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Old 12-28-2005, 06:47 AM
fatherofmany fatherofmany is offline
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Default Re: Someone tell me why or why not I should get this computer.

Here's what it would cost (minus shipping) to purchase each component seperately:

Generic ATX midtower : 30
Intel 945P7AA-8KS2 Socket T (LGA 775)ATX :90
Pentium D 830 processor : 325
Caviar SE WD3200JD 320GB Serial ATA : 135
Corsair 2GB KIT (2X1GB) PC4200 DDR2: 155
64 MB Geforce 6200 : 50
POWERCOLOR ATI THEATER 550 PRO 16MB : 80
16x Internal DL DVD Burner: 50
USB 8 in 1 reader: 20

Total : 935

You're pretty much giving Gateway 3 to 4 hundred dollars (don't forget shipping) for a copy of xp media center (terrible os, imo), whatever bundled software they load, and a year of support. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but you could do better.
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