Re: [Thinkpad] OT: reccomendations for desktop

I may buy one of those myself. They are giving the damn things away!
----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. E. Maugham" <James.H.Maugham@verizon.net>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>; "Andrew in Ann Arbor"
<andrewaa@comcast.net>; "Thinkpad list (new)" <Thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Thinkpad] OT: reccomendations for desktop

> 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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