I got one of these $400 systems a year or two ago. (It just seemed SO inexpensive.)
I "burned it in" and luckily it did not last three days.  I had the "privilege" of looking
inside, and I know what good parts are, (I build my systems now). To say I was shocked
at the quality of the parts is an understatement.  I had never seen a hard drive with
a plastic housing before, or since, (from Western Digital).
It had shared motherboard video/memory, and if I wanted better video I think half of
my slots would have been used up.  The modem was a "known bad model", and they
were hoping nobody was going to notice... (The guys in tech support actually told
me that.)  Before you think I'm whining too much, when I have gotten involved in these
situations (yes, twice) my return is usually sitting next to the other eight they had
returned the same day... (Can I pick'em or what...?)    Rick Glazier
-----Message -----
From: Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
> Maybe this is just the next level in the "browser/access wars" and they are
> willing to eat that kind of loss,
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> IMHO, it's kind of like a car salesman saying Yeah the car is only $5000.
> Now.... would you like some wheels to go with it?  Seats? Oh no, that's an
> option on this model......   Jim Meagher
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Moskowitz, Steve E. <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > If she can wait a few weeks, the recent announcements of free PC's w/ 3
> year
> > access agreements at approx $22/month look like a good value.  AOL and MSN
> > It amounts to a free entry level $400 PC (snip)

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