Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 10/22/07 21:21

"Evil Otto" <zburnham@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Lesson #2. NEVER EVER EVER EVER buy a computer from a chain store
> like CompUSA or Best Buy or Circuit City. Buy a Dell if you have to,
> but put together your own machine if you can. It's not rocket
> science, and forgive me for saying so, but I think you could use the
> technical experience.

I was about to cobble together a new P4 box.
I went to MicroCenter to get the parts - about $700 worth.
Then, the salesperson pointed out that everything I was about to get was
available in a $200 refurbished Dell.

These refurbished fellas are da bomb.

Here's a product review for the Dell:

Great Little PC for under $300
(http://www1.epinions.com/content_403826380420)

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