RE: [Thinkpad] OT: reccomendations for desktop

I would check www.techbargains.com for any deals on
Dell desktop.

Last month this guy from work got an ok Dimension
2600sth plus 17" lcd (1280x1024) for about $650
shipped/after rebate and it only takes them about 3
weeks to send him his rebate check.

If you are looking for deals then I would check that
site out and see if you can apply coupons or find
rebates for a particular system that you like.

--- "Colgrove, George" <George.Colgrove@state.vt.us>
wrote:
> I'll add my $0.02. I like the IBM
> ThinkCentre/Netvista systems currently
> offered from IBM. I believe most of the IBM systems
> have the same
> motherboard which is easily expandable. I like the
> ability to swap hard
> drives quickly. This is done by a simple press of a
> lever in the back of
> the machine to take off the front panel. This
> exposes the sturdy metal case
> which in the lower middle, has two blue levers,
> which you squeeze and pull.
> The hard drive swings out. You remove the cables
> and squeeze two more blue
> levers and pull to remove the hard drive. To get
> into the machine, on the
> side is a button (close to the front) which when
> pressed releases the side
> panel, which in turn, slides off. This system can
> be torn down without any
> tools - this includes the power supply (with a
> little difficulty). There
> are several PCI slots available. With some
> inexpensive parts you can add
> audio jacks and a firewall jack to the front of the
> machine (if these are
> not included already.) With a new system you have
> the opportunity to get
> the restore CD's from IBM which in a bit over a half
> of an hour will give
> you a clean system. The biggest bonus - you get a
> system that will
> virtually get supported for life. As stated, IBM
> has support files that go
> back 10 years or more! Try that with anyone else!
> The systems have an all
> metal durable case (with the exception of the
> plastic panels that cover the
> front of the computer.) The case has been designed
> to be lifted with one
> hand. One downfall is that the floppy drive is
> hidden behind the front
> plastic panel, so it would make getting the floppy
> disk/card reader
> replacement not practical. There is another 3.5"
> slot available with a
> removable face. I use this bay for a second Hard
> Drive. This will be a
> choice you would have to make. I believe there is
> the capability to screw
> on a second hard drive on the hard drive holder that
> swings out.
>
> I have always been impressed with IBM's cases, and
> the ThinkCenter/NetVista
> is no exception. Currently IBM offers their basic
> system for $379.00 (no
> monitor and XPH.) You can doctor this offering a
> bit from their web sight.
> But I suspect you will pay more for IBM for any
> particular configuration,
> but you also get what you pay for.
>
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew in Ann Arbor
> [mailto:andrewaa@comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:32 PM
> To: Thinkpad list (new)
> Subject: [Thinkpad] OT: reccomendations for desktop
>
> Hello all.
> I am in the market for a new desktop since my 8 year
> old daughter needs
> something faster. She will inherit my home brew 500
> Mhz Celeron and I
> get to buy something new.
> I've been looking at the HP Pavilion 400 series
> because I want the built
> in card reader (to transfer files from my 560).
>
> I'm looking at two options, both with
> 80 Mb HD, HP CD-Writer Drive (48x24x48x),
> 3 USB 2.0 ports, 2 Firewire ports,
> 7-in-1 card reader, Floppy Drive,
> Integrated Intel(R) Extreme Graphics,
> Integrated 5.1 Capable Sound.
>
> 1> Custom Pavilion a410e PC - AMD Athlon(TM) XP2400+
> operating at 2.0GHz
> with 512 MB DDR / PC2700 RAM for $560 less $50 HP
> rebate.
> This also has and AGP 8x video card slot so the
> video could be upgraded
> later.
>
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>
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> 2> Custom Pavilion a400y PC- 2.5 GHz Intel(R)
> Celeron (R) with 256MB
> PC2100 RAM for $510 less $50 HP rebate.
>
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> Questions:
> Is the Athlon CPU more desirable than the Celeron?
> Is the additional memory (512 vs. 256) worthwhile?
> Should I pay an additional $75 to upgrade from XP
> Home to XP Pro?
>
> Thanks to all
>
> --
> Andrew in Ann Arbor
> technology is the answer, what was the question?
>
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Received on Wed Mar 10 09:43:33 2004