1.4 gig t-bird system for $999 ... steal or rip?

[Angryhorse]

ibuypower has this
AMD Athlon 1.4Ghz CPU
512MB DDR RAM
30GB HDD
8x4x32 CD-RW ROM
12x DVD-ROM
64MB GeForce-2 MX400 Video
56K Fax/Modem
400W PMPO Subwoofer Speakers
Microsoft Windows Me CD
19" AOC .26 Color Monitor

all for $999. It sounds great but this is cheaper than building one. Can anyone wanna weigh in on the company? It's rating at resellerrating.com is 6.9/7

 

[buddha79]

I don't really know anything about the company, but I wouldn't exactly say it's cheaper than building one. Click on More Info and you get a better idea of what you're getting. They don't specify the brand on most of the components. To get a "name brand" you need to select something more expensive from the drop-downs. I think you can build a box with those specs using the deals from AT and name brand quality components for less than they're asking. That's just what I thought when I saw it anyway.

 

[Angryhorse]

Ok, i went a little overboard on my comment about it being cheaper than building one but i am very surprised at the price. Take off the operating system upgrade the board and other things and still not a bad price. If it saves me a couple of hours of surfing for the best price and then putting it together, it is worth it.

 

[MrHelpful]

<< If it saves me a couple of hours of surfing for the best price and then putting it together, it is worth it. >>


Are you really that busy?