I would consider TigerDirect route as well... I have been fairly pleases with items I have gootne from there.
For example: last issue or this one, they had a LindowsOS(of course removable) with 20Gb HDD Athlon 1.3GHz, NIC, etc... for like $229... didnt get into it to deep for components wise.. but its seemed like a hell of a deal..(no monitor, came with keyboard, mouse and speakers, nothing fancy) Bill Day Linux 2.2.20-1tr i586 7:09am up 9 days, 22:11, 0 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 We're still up at irc.openprojects.net @ #linux-users or irc.freenode.net @ #linux-users http://counter.li.org #83358 http://sxs.daysdomain.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "ronnie gauthier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Trolling ebay for computers: Chips ahoy! > Not to slam ebay but have you looked at > http://www.tigerdirect.com > > On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 22:43:14 -0500 - Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote the following > Re: Trolling ebay for computers: Chips ahoy! > > >I would like to buy some economical computers on ebay. I will need > >three at work and I'll be able to pick them out, me thinks. I have a > >reasonable budget so I am not trying to scrimp, but I don't want to > >over spend, either. > > > >One has to likely run windows98, the others maybe linux. This will be > >graphically intensive work (capturing 4 million pixel images from a > >nikon camera) and manipulating same later on. > > > >So, is a Duron chip worth looking at? They seem to be the cheapest, > >likely for a good reason. Athlons work fine with linux. Does Athlon XP > >work with linux? > > > >Thanks, > >Joel > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Linux-users mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> > >http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.427 / Virus Database: 240 - Release Date: 12/6/02 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
