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Close. Foxconn is a major supplier of components to Dell (and others), but
the 2400 and 4600 systems are built by Mitac in China.
There's very little difference between brands of any of the low-end
contract-built PCs these days - whether Dell, Gateway, HP, Compaq,
eMachines, etc. - they all about the same in terms of components.
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:40769c9a.1333876@news.charter.net...
> What is a "good" PC depends on what ones needs are. The innards of a Dell
> Dimension 2400 now-on-sale-for-$339-with-rebates-and-all-the-the-scams are
> pretty darn good. A Pentium 4 is a Pentium 4 is a Pentium 4. The
motherboard
> is designed by Intel and is Intel-branded, tho no longer made in an Intel
> factory. (Hon Hai makes Intel's boards.) The cooling fan is a Foxconn, a
> respected brand name for the Hon Hai company. The case is sturdy. The
CD-RW
> drive is made by Liteon, also a respectable manufacturer. The hard drive
is
> usually a Maxtor, not my favorite. The keyboard and mouse are decently
made.
> The motherboard has all the built-ins: video, sound, 10/100 Ethernet, a
bunch of
> USB ports. No floppy drive. All of the above meet my standard for
goodness,
> although the computer does not meet my own personal and often unusual
needs.
> Add a monitor and off you go.
>
> I can provide a similar breakdown of the parts inside IBM desktop and
microATX
> towers, too. Also well made, costing more than the Dell, but not even
close to
> $1500.
>
> $1500 might buy just the right computer for some, and might buy literally
too
> much computer for others... Ben Myers
>
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 02:09:29 -0400, "news" <stingray_2010@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> >
> >"DMan" <lostintheworld@of.spam.control> wrote in message
> >news:Xns94C5937EDA23EDMan@205.188.138.161...
> >> HowdyDoody <howdy@doody.com> scribbled some garbage about a problem in
> >> news:31f970detkhjt2biut0jbpa8r7pkq8gnbl@4ax.com: and Dman answered with
> >> his usually drivel in the following manner!
> >>
> >> > The "R" key is next to the "E" key, and I am a poor typist <G>. Of
> >> > course I mean the "E" machine
> >> >
> >> > HD
> >> >
> >> > Good catch though...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:37:18 +0000 (UTC), DMan
> >> > <lostintheworld@of.spam.control> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>HowdyDoody <howdy@doody.com> scribbled some garbage about a problem
in
> >> >>news:dou670hbd7afvdd2oi3gbeaa7rbfmdnhlo@4ax.com: and Dman answered
> >> >>with his usually drivel in the following manner!
> >> >>
> >> >>> As an owner of three GW's and two e-machines, I would choose the
> >> >>> R-machine. You can get the whole ball of wax, CPU, Monitor, printer
> >> >>> for $349, I have two and they both work very well.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 06 Apr 2004 23:02:26 GMT, twopir@aol.compostheap (Two Pi R)
> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>I'm looking for a cheap $499ish system for my Mom. She lives on
the
> >> >>>>other side of the country so I won't be able to help her other than
> >> >>>>making a recommendation. I'm more impressed with the Dell than the
> >> >>>>Gateway. After seeing a TV ad for HP, I checked that system out
and
> >> >>>>it seems to offer quite a bit more for the money. I've never been
a
> >> >>>>fan of HP's. Does anyone know how they compare to the Dell?
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>And where are these R-Machines sold...
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> (; thanks, I thought I was missing something...
> >>
> >> --
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> >
> > why buy a 499 computer ?
> >get real buy a better one then that
> >
> >a good pc toda would still be around 1500
> >
> >
> >
>
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