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http://www.sellsbrothers.com/news/showTopic.aspx?ixTopic=1972
Fry's Genuine Quality 3131 PC: $170.99 1.67GHz CPU 128MB of RAM 40GB HD 10/100 integrated Ethernet 56KB modem card 52X CD-ROM Stereo speakers Keyboard + Mouse (including roller ball) ATI Radeon 9550, AGP 8x/4x, 256MB DDR RAM: $94.99 1GB RAM SIMM(for a total of 1.1GB of RAM): $99.99
I then added an LCD panel and a DVD drive I had laying around. Total cost $365.97.
Roman
And you have installed Vista on it? -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"roman modic" wrote in message
Hello!
http://www.sellsbrothers.com/news/showTopic.aspx?ixTopic=1972Fry's Genuine Quality 3131 PC: $170.99 1.67GHz CPU 128MB of RAM 40GB HD 10/100 integrated Ethernet 56KB modem card 52X CD-ROM Stereo speakers Keyboard + Mouse (including roller ball) ATI Radeon 9550, AGP 8x/4x, 256MB DDR RAM: $94.99 1GB RAM SIMM(for a total of 1.1GB of RAM): $99.99
I then added an LCD panel and a DVD drive I had laying around. Total cost $365.97.
Roman
Hello!
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message
And you have installed Vista on it?
No. not me - Chris Sells has: http://www.sellsbrothers.com/news/showTopic.aspx?ixTopic=1972
At 12:04am, I started the Vista Feb '06 CTP installation. At 12:44am, I was running Vista, it having recognized all of hardware (except the sound device) from my $366 PC, including enabling those cool "glass" effects and the nifty animations, integrated search and all the neat things you've read about in the Vista reviews.
I know I work for "the man," but even so, I'm seriously impressed. The install was fast and seamless. The performance is way better than I thought it would be. And the little UI tricks are fabulous. I can't do any media stuff 'cuz my audio device wasn't recognized, but it was cool when I tried to play video and a DVD, that the Vista Media Center UI came up (my complete home entertainment needs are served with a coupla TVs, a Media Center PC and an XBox).
I know, I know, I got the OS for free, but come on! It's still beta and it runs great on my cheapo PC! I don't know what Vista's going to go for, but I bet the whole she-bang (including LCD panel and DVD drive) could be had for ~$500 when Vista ships. Plus, I've only been playing with it for about an hour, but I already don't want to go back to my XP boxes...
P.S. This post was composed and posted from "visto," my new Vista PC.
Chris Sells , Saturday, March 11, 2006 2:15 AM
Roman
Nice <G>
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Hello!
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message And you have installed Vista on it?
No. not me - Chris Sells has: http://www.sellsbrothers.com/news/showTopic.aspx?ixTopic=1972At 12:04am, I started the Vista Feb '06 CTP installation. At 12:44am, I was running Vista, it having recognized all of hardware (except the sound device) from my $366 PC, including enabling those cool "glass" effects and the nifty animations, integrated search and all the neat things you've read about in the Vista reviews.
I know I work for "the man," but even so, I'm seriously impressed. The install was fast and seamless. The performance is way better than I thought it would be. And the little UI tricks are fabulous. I can't do any media stuff 'cuz my audio device wasn't recognized, but it was cool when I tried to play video and a DVD, that the Vista Media Center UI came up (my complete home entertainment needs are served with a coupla TVs, a Media Center PC and an XBox).
I know, I know, I got the OS for free, but come on! It's still beta and it runs great on my cheapo PC! I don't know what Vista's going to go for, but I bet the whole she-bang (including LCD panel and DVD drive) could be had for ~$500 when Vista ships. Plus, I've only been playing with it for about an hour, but I already don't want to go back to my XP boxes...
P.S. This post was composed and posted from "visto," my new Vista PC.
Chris Sells , Saturday, March 11, 2006 2:15 AM
Roman
I know I work for "the man," but even so, I'm seriously impressed. The install was fast and seamless. The performance is way better than I thought it would be. And the little UI tricks are fabulous. I can't do any media stuff 'cuz my audio device wasn't recognized, but it was cool when I tried to play video and a DVD, that the Vista Media Center UI came up (my complete home entertainment needs are served with a coupla TVs, a Media Center PC and an XBox).
I know, I know, I got the OS for free, but come on! It's still beta and it runs great on my cheapo PC! I don't know what Vista's going to go for, but I bet the whole she-bang (including LCD panel and DVD drive) could be had for ~$500 when Vista ships. Plus, I've only been playing with it for about an hour, but I already don't want to go back to my XP boxes...
P.S. This post was composed and posted from "visto," my new Vista PC.
<<<Big laugh>>>
You are running Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 as your news reader. Do you really expect us to believe that you posted this on your new computer using Vista (which uses Microsoft Mail - BTW)? -- Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
He was quoting someone else... Roman has OE 6.0 as do I at the moment, seeing as I prefer OE still for newsgrouping :o)
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--- Original message follows --- "Richard Urban" wrote in message
I know I work for "the man," but even so, I'm seriously impressed. The install was fast and seamless. The performance is way better than I thought it would be. And the little UI tricks are fabulous. I can't do any media stuff 'cuz my audio device wasn't recognized, but it was cool when I tried to play video and a DVD, that the Vista Media Center UI came up (my complete home entertainment needs are served with a coupla TVs, a Media Center PC and an XBox).
I know, I know, I got the OS for free, but come on! It's still beta and it runs great on my cheapo PC! I don't know what Vista's going to go for, but I bet the whole she-bang (including LCD panel and DVD drive) could be had for ~$500 when Vista ships. Plus, I've only been playing with it for about an hour, but I already don't want to go back to my XP boxes...
P.S. This post was composed and posted from "visto," my new Vista PC.
Big laugh
You are running Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 as your news reader. Do you really expect us to believe that you posted this on your new computer using Vista (which uses Microsoft Mail - BTW)? -- Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
I am between Vista and XP. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message
He was quoting someone else... Roman has OE 6.0 as do I at the moment, seeing as I prefer OE still for newsgrouping :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Richard Urban" wrote in message I know I work for "the man," but even so, I'm seriously impressed. The install was fast and seamless. The performance is way better than I thought it would be. And the little UI tricks are fabulous. I can't do any media stuff 'cuz my audio device wasn't recognized, but it was cool when I tried to play video and a DVD, that the Vista Media Center UI came up (my complete home entertainment needs are served with a coupla TVs, a Media Center PC and an XBox).
I know, I know, I got the OS for free, but come on! It's still beta and it runs great on my cheapo PC! I don't know what Vista's going to go for, but I bet the whole she-bang (including LCD panel and DVD drive) could be had for ~$500 when Vista ships. Plus, I've only been playing with it for about an hour, but I already don't want to go back to my XP boxes...
P.S. This post was composed and posted from "visto," my new Vista PC.
Big laugh
You are running Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 as your news reader. Do you really expect us to believe that you posted this on your new computer using Vista (which uses Microsoft Mail - BTW)? -- Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!