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Re: Shopping for a new PC...
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 4 May 2000 14:10:31 GMT
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Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> Hmm, for $3700, I can get
> AMD Athlon 1 Gz
> 384 MB 100 MHz SDRAM
> 30 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA drive
> 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS Graphics Accelerator
> 16x/40x DVD drive
> 8x/4x/32x CD-RW
> 19" Monitor
> (+Win98, MS Office 2000, and essentials.)
> from Gateway.
ewewewewewew. Sorry, I have to deal with some gateways at work, and they all,
without exception, suck. If you want a windows based machine, why not go with dell?
a quick look shows 1GHz PIII, 256MB 19" monitor, 40GB HD, DVD and CDRW for $4029 :)
> What would be the main differences between these machines, especially in terms
> of performance? What's the better deal?
like I said, I'd stay away from gateways, and prob go with linux - but I'm biased :)
Dan
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