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Burnzilla
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_ 		11. January 2005 @ 16:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey everyone, i need to replace my 7 year old pc. The best deal i've found so far is either bestbuy or circuitcity. I get a tower (sempron or celeron repectively), a 17" flat crt and a printer after rebates is less that $400. I waited for the Mac Mini to come out but new the specs would suck. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks a million everyone:)
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djscoop
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_ 		11. January 2005 @ 18:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
whatever you do DON'T get a mac!!! For $400, it will definately be a budgjet PC, but don't expect it to perform very well, or last very long. You'd be much better off saving your money, and building your own decent PC for around $800.
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Xenokai
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_ 		11. January 2005 @ 18:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well here's a pretty good pc but a bit over ur price range its the one i bought and i burn dvd movies on it check it out http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3342237&cat=56811&type=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A41937%3A64213%3A64213 good spec for a low price
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vans12
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_ 		11. January 2005 @ 19:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you whant a cheap pc their is a called netseller their website is http://www.netseller.com
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Burnzilla
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_ 		13. January 2005 @ 10:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks everyone. How long would the pc last from circuit city? I need a new machine to Download stuff so it will be on for long periods of time that's why i'd rather not get a really good pc for more. Thanks again:) BTW i will be buying a mac near the end of the year for work (freelance art) and a good pc around the same time (AMD64) Thanks:)
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Burnzilla
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_ 		25. January 2005 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't worry about the mac. The Mac Mini is a rip off. I found hp and emachines at circuitcity.com for about $400- $500 with a monitor and printer. They range from an athlon xp- amd64, dvd burner, 512 ram and 160 gig hard drive. The price is after a bunch of mail in rebates. The bundles come on and off ever few weeks which is a bit annoying but it looks like one of these is my choice. Thanks everyone:)
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