$4210 Computer

[monkeykevin]

I have a:

$4210 Computer in my Closet.

Make- IBM Optima

CPU- Intel 233Mhz with MMX

RAM- 128mb SDRAM

GPU- 16mb integrated

Ports- 2x USB 1.0

Modem- 56k

Drive- 4x DVD Rom

Hard Drive- 3.2GB

When? 1997 at Future Shop ^_^

 

[penguinrusty]

Wow.

 

[elmarcorulz]

ill give you $42.10 for it

 

[ripken2004]

wow u got ripped off, and im talking about back then, in '98 i got a dell for 2500:
350mhz
16mb gfx
8gb hdd
2usb
64ram
56k modem
ethernet
sterio speakers+subwoofer
printer
17" monitor
dvd drive

 

[Praetor]

If you notice he got his in 1997 ... you got your in 1998. There's a big difference. Throw in futureshop and it all makes sense

 

[kof2000]

futureshop gotta have my AMD ATHLON 64 FX69 then..

 

[Praetor]

futureshop gotta have my AMD ATHLON 64 FX69 then..

 

[Clearion]

Ripken2004, DVD drive in 98? right... all of you got so small Hd:s dad had a 10Gb in 96, i still use it...

 

[kof2000]

my first pc in 94

$2000

intel pentium 133mhz
32mb ram
2x cdrom
1.6gb hardrive
2mb video card
sony trinitron 14in
hp printer

good deal eh?

is a packard bell

I dont think they do business in U.S.A. anymore.

 

[diduknowthat]

haha 4200...see that just shows you not to buy the most expensive item on the market cuz one day you'll look back at the specs and go "holy crap what a peice of junk!"

 

[The-Llamalizer]

my family's first comp costed like 3 grand ans has a 133mhz proc, i think like 3gb hdd, and not sure about the rest. but the moniter was like 17" crt (so thats not the viewable) and it alone cost $800.

 

[kof2000]

my first pc in 94

$2000

intel pentium 133mhz
32mb ram
2x cdrom
1.6gb hardrive
2mb video card
sony trinitron 14in
hp printer

good deal eh?

is a packard bell

I dont think they do business in U.S.A. anymore.

HOLY CRAP WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK

I CAN get an alienware pc with that money


i think i threw the computer in the rubbish bin since nobody will take it away from me.

 

[Praetor]

HOLY CRAP WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK

I CAN get an alienware pc with that money


i think i threw the computer in the rubbish bin since nobody will take it away from me.

Too bad you couldnt have done it in 94.

 

[jancz3rt]

Haha mine was 4000 USD

I think mine cost like 4000 USD.

It was (still is) a Compaq Presario 5600. It retailed at about 4000 USD with the LCD monitor...

Now this was back in 1998 (mid-year I think):

Configuration 350MHz Pentium II with 512K integrated cache, 128MB of RAM, 8GB hard disk, 4MB of video SGRAM, DVD-ROM drive, 56Kbps v.90 modem, 10MB Ethernet port, 2 USB ports, 1 IEEE-1394 port

YEAH...it even had Firewire! And yes, the graphics card worked in AGP 2x mode...

It was a monster back then...and with the Panasonic LCD monitor that mys siter still uses, it was something. I remember getting Incoming (game) and was the only one of the people that I knew who could play that. Amazing stuff...

JAN

 

[Geoff]

haha 4200...see that just shows you not to buy the most expensive item on the market cuz one day you'll look back at the specs and go "holy crap what a peice of junk!"

ya, technology changes very quickly, i remember when we bought our compaq in 2001, i thought it was one of the most top of the line computers:

1.1Ghz Celeron
256MB ram
40GB hard drive
16MB integrated video

only costs about $700-$800 tho.

 

[alanuofm]

486 packardbell with 66 mhz, 4mb ram upgraded to 8mb, 420 mb hdd, 2x cd rom drive,

got it best buy for about 2500$

 

[MattL]

Never look back at what you paid for your computers...you'll just get depressed!

Back then it really paid to build your own!

 

[I2EN3GADE]

my first PC in '98 or '99... cant really remember

$100

Intel Pentium 3
64 MB RAM
32 MB nVidia Vanta GPU
16 GB HD
1 DVD-ROM (8x speed)
56k modem
Packard Bell 15" CRT
mouse
keyboard
surge protector power strip

added a 52x CD burner to it later which cost me $50, half of what i paid for the computer itself

 

[ilovefishsticks]

wow u got ripped off, and im talking about back then, in '98 i got a dell for 2500:
350mhz
16mb gfx
8gb hdd
2usb
64ram
56k modem
ethernet
sterio speakers+subwoofer
printer
17" monitor
dvd drive

what he said, major ripoff

 

[aman_s1ngh]

my 2 grand first computer

166mhz k6-amd
16mb
0.8gig
**** knows the rest