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Skriven 2006-06-26 22:42:00 av JAY EMRIE (1:123/140)
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EV>TW>JG>Sometimes it's just not worth all the trouble.  Get a $300-500 new
EV>TW>JG>machine and ride it out for the next 5-7 years with XP or Linux.  It's
a
EV>TW>JG>commodity item.  My previous motherboard was 7 years old when I
replaced
EV>TW>JG>it 1.5 years ago.  Went from NT to XP with minimal problems (other
than
EV>TW>JG>speed).  I don't regret any of it for a moment.

EV>TW>Ever hear of the saying "Old Dogs and New Tricks"??
EV>TW>Well except for the Commodore I owned I have never Bought a Pre
EV>TW>Assembled Computer for my Own use.
EV>TW>It is hard to give that up.
EV>TW>And most computers with BIOS locked WinXP installed taht don't require
EV>TW>the Activation are less then upgradable in a lot of cases. This takes a
EV>TW>great deal of the Fun and Amusement out of what I want a computer for.

EV>Tom,

EV>All my computers from the C=64 to the 2 Compatible PC towers I own were
EV>pre assembled.

EV>I can at least say I have added Hardware to the 2 PC Compatibles,
EV>so I have been inside the boxes a bit, but I don't know if I could build
EV>one from the ground up.

If I can (and I have done so numerous times) You CAN. It just isn't that
complicated.

EV>My brother who lives in West Virginia was by saturday and said he had
EV>been to our local Office Depot looking at a HP a1430n, and he wanted me
EV>to go by the store and see what I thought about it.

EV>The price after rebate was under US$700.00 and its' features blew my
EV>mind. I called him after he got home that evening and told him it looked
EV>good to me, even if it didn't come with a monitor.

EV>While I was in the store talking to a salesperson I was told that
EV>besides selling HP, Compaq, e Machines and Gateways, they also can order
EV>custom built SysteMax computers.

EV>He told me that OD and TigerDirect sells the SysteMax PCs, I checked
EV>on the web and found that to be true.

EV>I never heard of SysteMax PCs before, have you (or anyone else)?

SysteMax seems to have a good rep.

EV>From what I read on the printout I was given about a SysteMax Ascent
EV>HA3200 PC, I noticed that the Sound, Video and Networking are Integrated
EV>on the Motherboard instead of on seperate cards.

Most are that way now days.

EV>I haven't learned how many PCI Slots are empty on the MB either, but I
EV>will do some more searching at http://www.systemaxpc.com/ for more info
EV>such as that.

EV>I still don't think I will go to LINUX, but I'm dreading going to XP
EV>with that WGA that Jeff forwarded information to the Echo.

EV>Maybe I could hunt up that box of LINUX software that was given to me
EV>several years ago, I haven't the slightest idea where I put it so I
EV>could call it by name, I just know it wasn't any of the popular named
EV>versions that are offered today.

I wouldn't advise fooling with any Linux version that old. Get a late
one.

Jay
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