BRAG: i just got 5 sgi 1600sw's @550/pc

halik

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WHOOHOO.
all 5 of em

Im prolly gonna keep one, but either way they all go on ebay. I gotta make some money :)

EDIT: For those that wanted to the auction links, check here

Oh yeah new status:
3 perfect ones (the inverter buzz was just in my head ;) )
1 with 2 stuck pixels (red ones)
1 with a line across 2/3 of the screen, its 2 pixel rows from the bottom -> im keeping that one and i dont care since the toolbar sits there
 

Sir Fredrick

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Oct 14, 1999
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What'd you do, sneak into a warehouse at night and steal them? ;)
In other words, why's the picture so dark?
 

Ameesh

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nice! id sell 2 of them and recoupe the cost of the whole lot, ebay people are st00pid you could easily sell them for more then $1k+
 

halik

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I dont have any asking price, they all go on ebay where ill get ~1200 dollars for each. Im most likely gonna keep one sell the rest. I opened up the first one and it looks sweet. It does have two stuck pixles tho.
 

Viper GTS

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Oct 13, 1999
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Leave it on for 24 hours with the brightness cranked all the way up. The pixels very well may go away.

Viper GTS
 
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Tis the giving season, so go ahead and give me one of those monitors and I won't call the police ;)






damn the winks really do work.
 

777php

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where did you get such a good deal? You don't have to be specific. i.e.: a friend hook-up etc...
 
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<< where did you get such a good deal? You don't have to be specific. i.e.: a friend hook-up etc... >>





Back of a truck?
 

LiQiCE

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Cant find the thread on AnandTech anymore, but there was a deal around awhile ago that had refurb SGI 1600SW flat panels + Multilink adapters for $550 + shipping and brand new ones for $650 + shipping ... I would imagine they're all sold out now though considering the deal was going on in August and they were all sold out within a week or so of the deal being posted.

I got one but ended up eBaying it because I couldn't get used to the aspect ratio ... Got $1450 for it! Covered the cost of the SGI and my replacement, the 18.1" Planar :)
 

halik

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liqice is correct, i ordered back in aug but i got screwed over. However i kept in touch with one sales rep and he found me my monitors. (thanks vic)

Heres the stats:
2 perfect ones
1 with stuck pixles (2 red ones)
1 with buzzing inverter
1 with line at the bottom (ill try to re-rma or get a discount )
 
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<< i just got 5 sgi 1600sw's @550/pc >>


Well, considering that that SGI is no longer manufacturing them, I would accept most places to be selling them for considerably less now.
 

halik

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yeah right, look around cdw has em for 2500 and ebay prices are anywhere between 1200 and 1400
 

Jerboy

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<<
Im prolly gonna keep one, but either way they all go on ebay. I gotta make some money :)
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If you sold all four at $1200 each, your revenue will total $2,600 and you're gonna be honest with the IRS?