I always liked the HP pavilion for yucky performance. Course as an ISP tech I tended to judge things by how well they connected to the internet.
Dana On Tue, 27 May 2003 17:12:59 +0000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my experience, a lot of manufacturers targeted an uninformed public by > selling just the clock speed - e.g., Compaq was famous for a fast CPU > with too- > little slow RAM, a slow small HD, and mediocre video. Those people paid a > lot for performance they weren't getting... > > -Ben > >> oh, I realize there is more to (any) machine.... it's just that the last >> time I looked at computers top of the line was 2 gigs... >> >> Dana >> >> On Tue, 27 May 2003 09:51:44 -0400, William Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> > hehe ghz rating system is overrated, though the performance will be >> sweet >> > either way :) >> > >> > >> > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was >> good >> > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people >> off!" >> > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:58 PM >> > Subject: Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered) >> > >> > >> >> 3 gigs sweet jesus :) OK, I am now officially envious >> >> >> >> Dana >> >> >> >> On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:37:23 +0000, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Yummy indeed! >> >> > >> >> > Feel very lucky - >> >> > just ordered the beast: >> >> > P4 3.0GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1GB Dual-channel DDR400, >> >> > 240GB SATA RAID0 HDs, >> >> > ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, >> >> > DVD-ROM and DVD+RW, >> >> > Audigy 2 & Logitech Z-680 speakers, >> >> > Win XP Pro. >> >> > No monitor (re-using my beloved 19" Trinitron). >> >> > 4-year warranty :-) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Can hardly wait... >> >> > <vbg> >> >> > >> >> > -Ben >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks, BenD !! >> >> >> :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> > Yummy! >> >> >> > > AFA 128 vs 256 goes, nothing out right now (or with declared >> >> specs) >> >> >> (that >> >> >> > I've seen) even suggests more than 128, so you should be ridin' >> >> high >> >> >> for the >> >> >> > next year or two. At that point, you'll need something new to >> play >> >> >> the >> >> >> > latest stuff anyway, so who cares? >> >> >> > > -- Ben Doom >> >> >> > Programmer & General Lackey >> >> >> > Moonbow Software, Inc >> >> >> > > : -----Original Message----- >> >> >> > : From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > : Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 2:24 PM >> >> >> > : To: CF-Community >> >> >> > : Subject: Zoom-Zoom >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : Told the wife that Dell has rebates and upgrade discounts >> >> totalling >> >> >> over >> >> >> > : $500 on the pc I want (after the 10% off from the EPP), most >> of >> >> >> which >> >> >> > : expire tomorrow (5/27). Asked if it would be ok if I ordered a >> >> >> > : new machine. >> >> >> > : Mentioned how much we were going to be saving on the mortgage >> >> refi. >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : She smiled, said "hmmm, if we can afford both to get the pc >> for >> YOU >> >> >> and do >> >> > >> >> >> > : at least one of the house projects on MY list, then ok". >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : Woo Hoo !! >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : Looks like I'm going to be ordering an XPS with all the >> goodies. >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : Question re: video cards - >> >> >> > : they only have the 128MB ATI Radeon Pro 9800, not the 256MB. >> >> >> > : Will that make a big difference? >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : -Ben >> >> >> > : :-) :-) >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : >> >> >> > : > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
