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"Dave C." wrote:
> "Kevin Beall" <k.beall@mchsi.com> wrote in message
> news:FY4fd.244588$wV.17976@attbi_s54...
> > Hello everyone, I've been reading this newsgroup for about 2 years, and
> > have
> > to just say TIA for all the great advice. Anyway, I am in the process of
> > putting together a new computer for my dad. My budget is $1000.00. I'd
> > like to get a range of ideas about what to put together. He basically
> > uses
> > it for email, home budgeting, paying bills, etc. I would like to include
> > a
> > nice photo printer and possibly a 17 or 19" LCD monitor. DVD burner
> > would
> > be unnecessary, also. What do you guys think? Thanks...
> >
> >
>
> What do you mean by photo printer? Just about every inkjet printer is now
> "photo" quality, or can be with the purchase of an optional ink cartridge.
> But they don't do a good job of printing photos. But then there are
> dedicated photo printers that JUST print photos. Those would be expensive
> and useful for nothing BUT printing photos. There are photo printers made
> for specific cameras. One of those might be the best solution, along with
> just about any cheap inkjet printer. But that would assume that your dad
> was using a specific model of digital camera.
>
> You can forget about a 19" LCD. A 17" LCD might be do-able. If the HP 5150
> would work as a "photo" printer (it's one of the better general-purpose
> inkjets on the market), then this setup will do: from www.mwave.com
>
> SKU Qty Item Unit Price Ext. Price
> BA20747 -BA20433 -BA08523 ASUS P4P800-MX INTEL 865GV CHIPSET SERIAL
> ATA150 ATX FORM FACTOR 3xPCI/4xDDR W/INTEGRATED VGA,SATA, LAN, USB 2.0 &
> AUDIO (CPU TYPE:INTEL CELERON, PENTIUM 4 - 400/533/800MHZ) Details (CELERON
> D 320 2.4G (533Mhz); KINGSTON 512MB DDR266) $213.00 $213.00
Not a good idea. An AMD Sempron would be a much better choice for the price.
>
>
> BA20580 -BA20184 ANTEC SLK1650B (BLACK) MID TOWER W/SMART POWER 350W ATX
> POWER SUPPLY Details (EXTRA 80mm FAN(CLEAR)) $62.00 $62.00
>
> AA17310 - MITUSMI 1.44 FLOPPY (Bare drive-black color) Details (NO FDD
> CABLE) $7.90 $7.90
>
> AA17640 -BA19877 WD 80GB WD800JB EIDE ULTRA-ATA/66-100 8.9MS 7200RPM 8MB
> BUFFER HARD DRIVE (Bare drive) Details (24" ATA DATA CABLE) (*Limit
> 1pcs/customer) $60.40 $60.40
>
> AA22830 -AA00482 - - LITE ON 48X/24X/48X CDRW+16X DVD BLACK #LTC4816B
> W/SW (White box) Details (AUDIO CABLE; NO DATA CABLE; NO MEDIA) $48.00
> $48.00
>
> AA17380 AOPEN KB-858 BLACK 107-KEY PS/2 KEYBOARD Details $8.50 $8.50
>
> 3450294 LOGITECH OPTICAL MOUSE USB/PS2 (Black) Details . $17.44 $17.44
>
> AA30350 HYUNDAI L70S 17" LCD 1280X1024 .26 450:1 W/SPEAKER
> (Silver/black) Details $269.00 $269.00
>
> 1471030 BELKIN STANLEY 6-OUTLET SURGE PROTECTOR 555-JOULES 6FT-CORD
> Details . $14.68 $14.68
>
> AA15070 Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/sp2 #E85-03014(DSP/OEM)*Must
> be Purchased w/Hardware!!* Details $134.00 $134.00
>
> 3321582 -BA19721 - HP DESKJET 5150 19PPM BLACK/14PPM COLOR 4800X1200DPI
> PRINTER Details (10' USB PRINTER CABLE; NO PAPER) $93.46 $93.46
> Sub Total $928.38
>
> Note the video and sound are built-in to the motherboard.
UGH!!!!!
> Note also that
> the monitor has built-in speakers. This is less than $1000, but you might
> need to add a MODEM to it, also. (depending on what your dad uses for
> Internet service). Note also that Windows XP HOME would do as well as XP
> Pro (and Home would be cheaper), but I couldn't find an XP HOME edition with
> SP2. For the extra money, you will avoid a big headache of installing SP2,
> so I think it's worth it to upgrade to XP PRO, considering you can't get the
> OEM discount if you purchase your hardware from mwave but buy the OS
> elsewhere. -Dave
>
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