Unless Ben thinks it would not be appropriate for this
list, I would like to start a "doubling time" watcher monthly posting of retail
computer prices for purposes of establishing a historical record so that
questions of doubling time can be grounded in current data.
My choice of category is "most bang for the buck"
complete system from a major retailer or manufacturer. Usually this will
be their lowest priced system, as upgrades generally cost more than the
differential computational value they add. Anyone that would like to post
a different category, well, you can never have too much data.
My selection for "most bang for the buck" category for
2/18/03 is:
Dell Dimension 2350 Series
Processor: Celeron 1.7 GHz
Memory: 128 MB
Hard Drive: 60 GB
Monitor: 15 inch
CD: 48
speed
Floppy drive: Y
Keyboard: Y
Mouse: Y
Graphics Card: Extreme 3D
Graphics
OS: Windows XP (HOME)
Speakers: Y
Sound card: Y
Ethernet: Y
Modem: Y
Software: WordPerfect, Quicken.
Price: $399
I might get one of these for my wife so she will stay off
mine. We are a poor one computer family.
Mike Deering.
www.SingularityActionGroup.com
<---new website.
|
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" revi... Mike Deering
- RE: [agi] "doubling time" ... Ben Goertzel
- RE: [agi] "doubling time&q... Alexander E. Richter
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" ... Stephen Reed
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" revisted. Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" revisted... Stephen Reed
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" revi... Brad Wyble
- RE: [agi] "doubling time" ... Ben Goertzel
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" ... Stephen Reed
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" revi... Philip Sutton
- RE: [agi] "doubling time" ... Mike Deering
- RE: [agi] "doubling time&q... Ben Goertzel
- Re: [agi] "doubling time&q... Stephen Reed
- Re: [agi] "doubling ti... Brad Wyble
- Re: [agi] "doubling ti... Stephen Reed
- Re: [agi] "doubling ti... Brad Wyble
- Re: [agi] "doubling ti... Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
- Re: [agi] "doubling time" revisted. Brad Wyble