Bill, K3UJ sez:
Drats! They now seem to be out of the Celrons. Their P4 SC420 w/ 1G ram
is $699
I said you had to be very careful about the selections or the price comes
out funny. Example:
Default: $630 with
512MB DDR2, 400MHz, 2X256MB, Single Ranked DIMMs
3 Year Basic Plan
Onboard SATA, 2 Drives connected to Onboard SATA Controller
First Hard Drive 40GB, Serial ATA, 1 inch, 7.2K RPM, Hard Drive
Second Hard Drive 40GB, Serial ATA, 1 inch, 7.2K RPM, Hard Drive
Change it to:
FREE UPGRADE to 512MB DDR2, 400MHz, 2X256 Single Ranked [subtract $99]
$531
This is very interesting, because you are changing the memory for identical
memory but saving $99. Go Figure.
Change it to:
1 Year Basic Plan [subtract $119]
$412
It's a $200 machine. If it breaks, buy another.
Change it to:
Onboard SATA, 1 Drive connected to Onboard SATA Controller
First Hard Drive 80GB, Serial ATA, 1 inch, 7.2K RPM, Hard Drive [add $10]
Second Hard Drive, None [subtract 89]
$333.
If you need a second drive, $89 for 40G is horrible. Try TigerDirect.
So, you are paying $100 extra for a better chip. The P4 will run 800MHz
frontside buss, so you might (think carefully about this!) want faster
memory. Your call.
rtfm.
Someone mentioned they required a Tax ID number. I did not use my tax ID,
nor did it ask, and I used a Personal Credit Card to pay. That information
appears to be incorrect.
About the Desktop vs Server question, Dell does not support does not
mean it won't work. It does mean there is no AGP slot, but a PCI graphics
card is fine for everything except Gaming, DVD viewing and CAD. Heck, the
onboard Video is probably fine for hi-res, non real-time applications. The
SC420 does have two PCI Express slots, whatever those areg.
END OF THREAD FROM GEORGIA. Use the web, Luke!
Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
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