"HK" wrote in message ...
D-unit wrote:
Actually we needed another workstation
here at work rather quickly ( for my new replacement)
Im keeping a desk and my pc here for the time being.
I went up to the TigerDirect store in North Raleigh
Sunday to see what they had.

I got:

Acer Veriton M410
Windoze Xp Pro SPII
1GB DDRII
AMD Sempron 3800+
160GB SATA
Built in video/LAN/sound

Brand new, not a refurb.


$379.00 plus tax.

After 2 hours of downloading/installing "updates"
...She works fine.

db




Learn something every day. I had no idea TigerDirect had retail store
outlets. What are the stores like? Are they *big* stores with lots'o'stuff?

Yessir,

Its a regular geek-o-rama over there. This location in particular
has a relatively small footprint but manages to squeeze ALLOT of stuff in there.
Narrow aisles make browsing a little *tight* when crowded. They do have
some killer deals though, you just have to get in early before they
sell out of a particular item. They also sell flat screen HDTV's as well.
Come to think of it, who doesn't these days?

I've purchased refurb pc's there for our business at unheard of prices
and never had a problemo.

db





The best computer stores I've ever been in are the MicroCenter
operations. Huge stores, at least the ones around here, with some depth
of inventory. I understand some of the left coast indy stores are pretty
big, but I've never shopped one in person.

I think XP SP III is out, or about to be out. I installed the beta on my
old laptop before I sent it to its new home.

My server has that same AMD Sempron chip as its CPU. No hiccups, and it
runs 24-7 as a backup device for several computers, and as an in-house
and off-site media server and web host.