Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?

[Bob Retelle <bobr1@provide.net>]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:55:01 GMT, "william strutts"
<wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com> wrote:

>"Bob Retelle" <bobr1@provide.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:56:48 GMT, "william strutts"
>> <wrstrutts1@home.com> wrote:
>>
>> >"Beyonder" <beyonder@vrx.net> wrote in message
>> >rcb3lt0t5lkofiocf6i3e3bap6vfivfqpi@4ax.com">news:rcb3lt0t5lkofiocf6i3e3bap6vfivfqpi@4ax.com...
>> >> You people are insane.
>> >> for $300 you can get a high end pentium 3 system, loaded.
>> >> for $100 more you can get a high end 1.4gig system, loaded.
>> >> and these are retail prices! that doesn't include monitor, but who
>> >> cares?
>> >>
>> >> get with the times.
>> >>
>> >> B
>> >
>> >I don't think so.  Maybe for around $600 you could
>> >do that.  What world do you come from anyway.  The
>> >gigahertz processors cost over $1000 in the store in
>> >a built system.  The processor alone would cost a couple
>> >hundred retail.
>> >
>> >--
>>
>> Umm...  go to  www.pricewatch.com  and click on "Processors - PC"
>>
>> AMD  1Ghz Athlon CPU with 266 FSB are selling for as low as $81.
>>
>> Complete 1Ghz Athlon SYSTEMs are selling for as low as $350
>>
>> (Mid Twr, 20HD, 128 Mem, 50XCD, Floppy, Snd, 8MVideo, 56KModem,
>> 2 USB, 120W Spk,KB/MS)
>>
>>
>> Like he said... it's the times...
>>
>
>He said Pentium III processor not Athlon AMD processors!!
>
>--

OK,  Pentium III  1Ghz  is  $172.

A complete  1Ghz  Pentium III SYSTEM is  $418,  same specs as above.


A far cry from $600,  or   "over $1000".


Again, it's the times.


BobR