So, as I mentioned earlier, I'm doing a little side project for a former teacher. His computer got hit by a pretty nasty root-kit and I told him that his only good option would be to reformat. Upon hearing that his wife asked what it would take to get them a new computer. They asked me if I would work up a quote and put a new one together for them. Sure, no problem. So I sat down at my computer, opened up all of my favorite purchasing sites and started perusing the goodies to see what I could come up with. Got some pretty decent deals. A "barebones" system with a quad core phenom processor, motherboard, 4 gb ram, case and power supply for $500. Add to that the 1 tb SATA drive that was $90 and some other odds and ends..it all totalled out to a pretty decent price, even with a 20 inch lcd monitor. I decided to have these shipped to my office instead of home because the teacher lives in Easton and I have more space to work in my office than I would in my house. Today, some of the items began to arrive. The principal first questioned why I was getting all of this stuff when my budget was frozen. I explained. Then she began questioning my prices. How was I getting things for so cheap!? People...stop thinking that retail prices are the end-all and be-all of what you're going to pay for a computer. More often than not you can get a better system, which is customized, for a lower cost than you could from HP or Dell. You just have to know where to look. Places like Newegg.com and TigerDirect.com or zipzoomfly.com and even amazon.com have excellent deals on different items everyday. You just have to look around. Start shopping online folks, it maximizes your choices and minimizes your spending.
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