$4210 Computer

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monkeykevin

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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 ^_^
 
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
 
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 ;)
 
Ripken2004, DVD drive in 98? right... all of you got so small Hd:s dad had a 10Gb in 96, i still use it...:)
 
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.
 
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!"
 
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 said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
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Too bad you couldnt have done it in 94.
 
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 :D
 
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liuliuboy said:
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!"
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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.
 
486 packardbell with 66 mhz, 4mb ram upgraded to 8mb, 420 mb hdd, 2x cd rom drive,

got it best buy for about 2500$
 
Never look back at what you paid for your computers...you'll just get depressed!

Back then it really paid to build your own!
 
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 :D
 
ripken2004 said:
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
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what he said, major ripoff
 
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