Hello Rich - Since at least the first of the year CompUSA (and quite likely other vendors) has had the Compaq SR1610NX on sale for around US$200 and occasionally less several times. They have also had similar machines with slightly different model numbers in the same price range. These prices are after ~$200 mail in rebates but I received the rebates in about 60 days with no problem.
While many eschew mass produced computers, this one has proven to be more than adequate for anything I do. Out of the box it came with: AMD Sempron 3200+, 256mb RAM, 80gb HD, CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo, front panel built-in card readers for the more popular formats, USB 2.0 connectors front and rear, Firewire connectors, etc. RAM is dirt cheap now and I bought 2 more 512mb sticks so am running with a nominal 1.25gb. Seventeen-inch LCD monitors (and sometimes 19") can be had frequently for ~$160 now, so for <$400 one can have a pretty spiffy little set up. I can't point you to a specific deal right now but have seen this sort of thing a half dozen times in 2006. - Bill Hatcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rich Koziol Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 21:37 ...This is a Compaq, hance not a homebrew. But from comments by Diane and Derrick, not a great deal at all. Besides it's a good 30 miles away, and in "another state". I have not even communicated with the guy. Wanted a quick barometer reading on it, to see if I should even bother. Based on the comments - will not. -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
