Elizabeth Barham writes: > Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 08:11:38PM -0700, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson wrote: > > > > > But then again, do you *really* want to buy a computer from the evil > > > empire? > > <snip>
> But there might be a warranty - if the hard disk drive crashes or > gives you any problems within 90 days (I'm guessing) take it back and > walk out with a brand new machine. > > I just looked at the Athalon machine for $498 and I think it's a > pretty good deal, especially if a warranty is involed. Even if you > build one from scratch the pricing is about the same. I recently > priced components for a new system and it ended up being about $500 > without monitor. It would make a nice server. > > Elizabeth Plus you'll be giving a job to some teenager in a Maquiladora or some slave-laborer in China and be putting a big $2 / week in their pocket (the former only) with which to buy some beans for their family to eat. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]