Anyone know any sites for getting a great computer at a low price?
I shouldn't say LOW price, but a lower price then what you will find at gateway or Dell.
I put this dream computer together on the Dell website and the total cost came out to $3,690.
It was like a 3.06 ghz, 120 gb hard drive, 1 ghz of ram, ect..
I have been doing some searches on google for cheap computers. I even went to a site called pricewatch.com But haven't quite found what I want.
Anyone know where I can look.
Thanks
bryan
Mark Hensler posted this at 06:29 — 27th November 2002.
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uh... low price != dream machine
zollet posted this at 06:58 — 27th November 2002.
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I once ordered a server from http://www.mwave.com/
I'm not sure how their prices are compared to others now, but at the time it was pretty good.
Good luck.
mairving posted this at 13:17 — 27th November 2002.
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Just build it yourself. It is not extremely difficult. I wouldn't go with the 3.06 P4 since it is still too expensive. The best bang for the buck is the 2.4Ghz with the 533Mhz bus. Stay away from RDRAM and use DDR also. I use Newegg for nearly everything. Mwave is good but Newegg is usually a bit cheaper and it ships quicker.
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jag5311 posted this at 16:21 — 27th November 2002.
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Why is Rdram bad?? What is the difference then DDR?
I have looked into the possibility of building one myself. Do ones built by oneself tend to operate and perform better then ones put together by large companies (gateway and dell)
Thanks for the comments everyone. Keep em coming if you can
mairving posted this at 16:43 — 27th November 2002.
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RDRAM is more expensive and can be hard to get working properly on some systems with some compatibility issues. DDR is cheaper and more compatible.
The main advantage to building them yourself is that you can put exactly what you want in them from the fan down to the floppy drive. Plus you know how to fix it if it goes bad.
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jag5311 posted this at 17:09 — 27th November 2002.
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Here is a configuration I created off the dell website. Since you seem experienced, can you take a look at it and let me know if its possible to get this exact/similar system at a cheaper price.
http://www.gamecubecheats.net/dell.htm
Thanks Mairving
Mark Hensler posted this at 18:00 — 27th November 2002.
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I last machine I bought was a Compaq for about $2000. 700MHz, SDRAM (forget how much), no monitor.
The last machine I build was about $900. 1.4GHz, 256MB RDRAM (bad idea, use DDR), DVD ROM, no HD, no monitor, no sound, with case & 250W PSU.
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kb posted this at 02:13 — 28th November 2002.
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tiger direct has good components and good deals on prebuilts...although, if you want the cheapest (money wise) solution, building it is best, although you might go thru a motherboard or two by the end if its your first time
mairving posted this at 03:19 — 28th November 2002.
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Here is one that I configured for you. You could save money by getting less expensive speakers and about $200 by going with 2.4Ghz instead of 2.8Ghz. It just shows that you can get a better system with
everything picked out instead of taking what Dell has to offer.
Total Price $1899.99
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jammin posted this at 03:54 — 28th November 2002.
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i just got my new one a few months ago, for $1400. it is a Compaq
it has a 1.2 ghz athlon, 556 DDR, i swapped out the gforce2 32mb video card with a gforce4 64mb, win XP, 60gb hard drive, dvd burner, cd burner. no printer or monitor, but i thought it was a pretty good deal.
anyone can do any amount of work provided it isnt the work they are supposed to be doing.
jag5311 posted this at 04:52 — 28th November 2002.
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Thanks alot Mairving. I appreciate that. If i did decide to purchase something like that, where would it be done?
Thanks
bryan
nike_guy_man posted this at 05:25 — 28th November 2002.
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The last computer I bought was August 2001... I built it... cost $1100 total
1 GHZ AMD T-Bird on MSI Mainboard
512 MB DDR
30 GB HD
52X CD-ROM
Floppy Drive
32 MB TNT 2 Video Card (not the greatest)
I'd suggest newegg or mwave, as they said
Mairving's suggestion is worth a try too.
Stay away from Tigerdirect. I bought most of my stuff through them, almost all was OEM and/or had no manuals and they offer no support.
If you are buying one from a company, make sure to get a warranty and tech support. Actually, Apple rated highest for customer service and support recently.
The biggest problem I've encountered with my own computer/server is the lack of tech support when I get in a jam. I'm stuck either paying or asking people who don't know my configurations and it's a real pain
Good luck anyway!
mairving posted this at 13:30 — 28th November 2002.
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Those prices were from Newegg. The key thing in building a computer and saving money is not buying the top of the line processor. For instance, the 2.4G is $193, 2.8 is $389 and the 3.06 is $799. If you wanted to go with AMD, then the XP2400 would cost $198. On processors, stay with retail boxed processors instead of OEM. The retail boxes come with a fan and a longer warranty. Never skimp on the case and power supply. It is not all that hard to build one. I can help you if you decide to build or point you over to a good forum.
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kb posted this at 03:48 — 6th December 2002.
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really you found tigerdirect to be bad? i've had very good experience with them
dvduval posted this at 14:25 — 6th December 2002.
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I purchased mine locally...built it right there at the shop about 8 months ago.
T-Bird MB
AMD 1400
40 GB HD
64 MB Video Card
DVD Drive
256 MB Memory
No Monitor
I paid about $600.
Since then I have added a second HD, a CD burner and more memory.
I also built a slightly better system for a friend about 2 months ago for the same price range.
I highly recommend building your own. It's not that difficult.
And most importantly, you'll never need to buy a complete system again. All you have to do is upgrade 1 part at a time. Before you know it you'll have enough parts to build a second computer.
The local shop I use is called Computer Pro.
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caale posted this at 22:26 — 31st December 2002.
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I would recommend custom building yourself a pc or having someone do it for you if you dont know how and it really isnt that hard.I custom build all of my pc's for myself and for personal and business and I know that gateway and dell ect...can build pc's for less but you will be comparing apples to oranges,first of all most systems that you buy are integrated which means audio and video and crap are made onto the main board which is crap..custom build a pc to tailor to what you will be doing with it and if a component goes bad..you just replace that component with same or even upgrade and with an integrated pc ya just gotta love that bundled software *Blahhh*so my recommendations is CUSTOM BUILT!
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