Build my own?
Devils_Advocate
if this is all I can afford?:
Aardvark
I think I'll shoot myself now.
Any Saturday night specials going cheap?
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Grinder
I find it a little odd that, with all the other information provided,
the seller does not mention the HP model number. Also, the wording
about Microsoft Office suggests that you may not be getting a clean
product key.
The Windows 7 Upgrade program had a fairly narrow range of eligibility.
I can't say for certain, but the specs seem a little weak for machines
put out in that time period -- maybe it was a budget model. Again,
knowing the model number would be great.
http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/windows7-upgrade/index.html
You can find used machines of approximately those specs, from resellers,
in the mid to high 200 dollar range, so the price is no gimme. If,
though, you were really getting a clean copy of Office 2007 *and*
legitimately upgrade to Windows 7, it looks pretty reasonable.
It will cost you about $400 in parts for a budget system from a reseller
like newegg. You'll end up with a better system with much better
warranties, but have to make the build yourself. That's not so much
work, but there is some risk in it.
As far as Windows goes, you'll have to add the cost of a license on to
that $400. About $100 if you're buying a one-off OEM copy. (You can
get a copy of Windows 7 Pro for $30 of you're a student.)
G. Morgan
<aard...@youllnever.know> wrote:
>I think I'll shoot myself now.
>
>Any Saturday night specials going cheap?
$269.00 I saw it in this weeks ads. I was thinking about procuring
one for that price.
Devils_Advocate
>
> It will cost you about $400 in parts for a budget system from a
> reseller like newegg. You'll end up with a better system with much
> better warranties, but have to make the build yourself. That's not
> so much work, but there is some risk in it.
What risk?
> As far as Windows goes, you'll have to add the cost of a license on
> to that $400. About $100 if you're buying a one-off OEM copy. (You
> can get a copy of Windows 7 Pro for $30 of you're a student.)
Not a student. :-)
why?
On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:21:42 -0600, Devils_Advocate wrote:
Haven't built own for a while, prices too low.
In USD :-)
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/15351-15351-241434-241646-3328424.html
or shorter
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4ec2v9
ML115 G5 starting at $389.
dell.com won't stay on the US site, keeps jumping to UK version. The
Inspiron towers are very cheap as well.
Me
§nühw¤£f
thing IN PERSON.
Speaking from PERSONAL experience.
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tommy
might want to read this http://users.hal-pc.org/~toner27/BuildorBuy.html
keep in mind, there's a learning curve involved, you probably will need help
on at least your first one
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Grinder
> Grinder<gri...@no.spam.maam.com> wrote :
>
>>
>> It will cost you about $400 in parts for a budget system from a
>> reseller like newegg. You'll end up with a better system with much
>> better warranties, but have to make the build yourself. That's not
>> so much work, but there is some risk in it.
>
> What risk?
1) You have to know what you're doing. If you don't, you can pick
mismatched parts or assemble them improperly. In a pre-built system,
presumably, those hurdles have already been passed.
2) The parts themselves can be defective. Your warranties should ensure
that you will *eventually* get your parts, but you will have lost some
time, and probably a little bit of money.
>> As far as Windows goes, you'll have to add the cost of a license on
>> to that $400. About $100 if you're buying a one-off OEM copy. (You
>> can get a copy of Windows 7 Pro for $30 of you're a student.)
>
> Not a student. :-)
Maybe you have a daughter or nephew in school?
chuckcar
news:re-dncxMC7BbJqPW...@forethought.net:
> With prices and deals like this, does it even pay to try to build my
> own, if this is all I can afford?:
>
> http://denver.craigslist.org/sys/1532248106.html
>
Of course it does. You can only get a decent power supply that way.
There are video cards that use in excess of 400 watts now.
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DemoDisk
"tommy" <tommyle...@removeyahoo.dropcom> wrote in message
news:hhnuna$2ns$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
Excuse me, but that site says
"Last Modified Sunday, 11-Dec-2005"
Wouldn't that affect the value of information from that site?
Devils_Advocate
Ahhhhhh!!!
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