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I dont know if this will also be avalable online. Sale starts Sunday 09/14/08 at Office Depot

$349.99 minus $150.00mir = $199.99

AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processor 4200 operating at 2.2GHz
1MB L2 cache
2000 MT/s frontside bus
1GB of PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory
160GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gbps hard drive
LightScribe SuperMulti DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
10/100Base-T Ethernet network interface (RJ-45 connector)
56K V.90 modem
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)
2 PS/2 ports (rear)
nVidia GeForce Go 6150 SE with 1280MB of dedicated video memory, up to 319MB total available
High Definition Audio, 6 speaker configurable
Audio line-in, line-out and microphone jacks
Compaq keyboard
Compaq scroll mouse

credit to sd

All I see is a $100 MIR online?

The motherboard does not have "dedicated 128mb memory" Its all shared.

This is an OK deal if you dont feel like building your own PC but if you do you can build a FAR better PC yourself for $200.

Ok, so an Intel E8400 ~$150 that would be FAR better than this PC, so that leaves $50 for case/psu/video card/ram/burner, right? Yeah, ok. I think someone's dreaming

orion23 said:onion said:The motherboard does not have "dedicated 128mb memory" Its all shared.

This is an OK deal if you dont feel like building your own PC but if you do you can build a FAR better PC yourself for $200.

That would be almost impossible...The OS alone would cost you @ least $69 or so...

What OS - XP or Vista - nothing shown in the OP

orion23 said:
That would be almost impossible...The OS alone would cost you @ least $69 or so...LOL!!!! Too funny. People who build PCs dont pay for Windows. Simply too funny.

does this desktop come with the lcd?

No LCD

OS aside, to buy these parts separately:

Board: 40
Memory: 15
Chip: 40
DVD: 20
HD: 30
Case/PSU: 50
Mouse/Keyboard: 10

Do the math. $205- and that's to match the quality of the components here. If you're building 'FAR' better PCs at this price, you better start sharing these deals with us.

Either that or your calculator is busted. Did you get a good deal on that too?

onion said:enter8 said:OS aside, to buy these parts separately:

Board: 40
Memory: 15
Chip: 40
DVD: 20
HD: 30
Case/PSU: 50
Mouse/Keyboard: 10

Do the math. $205- and that's to match the quality of the components here. If you're building 'FAR' better PCs at this price, you better start sharing these deals with us.

Either that or your calculator is busted. Did you get a good deal on that too?

1. The board in this PC is worth $30 tops.
2. 2gb of memory is $20 AR. This PC only comes with 1gb
3. CPU....you can get a faster low-power chip for $25 on Newegg
4. Fine DVD drive is $20
5. 160gb HD is worth less than $30
6. This CRAP compaq case/PSU is worth $20 tops
7. Keyboard and mouse cost nothing

Like I said this PC is worth about $150 to PC builder. It is very clear you have no idea how much PC parts really cost and it is also clear you have no idea that the parts in this PC are utter crap other than the CPU.

You left off the OS, not to mention the time and hassle to find the components, deal with rebates, lack of warranty, etc. Don't get me wrong - I have built EVERY desktop in our house for the past 12+ years, and consider this a hot deal for anyone interested in a basic system for web browsing, email, office, etc.

OD will undoubtedly attempt all kinds of upsells - expensive monitor, memory upgrade, overpriced cables for FAR/cheap printer, etc - making it a cold deal for the inexperienced.