[GLLUG] How would you go about buying a new pc?

David D keyzs4 at ameritech.net
Thu Nov 17 20:26:47 EST 2005


By the way this deal is already dead...  It appears 4000 others thought 
it was a great deal also.


Lachniet, Mark wrote:

> Hey, I just saw a swinging deal come to my inbox:
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>Dell Biz: Dimension 9150 desktop P4-3.2GHz 160GB + 24in LCD + 17in LCD $1086 shipped, Nov 17
>Links and details at: http://www.xpbargains.com/index.php/send_deal/45969
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>Dell Small Business has 30% off $999+ on Dell Dimension desktops w/ coupon code: MNXFBLWGB4L34P, exp 11/23 6am CST or after 4000 uses.
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>Offer cannot be combined with site discounts. Offers subject to change. Limit of 1 promotional item per order.
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>Hot Deal! Dell Dimension 9150 Desktop w/ P4-3.2GHz, Dell 24" 2405FPW widescreen LCD + extra 17" E173FP LCD, 512MB DDR2, 160GB SATA, free DVD + CD-RW in 2nd bay, 128MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE, 7.1 Audio, NIC, XP Home, 1yr warranty for only $1519 - 30% off dell coupon code + $24 handling = $1086 shipped.
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>Choose 9150 system, custmoize on the $849 base system. choose 24" 2405FPW Digital LCD +$570, and add to cart. apply the dell coupon code.
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>Recommended Upgrades After coupon: 2.80GHz Dual Core +$35, 16x DVD+/-RW +$35
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> *From:* Lachniet, Mark
> *Sent:* Wed 11/16/2005 10:13 AM
> *To:* linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> *Subject:* RE: [GLLUG] How would you go about buying a new pc?
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>Normally, Dell has some good deals but NOT lately.
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>Personally, I just bought a new PC for home that I'm pretty happy with.
>I spent too much money (about $2k) but bought a Dell Dimension 9100 with
>a Raid-0 320 gb array, dual core 3.0ghz Intel chipset, 3gb of memory,
>and a 24" LCD.   The dual core, plus the big memory means that it is
>FAST for doing intensive processing stuff (for example, I run 4-5
>windows machines in VMWARE and it doesn't slow down).  The 24" LCD is
>really nice for big spreadsheets, and playing video games like Civ IV
>and Guild Wars.  Anyway, I actually run SUSE 10 in a VM window and it
>works just fine.  Not sure how the driver support would be if you
>installed Linux as a native OS, but I assume you wouldn't have problems.
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>Mark Lachniet
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