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Community weekly poll: How much did you pay for your computer?
- 7/21/05 9:37 AM
$419 for Gateway 506GR
by goldsheet - 8/7/05 5:15 PM In reply to: $530 for Gateway 506GR by nowinoOffice Depot must have really wanted to get rid of them. Bought mine on 07/30/05, new in box, great extra computer.
pay for computer
by Maartje - 7/24/05 4:20 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
around a 1000 in parts (including vanity case) and built it myself.3 years ago it was , so it has been bypassed since- still like it though.
how much did you pay for your computer?
by grandma golf golf - 7/24/05 4:51 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
Just the computer was $399 (Dell), but all the add-ons brought it to the $751-1,000 category--upgrade speakers, software, service contract, etc.
Response to cost of My 2004 Sony computer
by kfiorello - 7/24/05 6:14 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
I paid $2,100 for my computer (Sony PCV-RZ56G) and $900 for my Sony monitor (SDMHX93)...overall, extremely happy with system; although after a little more than one year my hard drive failed (western digital)...no longer under warranty...had to buy a new one for $150).
Computer cost
by bessnfloyd - 7/24/05 7:33 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
I paid nearly $1,700 for just the box, no peripherals except mouse, keyboard and speakers. It's a built to order Compaq with XP. However, I work on it all day; so I got extra RAM, extra MHz, has floppy drive, CD and CD recorder that's extra fast, 2 year in home contract for all service. And an extra Seagate hard drive almost the same size as the primary large drive that I ordered with it.
It's BIG! Had to rebuild my computer cabinet. No regrets at all, it's worth every penny in terms of speed, etc. It's two years old, figure it'll last me 1 or 2 more with luck.
Bess W. Metcalf, http://sneakykitchen.com
Between $1501-$1999
by ozos - 7/24/05 7:57 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
Custom Built
i'm sure i could tally it at over $3000 if I went from begining of build in late 2003 to what it's at now 2+ years later
but that'd include a total refit in 2004 and a major upgrade this spring
computer
by boomaster - 7/24/05 9:54 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
A friend gave it to me.
Less than $500
by junedot - 7/25/05 6:57 AM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
I got an emachine about six years ago and it's still going strong. It's never been in the shop and I have no regrets whatever about buying it. The machine I had at work, a Gateway, had to go to tech support at least four times in just a couple years. Give me my emachine any time.
How Much?
by kspencerjr - 7/25/05 7:21 AM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
It was about $570 at Wal Mart (Out of the box with 15'' monitor, plain jane keyboard, wheel mouse, and dinky speakers, all replaced), including taxes.....I bet it was more like $1100 when it was all said and done.....Haven't really had any problems, aside from a few driver errors.....I mostly just burn CD's, DVD's, and use it as the center of my home theater(I use the S-Video and Line Out), since I have a TON of music.....
eMachines W1640
128 MB nVidia GeForce 5200 FX video (Came with 32 MB Integrated, yuck)
VIA Audio (Integrated, no problems)
768 MB PC2100 Memory (128 MB standard)
130 GB HD (40 Standard)
HP LightScribe DVD Burner (Came with a CD Burner and a floppy)
Athlon XP 2700+ (Came with a 1600)
XP Home (Service Pack 2)
Also, the laptop I'm on right now (It's not mine, but my significant other's) is an HP Pavilion ze4400, paid $850 for it, and Wal Mart threw in a case and an HP PSC 1210v printer.....So it's not too bad, for what we need it for.
256 MB RAM (''Up to'' 64 MB shared for Video)
Athlon XP 2200+
30 GB HD
XP Home (Service Pack 2)
I think that's it, not much to upgrade on a laptop...lol
Ken Spencer, Jr.
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by iwish40 - 7/25/05 10:41 AM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
I've only had 2 computers. both HPs.
My 1st got destroyed by downloading a Web Accelorator.
Both of my omputers were "free" for me.
Because, My dad, bought them for me. 
The 2nd HP was NOT cheap. after the $ and the 3 yr. extended Store warrenty..it rounded out to around $3,000.
Paid approx. 600
by lesliesj - 7/25/05 12:14 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
It is an Emachine and it works fine, my only complaints are that the monitor could be sharper and the technical support is lousey. For phone support you have to pay, for online support I have used it twice and been told that my problem couldn't be solved, only to have figured out the solution on my own after some thought. Recently my operating system needed to be completely reloaded, and the tech support person told me that there was no way to save the data on my hard drive. Well, actually there were a few ways that the data could be retrieved and I was able to save my very important info...I am so glad I didn't listen to him and thought about the problem....
How much did I pay for my computer....
by Wolfie2k5 - 7/25/05 1:15 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
Initially... I spent a grand total of about $375. This was for an Athlon XP 2000+ chip, motherboard, 640 MB RAM and a case. The inital hard drives were salvaged from one box that died and another that I was putting in storage. The CD RW/DVD combo drive was a present from a client in the form of an Amazon certificate. The drive in question was about $95 at the time.
Since then, I've done a couple of upgrades, dual 250 GB Western Digital drives, a TV Tuner card and a DVD ROM burner. Additional expense: $458...
The keyboard mouse and monitor were all reused along with the 4 port KVM switch.
Most for free (I'm a geek got over a dozen...)
by delicateharmony - 7/25/05 6:12 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
Best way to get a computer - work for, or know someone working for a company closing a site. Got my sister and my parent P4 desktops plus one for myself, plus notebooks for me and my ex.
Last computer I paid for I built myself - $1700 all said and done - Athlon processor, Radeon 8500 with TV tuner, Dolby 5.1 speakers... was meant to be cheap. Didn't work out that way.
Before that bought an HP 8870. Piece of junk - I finally disassembled it after it started shocking me when I touched the frame.
-cj
I paid 1800 Dollars And I built it myself.
by Species8472 - 7/25/05 10:48 PM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
I paid 1800 Dollars And I built it myself. AMD 64 2800 proc, ASUS K8V-SE Deluxe MOBO, Western Digital Raid 0 SATA HDD 224GB. NVIDIA 6800 GT Graphics Card, Creative Audigy 24-bit 7.1 Sound Card, 7.1 Creative Speakers, Dual NEC 19" CRT Moniters (Used). Antec Case w/600W Power Supply. 1.5 GB Crucial RAM. Dual LG DVD-R,RW DL Burners.
P.S. It is the first Tower i've built. I wont need to upgrade anything for at least 2 1/2 to 3 years.
how much I paid for my computer
by cantresistu - 7/26/05 5:31 AM In reply to: How much did you pay for your computer? by Marc Bennett
I paid approx. 700 for my computer. I have no regrets. I have updated it twice. It is s HP and the only wish I have is that I would have looked a little more forward and got a bigger hard drive and more memory to begin with. I never thought I would use as much space in my computer as I have.
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