What do you think of this deal?

Loshee · 05-26-2008, 04:25 AM

Posted a while back saying I was thinking about building a computer for my parents.

Just wondering, what do you think of a deal like this?

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...se=&lang=en-US

Worth it?

g25racer · 05-26-2008, 04:28 AM

Or you could go with something like this and just buy the rest seperate.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5-2026%20J

imsati · 05-26-2008, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loshee

Posted a while back saying I was thinking about building a computer for my parents.

Just wondering, what do you think of a deal like this?

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...se=&lang=en-US

Worth it?

It's OK. There are better ones out there though, especially considering that one was sans monitor.

g25racer · 05-26-2008, 05:08 AM

Oh didnt see it came with a monitor

daisymtc · 05-26-2008, 02:19 PM

It's OK if you not play any game.

Jhow · 05-27-2008, 07:21 AM

ZT computers look great on paper but they are very unreliable. I am the tech specialist at officemax and we sell these from time to time. They're very cheap and come with good core components but they always come back. More than any other computer that I've sold they have by more the most dead on arrivals and I've had quite a few people contact me on how to get service through our extended warranties. That being said, I've sold quite a few and have never heard a thing about them but it's still a much better value to build or if not I would just keep an eye out for more good deals. These fall into that "too good to be true" category.

UriA702 · 05-27-2008, 05:50 PM

Check out systemax, they have some great deals. I think TigerDirect.com sells them.

05-26-2008, 04:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Loshee New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 22	What do you think of this deal? Posted a while back saying I was thinking about building a computer for my parents. Just wondering, what do you think of a deal like this? http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...se=&lang=en-US Worth it?

05-26-2008, 04:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
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05-26-2008, 05:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hamilton, MI Posts: 3,903	Oh didnt see it came with a monitor __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & Ubuntu (8.04) Ultimate Ed Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

05-27-2008, 07:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jhow Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 164	ZT computers look great on paper but they are very unreliable. I am the tech specialist at officemax and we sell these from time to time. They're very cheap and come with good core components but they always come back. More than any other computer that I've sold they have by more the most dead on arrivals and I've had quite a few people contact me on how to get service through our extended warranties. That being said, I've sold quite a few and have never heard a thing about them but it's still a much better value to build or if not I would just keep an eye out for more good deals. These fall into that "too good to be true" category. __________________ New Macbook Pro! Intel Core2Duo 2.53ghz 320GB Hard Drive 7200rpm 4GB DDR3 Memory Nvidia GeForce 9400M + Nvidia GeForce 9600m GT 512 MB Hybrid SLI AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (2.6ghz)/Ram 3GB DDR2 500GB Samsung Spinpoint/400GB Hitachi Deskstar ECS 512MB Nvidia 9600GT/OCZ Gamexstream 700W

05-27-2008, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
UriA702 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 276	Check out systemax, they have some great deals. I think TigerDirect.com sells them. __________________ CPU: Wolfdale e8400 Mobo: Asus p5k-se Ram: 4 gb 1066 mhz G.skill 4-4-4-12 Video: EVGA 8800gt Lite-on IDE 20x dvd-ram/16x lite-on dvd-rom Monitor: 22" KDS LCD Raidmax smilodon case 500 watt raidmax psu Photos: http://mynetimages.com/album/uria702

05-26-2008, 02:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,684	It's OK if you not play any game.

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