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Re: TI-H: BRIAN + GRANT read
Thats where I got my prices... :) I ordered my 2 4GB drives straight from
IBM... Along with a 3.4 and 6.3GB IDE drives for my mpeg player... I
think IDE can do atleast 34.2k per sec which should cover mpeg 1 layer 2 at
384kb... :)
>Well...i could build it for less than that at distributor prices...but
>anyway...
>
>-- Jon Olson
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 9:50 PM
>Subject: Re: TI-H: BRIAN + GRANT read
>
>
>>
>>Okay... If I were to invest in a computer, it wouldn't have all this junk
>>that average companies try to pull... First of all, 32MB of ram isn't
>>enough. 128 is standard for network devolpement/serving/3d applications
>>and so on. Second of all, it needs to either have a small raid solution...
>>2 4GB drives is standard these days, and 2 9GB drives is what I should
>>think about getting... If not raid, its got to be Ultra-SCSI... Did you
>>know that your fastest IDE drive can't top about 6MB per sec? :)
>>
>>Also, the 20x CD players that you find for $68 aren't of good quality...
>>and most IDE drives that are that cheep don't even support audio ripping...
>>
>>2MB PCI video card is old too. With my new computer I'm getting a 3D
>>accelrated video card with 8MB of ram...
>>
>>It should also be comparable to that of a 466MHz alpha in speed... (233MHz
>>mac or a 400MHz pent). MMX is just a rip of the pent II with like 4 or 5
>>new instructions so just because its MMX doesn't mean its good...
>>
>>A good processor alone should cost atleast $650. Not the whole computer.
>>
>>It also needs to hav onboard ethernet at either 10 or 100Base.
>>
>>I know I've forgotten a few things, but you can get the computer I've
>>described for $4,790 complete with 20" monitor kbd and mouse... I'm not
>>going to tell you where, because this list can't handle mature thoughts...
>>
>>>>I can't afford all that... :(
>>>
>>>
>>>How's $474.26?
>>>
>>>Pentium - 233 (intel) MMX
>>>$212.16
>>>32MB ram
>>>$45.90
>>>2.1GB harddrive
>>>$122.40
>>>20X CD-ROM with sound card and 85W speakers $68.34
>>>2MB PCI video
>>>$25.50
>>>
>>>Assuming you have a case, keyboard, mouse and monitor. Not bad, huh?? Go
>>>to www.wintergreensys.com/flier.htm to see a list of prices. I buy at
>level
>>>2 (cause I buy so much from them) and if anyone wants something, let me
>know
>>>and I can get it (unless you live in indy, you can get it yourselft).
>>