On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:08:16 +1300 (NZDT) Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > I recently bought a cheap system from PC Practice (OS less) and a monitor > from dark star imports. The monitor was a HP 21 inch (ex lease, 3 yr old) > for 340+gst. > Maybe it was too much for a monitor, but I like plenty of screen real estate. > > > http://www.whitepages.co.nz/Pages/WhitePages_SearchResultsDefault/0,2121,a1281,00.html?fpQuery=pc+practice&fplkey=&fpLoc=1546&x=0&y=0&fpListType=&fpExact=off > > http://www.whitepages.co.nz/Pages/WhitePages_SearchResultsDefault/0,2121,a1281,00.html?fpQuery=dark+star+&fplkey=&fpLoc=1546&x=0&y=0&fpListType=&fpExact=off > > PC practice custom build each computer, so you can get exactly what you > want. > > > My trouble with buysellexchange is that almost all > > useful computers in there are ludicrously priced. > Agreed. > Trademe has the same problem. people have bought a computer 2 years ago, > (for some price which is much higher than the equivalent now). > On selling it, they are unwilling to take a quarter of the purchase price. they should look up the depreciation rates that the IRD allows, they are very realistic these days. computers are depreciable 36% per annum straight line. that means a $2k computer is worth: end of year one: $1280 (depreciation .36* 2,000 = $720) end of year two: $560 (depreciation is the same) end of year three $written off. (depreciation is the same and is greater than residual value) alternatively you can use 48% diminishing value: end of Y1: $1040 (dep= .48 * 2,000 = $960) end of Y2: $ 541 (dep = .48 * 1040 = $499) end of Y3: $ 281 (dep = .48 * $541 = $260) as i say the IRD presently allows you to depreciate things at very realistic rates, so that should give you some guidance as to the very real cost of owning a computer. yourestimate of 1/4 the price after two years is basiaclly correct on those figures ($560 on straight line, $541 on DV) NRR > > > Derek. > ====================================================================================== > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > > posting but having just moved to ChCh from England I'm looking to buy a > > > desktop. I've tried buy/sell/exchange, dell ( well priced but 10-12 > > > > I find tastech.co.nz pretty good and cheap, there are useful systems > > there for <$1000. Obviously this all depends on what you want and how > > much you spend. My trouble with buysellexchange is that almost all > > useful computers in there are ludicrously priced. > > > > The Linux choice is yours and as said depend on your skill, internet > > connection and personal taste... I can supply just about any version of > > SuSE (incl DVDs), others can supply gentoo and Mandrake. Red Hat no > > longer exists, and I haven't heard much of Fedora lately. > > > > Volker > > > > > > -- > Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for email > IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently from > me, it has > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on someone > else's machine > ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when > (apparently) receiving a > Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me...... -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
