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Postby keith » Sun 06 Jun, 2004 10:39 pm

Hey All. I am computer shopping, and have narrowed it down to 2. i am curious as to your views on the 2. Now obviously, the higher the price the better, but i am talking how good you think it is in comparision to the price

Heres the first one
For $1499.......
Senix Arrow 2600 DV

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
512 MB PC3200 DDR Memory
160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Hard drive
DVD +/RW Drive
6-in- Media card reader
NVIDEA G-FORCE 5900 128 MB Video with TV-out
6 channel audio support
3 piece speakers with subwoofer
10/100 BaseT Network adapter
USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394 (??) fire wall ports
Microsoft Multimedia keyboard
Optical wheel mouse
Mirosoft Words suit
Norton antivirus 2004
backed with a 3 year warrenty ( at a reliable local business in hy hometown)

Ok, heres the little bit cheaper one, for $1199........

Senix Arrow 2600x

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ pro
512MB PC 2700 DDR Memory
80 GB 7200 RPM Hard drive
DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
ATRI Radeon 9200 128 MB Video with TV out
6 channel audio support
3 piece speakers with subwoofer
10/base T Network adapter
YSB 2.0 ports
Mulitimedia keyboard
Windows XP home
Antivirus
Microsoft works suite
3 year warreny


Ok, what do yal think? i don't see a whole lotta difference, atleast not 200 bucks difference. i am planning on the cheaper one since i am on a budget. But i am curious to hear what yal think!
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Postby Antony » Sun 06 Jun, 2004 10:55 pm

eMac with combo drive, starting from CAD 1049.
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Postby keith » Sun 06 Jun, 2004 11:00 pm

sorry, not quite getting what you mean???

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Postby Jeffredo » Mon 07 Jun, 2004 7:41 am

keith wrote:sorry, not quite getting what you mean???

Keith


He means "Try a Mac"! :)
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Postby DJGM » Mon 07 Jun, 2004 7:43 am

Keith,

Antony is referring to the entry level Apple Macintosh machine, the eMac, which currently
retails in Canada at $1049. That very same machine costs about £549 here in the UK.

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Postby djv1 » Mon 07 Jun, 2004 11:50 am

Me or Keith never have really liked MAC's I don't find that they work in the matter that I use them.
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Postby DJGM » Mon 07 Jun, 2004 1:09 pm

In a way, that's understandable if you're still stuck with using Mac OS 9.x or lower. Once you
get using Mac OS X (from v10.2.x upwards) you'll know how good Apple Macs really can be!
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Postby keith » Mon 07 Jun, 2004 4:05 pm

I actually was considering trying a mac. i am currently on a mac at this moment, but do not own one. I have another computer to add to the comparision i forgot about. i will add tonight. Its even cheraper yet, but seems fairly decent, and i know the owners of the computer store, and they have given us good service and reliable computers in the past. and when i get that other computer specs up, i would appreiciate some more feed back in comparison of the 3. I realize the more you spend the better it is, but i am lookin at computer for the money, not the more yha spend the more ya get. Since i am on a budget, but still want something fast and suitable.

i will post the specs tonight, as for i am not home at the moment, and can't remember all the details

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Postby keith » Mon 07 Jun, 2004 10:44 pm

Copied from first post for easy comparision

Heres the first one $1499.......
Senix Arrow 2600 DV

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
512 MB PC3200 DDR Memory
160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Hard drive
DVD +/RW Drive
6-in- Media card reader
NVIDEA G-FORCE 5900 128 MB Video with TV-out
6 channel audio support
3 piece speakers with subwoofer
10/100 BaseT Network adapter
USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394 (??) fire wall ports
Microsoft Multimedia keyboard
Optical wheel mouse
Mirosoft Words suit
Norton antivirus 2004
backed with a 3 year warrenty ( at a reliable local business in hy hometown)

Ok, heres the little bit cheaper one, for $1199........

Senix Arrow 2600x

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ pro
512MB PC 2700 DDR Memory
80 GB 7200 RPM Hard drive
DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
ATRI Radeon 9200 128 MB Video with TV out
6 channel audio support
3 piece speakers with subwoofer
10/base T Network adapter
YSB 2.0 ports
Mulitimedia keyboard
Windows XP home
Antivirus
Microsoft works suite
3 year warreny

Now heres a cheaper mcomputer, for $899.99. Now, what i hate about this one is that its got shared ram for the video card or somethin. Extra ram costs $90.00 that was a big turn down for me....

AMD Athlon XP 2400+ pro
256 MB PC 32-- DDR memory
80 GB hard drive
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive
64 MB dynamic video emmory
6 channel audio support
2 piece speakers
10/100 Base Network adapter
USB 2.0 ports
Microsoft media Keyboard
Windows XP home
Microsoft windows suite
Antivirus
3 year warerety

Ok, i know its cheaper and all. Like i said before, i am talking bang for the money, cause we all know the 1400 one is way better.
Please reply with suggestions, comments or feed back

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Postby djv1 » Tue 08 Jun, 2004 10:41 am

Senix Arrow 2600 DV

:arrow: AMD Athlon XP 2600+
:arrow: 512 MB PC3200 DDR Memory
:arrow: 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Hard drive
:arrow: DVD +/RW Drive
:arrow: 6-in- Media card reader
:arrow: NVIDEA G-FORCE 5900 128 MB Video with TV-out
:arrow: 6 channel audio support
:arrow: 3 piece speakers with subwoofer
:arrow: 10/100 BaseT Network adapter
:arrow: USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394 (??) fire wall ports
:arrow: Norton antivirus 2004

this one would be your better bet for a good relialbe computer!!! (good and fast for caputring to!!)
:?: What is the warrenty on this one :?:
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Postby keith » Tue 08 Jun, 2004 11:03 am

3 year warrenty. but i don't see anything thats so special thats worth $200, which is why i want the $1200 computer

Any more suggestions or feed back??

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Postby djv1 » Tue 08 Jun, 2004 11:39 am

Here's the difference.

Heres the first one $1499.......
Senix Arrow 2600 DV

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
512 MB PC3200 DDR Memory
:arrow:160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Hard drive
DVD +/RW Drive
:arrow: 6-in- Media card reader
NVIDEA G-FORCE 5900 128 MB Video with TV-out
6 channel audio support
3 piece speakers with subwoofer
:arrow: 10/100 BaseT Network adapter
:arrow: USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394 (??) fire wall ports
Microsoft Multimedia keyboard
Optical wheel mouse
Mirosoft Words suit
:arrow: Norton antivirus 2004
3 year warrenty
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Postby keith » Tue 08 Jun, 2004 10:54 pm

I still like the second one, the $1200 one. what do ya think of it? i like it cause its affordable, got a subwoofer, and stuff, and its got enough ram and everything, and the price is still suitable
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Postby Mandrake » Tue 08 Jun, 2004 11:22 pm

A 10mbit network card? Ewww.
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Postby djv1 » Wed 09 Jun, 2004 8:59 pm

Just think that it would be better for what u use it for..
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