Re: hardware quote comments?

[Jason Majors <jason@kwiqsilver.org>]

> Dear People,
> 
> I got the following quote for a computer (now quite old). I am thinking of
> going with this, with the modification that I'll be using the Microsoft
> Intellimouse Explorer instead of the Logitech.
>  | MBABKG7        | Abit KG7                             |  1  |
>  | CPUAMDXP15     | AMD XP 1500+ (1.33 GHz)              |  1  |
>  | FANAMD         | AMD fan                              |  1  |
>  | MEM512P21      | 512M PC2100 DDR                      |  2  |
>  | VCMXG4532DAD   | Matrox G450 32M DDR AGP dual head    |  1  |
>  | HDSIBM18G10K   | 18G IBM 10k rpm U160 SCSI            |  2  |
>  | SCAD29160      | Adaptec 29160 U160 SCSI card         |  1  |
>  | CDPLW2410      | Plextor 24x10x40 IDE CDRW            |  1  |
>  | FD144          | 1.44M 3.5 inch floppy                |  1  |
>  | NCRT100P       | Realtek 10/100 PCI NIC               |  1  |
>  | MDUSR56FE      | USR 56K V.92 ext fax modem           |  1  |
>  | SCTBSC         | Turtle Beach Santa Cruz              |  1  |
>  | SPALACS452     | Altec Lansing ACS45.2 3pc speakers   |  1  |
>  | KB104P         | 104 key PS/2 US keyboard             |  1  |
>  | MOL3WCO        | Logitech cordless opt wheel mouse    |  1  |
>  | CSANSX840      | Antec SX840 400W 8 bay               |  1  |
>  | FANCS          | case fan                             |  1  |
>  | OSDEB22        | Debian 2.2 install + config          |  1  |

Nice hardware! Bad price! Unless they're throwing in a Sony 21" or bigger
monitor that's not listed, you're getting screwed.
Also, I'd recommend a 40GB or so IBM ATAPI hard drive instead of the SCSI
option. It'll cost you less and provide about the same access speed. Maybe
even faster access, if you get a 60 or 80 GB drive. Just make sure it's a
7200RPM drive.