Re: Is this a good deal?

["Robert G. (Doc) Savage" <dsavage@peaknet.net>]

Mike,

I have nothing against Dell. They sell excellent hardware and their
after-sales support leads the industry. But if low purchase price is
important to you, Wal-Mart's OS-less PCs are hard to ignore:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?cat=86798&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A41937%3A86796%3A86798

And you don't have to worry about getting a Windows refund. :-)

--Doc

On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 19:22, mike808@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
> I know it's full of marketspeak, but is it a good deal vs. whiteboxes?
> 
> > Dell Small Buisness - Dimension 2300 1.8Ghz Pentium 4 Computer and 40x10x40 
> > CD-RW for $330 with FREE Shipping!
> > Here`s an improvement on a deal from a few days ago. Dell has a special 
> > E-Value code that gets you this hot deal on a Pentium 4 1.8Ghz computer 
> > with 30GB Ultra/ATA100 HD, 40x10x40 CD-RW, 10/100 NIC, and Windows XP Home. 
> > Include a faster 48x24x48 CD-RW drive and 256MB of memory, it`s just $20 more! 
> > Using this E-Value is saving you $189, more than 1/3 off!
> 
> Of course, I've got no use for the WinXP Home. Maybe I can send it back to 
> Dell and ask for my money back (mfr refund) on the XP, since I don't want
> to accept the licensing terms.
> 
> If it is, and folks are interested, I can post the details on how to get
> this pricing from http://www.dell.com/.
> 
> Mike808/



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