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Article #1064Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
From: Lars Hohmuth
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 13:49
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 13:49
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>In article <40pacr$5q5@bug.rahul.net>, Bill Moyer <ttk@rahul.net> wrote: >> I also make it my habit of piecing together low-end systems >> from used parts, acquired at extremely low prices. >> and the case. Even the power supply's been changed. It's a >> 486DX2/80 with 1.3GB of SCSI-2 HD, 16MB RAM, 250W PS, 15" SVGA >> NI, and VLB SVGA 1MB video. If I wanted to get the same system >> for free, all new parts from the case inward, (grabbing refs) >> I'd pay about (summing it up) $1728 plus tax by getting parts Where the hell are you getting your parts???? Even in Germany, where Hardware prices tend to be higher ( and that´s putting it mildly:-) ) a Pentium 60 PCI with a OEM 15" and your config would cost only about 1800.- including taxes ( which are 15% BTW ) BTW: Seems to be about the same as a stock 5200 Lars
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nmrpc13.physik.uni-ulm.de!hohmuth From: hohmuth@cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de (Lars Hohmuth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600 Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....??? Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 13:49:40 GMT Organization: Uni Ulm Distribution: usa Message-ID: <hohmuth.89.3030A5F4@cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de> References: <stephenkDD9Ay3.H7D@netcom.com> <40ooq2$pm0@navajo.gate.net> <40or0h$15n6@navajo.gate.net> <40p47c$qbb@caesar.ultra.net> <40pacr$5q5@bug.rahul.net> <docjoe-1508950808250001@ip32.washington.dc.interramp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nmrpc13.physik.uni-ulm.de X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A]