In my experience, a lot of manufacturers targeted an uninformed public by selling just the clock speed - e.g., Compaq was famous for a fast CPU with too- little slow RAM, a slow small HD, and mediocre video. Those people paid a lot for performance they weren't getting...
-Ben > oh, I realize there is more to (any) machine.... it's just that the last > time I looked at computers top of the line was 2 gigs... > > Dana > > On Tue, 27 May 2003 09:51:44 -0400, William Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > hehe ghz rating system is overrated, though the performance will be sweet > > either way :) > > > > > > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good > > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people off!" > > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:58 PM > > Subject: Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered) > > > > > >> 3 gigs sweet jesus :) OK, I am now officially envious > >> > >> Dana > >> > >> On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:37:23 +0000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Yummy indeed! > >> > > >> > Feel very lucky - > >> > just ordered the beast: > >> > P4 3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1GB Dual-channel DDR400, > >> > 240GB SATA RAID0 HDs, > >> > ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, > >> > DVD-ROM and DVD+RW, > >> > Audigy 2 & Logitech Z-680 speakers, > >> > Win XP Pro. > >> > No monitor (re-using my beloved 19" Trinitron). > >> > 4-year warranty :-) > >> > > >> > > >> > Can hardly wait... > >> > <vbg> > >> > > >> > -Ben > >> > > >> >> Thanks, BenD !! > >> >> :-) > >> >> > >> >> > Yummy! > >> >> > > AFA 128 vs 256 goes, nothing out right now (or with declared > >> specs) > >> >> (that > >> >> > I've seen) even suggests more than 128, so you should be ridin' > >> high > >> >> for the > >> >> > next year or two. At that point, you'll need something new to play > >> >> the > >> >> > latest stuff anyway, so who cares? > >> >> > > -- Ben Doom > >> >> > Programmer & General Lackey > >> >> > Moonbow Software, Inc > >> >> > > : -----Original Message----- > >> >> > : From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > : Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 2:24 PM > >> >> > : To: CF-Community > >> >> > : Subject: Zoom-Zoom > >> >> > : > >> >> > : > >> >> > : Told the wife that Dell has rebates and upgrade discounts > >> totalling > >> >> over > >> >> > : $500 on the pc I want (after the 10% off from the EPP), most of > >> >> which > >> >> > : expire tomorrow (5/27). Asked if it would be ok if I ordered a > >> >> > : new machine. > >> >> > : Mentioned how much we were going to be saving on the mortgage > >> refi. > >> >> > : > >> >> > : She smiled, said "hmmm, if we can afford both to get the pc for > >> YOU > >> >> and do > >> > > >> >> > : at least one of the house projects on MY list, then ok". > >> >> > : > >> >> > : Woo Hoo !! > >> >> > : > >> >> > : Looks like I'm going to be ordering an XPS with all the goodies. > >> >> > : > >> >> > : Question re: video cards - > >> >> > : they only have the 128MB ATI Radeon Pro 9800, not the 256MB. > >> >> > : Will that make a big difference? > >> >> > : > >> >> > : -Ben > >> >> > : :-) :-) > >> >> > : > >> >> > : > >> >> > : > >> >> > : > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
