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Thread ID: 76410 2007-01-31 10:13:00 Best pc brand? --Wolf-- (128) Press F1
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521147 2007-01-31 21:04:00 Alienware are renowed as being right up there


WOT? $700 to $1400 ?
Tell me where and I'll buy a dozen of them.
JJJJJ (528)
521148 2007-01-31 21:42:00 What about this?:

www.trademe.co.nz
--Wolf-- (128)
521149 2007-01-31 21:56:00 What about an operating system? There was no allowance for that in your PC you had priced up earlier in the thread. Tukapa (62)
521150 2007-01-31 22:06:00 What about an operating system? There was no allowance for that in your PC you had priced up earlier in the thread.

I've already got the XP home cd.
--Wolf-- (128)
521151 2007-01-31 22:13:00 The machine that WolfForest22 is linking to does appear to be a good price but I'd be a bit suspect about the operating system. Can’t see them getting into that price range with a properly licensed copy of Windows XP Pro. gcarmich (10068)
521152 2007-01-31 22:15:00 Well I did a quick throw together and got this

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 CPU
Asus P5VD2-MX motherboard
HLC-9639SB case with 400W PSU
Seagate 160GB SATAII hard drive
Genius Easytouch Optical II keyboard and optical mouse
512MB DDR2 533Mhz memory (would go for 1GB if you can stretch that far)
CMV 745AS 17" LCD monitor (8ms)
Asus DRW-1608P3S DVD writer
1.44MB floppy drive
Asus 7100GS 128MB turbo graphics card (PCI-E)
All assembled

$1141 (inc GST) + freight

Can purchase Vista Premium OEM for another $157 if you didn't want to use the XP disc you have although I wouldn't try and run Vista on the above setup!!!
Tukapa (62)
521153 2007-01-31 22:17:00 Yep - I agree about the TradeMe one - XP Professional included in that price would have to be dodgy. I suppose it doesn't matter if he has an XP installation disc at home that he is willing to use. Tukapa (62)
521154 2007-01-31 22:40:00 If I told him not to include the disc how much do you think I could save? I'd rather save $200+ and use XP Home than XP Pro...What's the difference anyway. --Wolf-- (128)
521155 2007-01-31 22:44:00 He doesn't include the disk anyway - so your not going to save anything.

XP Pro has the ability to join a domain, XP home can't. It also has a couple of other things but nothing thats important for a home user.
gcarmich (10068)
521156 2007-01-31 22:58:00 Oh, I read it wrong, thought it said (Not installed, disk)

So would anyone recommend that computer or what?
--Wolf-- (128)
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