BTW, I have an Intel Core 2 Quad system I build myself. There are two displays attached and I have watched video on one and do other things on the other. It's almost 2 years old, is XP SP3 32-bit with 3GB RAM. It's my DAW (digital audio workstation) and I have done extensive audio production and video with it.
I have another system I use every day for the internet, email, office apps, development, etc. That system is a 2GHz Pentium 4 with 2GB RAM and will be 7 years old this June. Keep this in mind when you think about how long you want a system to last. I say this because I'm sure many people might say, "that system is old as ...., I could never use that". And honestly, I've been thinking about replacing it. Heck, I built systems for my wife and daughter that blow the P4 out of the water for < $700 each system! John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PabloSr Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 19:02 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NF] Is this a good price? If you plan to spend this kind of money, I suggest you wait for systems with USB3.0 unless you plan on using a card for this capability. =========== *PabloSr* * -----Original Message----- * From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- * [email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel N. Fischoff * Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 4:43 PM * To: [email protected] * Subject: [NF] Is this a good price? * * http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?desti * nation=review&email_id=1569632&jumpid=in_r329_emailconfig * * What's a good price for this system? Or any other comments most * certainly * welcome? * * * Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-bit * * Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-980X six-core Extreme Edition [3.33GHz, 1.5MB * L2 + * 12MB shared L3 cache] * * 24GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [6 DIMMs] * * 1.5TB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 1TB * * 1.8GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 [2 DVI, HDMI and VGA adapters] * * Blu-ray writer & Lightscribe SuperMulti DVD burner * * Premium Wireless-N LAN card and Bluetooth * * 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio * * No TV Tuner * * Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports * * HP Stereo Speakers with subwoofer and remote 50W * * HP deluxe wireless keyboard & wireless mouse * * Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 * * Norton Internet Security 2010 - 15 month * * 4-year HP Care Pack House Call Service * * Hasbro Classic Games Bundle * * Laplink PCmover Software * * Total price after instant rebate is around $3,600. * * * I considered other systems, but Gateway doesn't give me the ability to * configure and Dell... well, I stopped trying when, when trying to * create a * similar system, it started showing numbers like $5,500, a price I'm * not * willing to pay. Best Buy doesn't have anything even close to this * system. * * My criteria are mostly that I want this system to serve for the next * 8-10 * years at least. I also like the idea of multiple monitors (which the * video * card should allow me), with one playing video while I do other stuff * in the * other. That's the primary reason for the power of the processor, the * amount of memory, the video card, and the speakers. I also * occasionally do * video editing, which my current computer can barely handle, which is * another reason to want to have a lot of power. * * In any case, any comments are welcome. Where I could get something * similar * even cheaper's always good, but, like I said, the thing I'm looking * for * most is reliability and something that can last. * * * Thanks (again), * * Joel * * [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/031901cae8d2$958e2f20$c0aa8d...@net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
