RE: [Thinkpad] OT: reccomendations for desktop

From: James H. E. Maugham <James.H.Maugham_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue Mar 09 2004 - 15:52:04 EST

Andrew, et. al.,

Bruce Markowitz wrote:

> First of all, I would not buy an HP anything other than printer.

Amen!

> The best deals around are Dell
> The last ad I saw was something like a Cel 2.4 gig WITH an LCD monitor for
> around $600 - no one can beat their prices!

Check this out: <
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/promo.aspx/q1wk6od_dimen?c=us&cs=04&l=en&
s=bsd >

Intel Pentium 4 processor at 2.66 GHz
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
FREE Hard Drive Upgrade!
FREE Shipping!
$349 after $200 mail-in rebate!!

Even BETTER - $599 WITH a 17" LCD and an upgrade to XP Pro!!

Offer ends 3/10.

> As far as the card reader, they just fit into the second floppy drive bay,
> and hook up internally to the USB 2 board. You can get them for as little as
> $18.00 (I put them into all my machines!!)

Ditto! Get one of the ones that also has a couple of USB ports on the front,
VERY handy. Or, if you don't have enough 3.5" bays available on your desktop,
replace the 3.5" floppy with one of these: <
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=FA404A >

Regards,

James the Cheapskate

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