Pfft to Pre-built Computers
Better Than Canada!
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From: Baltimore, MD
the only $2500 computers we sell at my best buy are sonys.....sonys are really expensive because, well their sony. They come with a decent software package too. The rest of the computers are a pretty good deal. But of course you can build a computer yourself for cheaper. It just isn't feasible for most people to build their own computer. 90% of the population is still pretty computer illiterate (at least from what I see at best buy).
Better Than Canada!
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From: Baltimore, MD
btw....everyone that has come in with a printout from Dell has been able to get an equal computer for cheaper or a better computer for the same at my best buy. Dell is pretty overpriced.
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Lab: Maybe you missed the "dell specials" part. Buying a dell at full retail is stupid. If you are just slightly patient and look around, you will find 15% coupons to add to one of their many, many specials.. ie, 2.8ghz, 800fsb, 512mb ram, 17" flat panel, $598 shipped. Add the 15% off and then try to beat that with a sony.
DAMIMRED
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From: Syracuse, NY
Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
Lab: Maybe you missed the "dell specials" part. Buying a dell at full retail is stupid. If you are just slightly patient and look around, you will find 15% coupons to add to one of their many, many specials.. ie, 2.8ghz, 800fsb, 512mb ram, 17" flat panel, $598 shipped. Add the 15% off and then try to beat that with a sony.
Better Than Canada!
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
Lab: Maybe you missed the "dell specials" part. Buying a dell at full retail is stupid. If you are just slightly patient and look around, you will find 15% coupons to add to one of their many, many specials.. ie, 2.8ghz, 800fsb, 512mb ram, 17" flat panel, $598 shipped. Add the 15% off and then try to beat that with a sony.
BOOM goes the dynamite!
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From: in a van down by the rive
Originally Posted by WiLL
ive bought 2 of those. first one was (if i recall correctly) $209, second was $298 after MIR. both came with at least a 40 gig HD, and a P4 2.8.
cant really beat that. and plus, those suckers are silent.
cant really beat that. and plus, those suckers are silent.
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Originally Posted by MPerson
I went to Best Buy earlier on and I checked out the computers that they sell and I realized that these suppos'ed "State-of-the-art" $2500 computers that they are selling can be built for $1000 no problem. You also notice that most new computers come with a 17" flat panel now... yea, have you ever looked at the company who makes them? :doh:
I also went to compusa, it was better than Best buy, but still along the same lines.
I will never buy a prebuilt computer nor will I let someone close do it to themselves...
I also went to compusa, it was better than Best buy, but still along the same lines.
I will never buy a prebuilt computer nor will I let someone close do it to themselves...
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From: the southwest
Originally Posted by George Knighton
A compromise you might want to think about is finding a Dell 400SC server.
You can find these all the time for just a couple hundred dollars.
Expensive Intel chipset, very quiet fan, efficient cooling case. The BIOS will handle the very fastest Northwood chips, plus the Prescott chips all the way up to the last gasp, 4.0 GHz iteration that's projected.
Prefers ATI Radeon video cards, but there's nothing wrong w/that.
You can find these all the time for just a couple hundred dollars.
Expensive Intel chipset, very quiet fan, efficient cooling case. The BIOS will handle the very fastest Northwood chips, plus the Prescott chips all the way up to the last gasp, 4.0 GHz iteration that's projected.
Prefers ATI Radeon video cards, but there's nothing wrong w/that.
thats a good deal
i dont think i can get one wit my employee discount tho
