On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Mark John Buenconsejo wrote:
..
> Hello!
>
> How much do this machines cost? I mean for the high end, for the mid end,
> amd for the low end? how much will it cost me to build one?
>
> Are the specs available locally?
..
One thing you can say, this ain't cheap. For example, here's the so-called
"low-end" configuration (if you don't want to read to the bottom: this
configuration will set you back PhP 133,000):
> | cpu: AMD K7 Athlon 1GHz
40,000 pesos for an 800MHz model. 1GHz not available locally.
> | mboard: ASUS K7V slot A KX133 (with heatsink & ir)
8,000 or so.
> | ram: 256 MB pc133 SDRAM
10,000.
> | hdd: seagate barracuda ATA (UDMA66 7200rpm) 28 GB
10,000.
> | cdrom: asus 50x
2,500.
> | floppy: 1.44 MB
550.
> | monitor: Viewsonic GS773 17"
16,000.
> | video card: ASUS AGP-V6800 Deluxe GeForce 256 DDR or Voodoo5 6000 AGP
12,500 (for the GeForce)
> | sound card: Aureal Vortex2 SQ2500 or SBLive! Platinum
3,000 (for the Vortex2)
> | nic: 3com 10/100 mbps
3,000 (he said 3Com)..
> | ports: infra red, usb, ps/2 mouse, ps/2 keyboard, serial, parallel
> | ps/2 wheel mouse
> | ps/2 keyboard
> | mid tower ATX casing, with power supply
2,000 or so (if you get a cheap casing)
> | hp flatbed scanner
4,000 or so.. (the 3200C)
> | sketchpad
5,500 (Wacom 6x6 inch)
> | iomega jaz drive 1 GB
16,000.
And the grand total is: PhP 133,050
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THIS is low-end???
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