[Tfug] Subject: budget computing

[Jon]

http://dealnews.com/ usually has good, um, deals that fit the 
requirements and budgets they have.

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Jon


keith smith wrote:
> I'm thinking you need to ad 1 more GB or RAM to run Vista.
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> --- On *Thu, 7/10/08, Ken Steen /<ken at greenideas.net>/* wrote:
>
>     From: Ken Steen <ken at greenideas.net>
>     Subject: Re: [Tfug] Subject: budget computing
>     To: "John Mc" <jmcneill2 at earthlink.net>, "Tucson Free Unix Group"
>     <tfug at tfug.org>
>     Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:25 PM
>
>     Lenovo has an outlet center that can have some good deals.
>
>     http://stores.channeladvisor.com/LenovoOutlet/Desktop/New/ThinkCentre M Series/
>
>     $325 for a Think Centre M57
>      with intel core 2 duo
>     1 gb memory
>     80 gb hd 
>     vista business
>     cdrw/dvd
>
>     No dvd burner but you could add one and keep under your budget.
>
>     Ken
>
>     On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 03:51:52PM -0700, John Mc wrote:
>     > My friend needs some opinions here ... good and bad.
>     > 
>     > Subject: budget computing
>     > Date: Jul 10, 2008 1:28 PM
>     > 
>     > Who do you like in the budget computing market? As in $400 or less for an
>     email, websurf, burn a DVD every once in a while type of machine.
>     > 
>     > My sister is finally in the market for a new computer after... It's
>     got to be 9 years at least. Budget is $400, they just want the box, will keep
>     the old monitor/printer/etc.
>     > 
>     > Needs a DVD burner. I told her about Vista and said it was 2 gigs memory
>     or nothing.
>     > 
>     > 
>     > This is about the best I've been able to find, in a name I
>      know:
>     http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=T5274#
>     > 
>     > I checked out the budget pcs at Dell and Gateway and couldn't get
>     these specs for less than $450+ without leaving out things she needs or might
>     need someday (ie with no modem, no LAN card, no 15 in 1 card reader and a
>     lesser DVD burner the Dell is $390
>     > 
>     > 
>     > This is better:
>     http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0291231 with
>     the 6150 video card (what I have in my laptop) faster processor, higher Front
>     Side Bus, 40% larger hard drive, for only $30 extra, but I've never heard
>     of them. Could be a fly by night operation, compared with my sister buying the
>     eMachine at the Best Buy right here in town if she needs to return it.
>     > 
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