Might it not be a more accurate measure to chart mobo+CPU combo prices? If you look at sale bundles from companies, there's extra variance in the data from price wars and the like.
-Brad > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D73C.D0E0D3C0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Unless Ben thinks it would not be appropriate for this list, I would like t= > o start a "doubling time" watcher monthly posting of retail computer prices= > for purposes of establishing a historical record so that questions of doub= > ling time can be grounded in current data.=20 > > My choice of category is "most bang for the buck" complete system from a m= > ajor retailer or manufacturer. Usually this will be their lowest priced sy= > stem, as upgrades generally cost more than the differential computational v= > alue 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 p= > oor one computer family. > > Mike Deering. > www.SingularityActionGroup.com <---new website. > > ------- > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscri= > ption,=20 > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D73C.D0E0D3C0 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Unless Ben thinks it would not be appropriate for t= > his=20 > list, I would like to start a "doubling time" watcher monthly posting of re= > tail=20 > computer prices for purposes of establishing a historical record so th= > at=20 > questions of doubling time can be grounded in current data. </FONT></D= > IV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> My choice of category is "most bang for the b= > uck"=20 > complete system from a major retailer or manufacturer. Usually this w= > ill=20 > be their lowest priced system, as upgrades generally cost more than the=20 > differential computational value they add. Anyone that would like to = > post=20 > a different category, well, you can never have too much data.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>My selection for "most bang for the buck" category = > for=20 > 2/18/03 is:</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Dell Dimension 2350 Series</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Processor: Celeron 1.7 GHz</FONT>= > </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Memory: 128 MB</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hard Drive: 60 GB</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Monitor: 15 inch</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>CD: 48 =20 > speed</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Floppy drive: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Keyboard: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mouse: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Graphics Card: Extreme 3D=20 > Graphics</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>OS: Windows XP (HOME)</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Speakers: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Sound card: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Ethernet: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Modem: Y</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Software: WordPerfect, Quicken.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Price: $399</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I might get one of these for my wife so she will st= > ay off=20 > mine. We are a poor one computer family.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Mike Deering.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><A=20 > href=3D"http://www.SingularityActionGroup.com";>www.SingularityActionGroup.c= > om</A> =20 > <---new website.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D73C.D0E0D3C0-- > > ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
