severla generations
behind?
> Surely, SOMEONE would find it profitable to sell these at a deep
discount,
> if they can buy this "outmoded" hardware themselves as surplus for
pennies
> on the dollar.
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Thu Jan 23 2003 - 09:57:32 EST