By way of comparison, $700 would buy the following PC and monitor at Costco:
Processor & Memory: Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q8300 (2.5GHz) 4MB L2 cache 1333MHz Front Side Bus 6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM memory (4 Dimms) Drives: 640GB (7,200RPM) SATA 3Gb/s hard drive LightScribe 16x max DVD±R/RW drive Graphics & Video: Integrated Intel X4500 Graphics HP 2009m Wide Movado LCD Monitor Communications: Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN Audio: Integrated 7.1 channel capable sound w/ front audio ports Keyboard & Mouse: Amalthea wired USB keyboard Portia wired USB mouse Expandability (Total Slots): Total memory slots: 4 DIMMS 1x PCIe x16 3x PCIe x1 Ports: Front headphone and mic ports 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Back) Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) Additional Software: Microsoft® Works 9.0 Additional Information: CPU Dimensions: 16.85" L x 6.97" W x 15.32" H Power Supply: 300W Just something to think about. Personally, I feel $700 is too much. 73, Steve NN4X ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
