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Old 12-01-2003, 12:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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should i buy this system w/ monitor for $50?
its a local deal so no shipping costs.

for $50, id get:

HP Pavilion 6535 Tower:
Celeron processor, 466 mhz
64 MB SDRAM
84 GB ultra DMA hard drive
56k modem
50x cdrom
XP Pro installed

and a 15" crt monitor.


good deal??

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Old 12-01-2003, 12:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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yes... IMO.
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Old 12-01-2003, 12:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
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the hard drive alone is worth the $50
or was that supposed to be 8.4 gig...
either way that is a good deal
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Old 12-01-2003, 01:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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make sure the xp sw comes with a licence!!!!!!!
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Old 12-01-2003, 02:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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WinXP must be choking on that 64MB RAM. With a simple RAM upgrade, you will have a nice smooth internet browsing machine!
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Old 12-01-2003, 02:53 PM   #6 (permalink)
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With a simple RAM upgrade, you will have a nice smooth internet browsing machine!
Or with a simple software downgrade.

Sell the Win XP Pro license and buy a win98 license. You just bought yourself a working computer for free.

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Old 12-01-2003, 02:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
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heck yeah buy it.
Then buy some more ram.
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Old 12-01-2003, 04:05 PM   #8 (permalink)
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the whole deal is cheap cheap and cheap !! I am just afraid there might be something wrong? a used one? or ......not sure
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Talk I agree with everyone.
Yup its true you can buy a 128 MB Ram and ur straight or buy a 256 MB RAM. Either way its good for web surfing and Working.
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Old 12-01-2003, 04:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I forgot to ask is it 8.4 GB or 84 GB HD. If its 84 GB who ever is selling you this must desperate to have $50.
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