Compaq 700mhz Duron System - $449.99 @ Best Buy (after $50 rebate)

[CollegeGuy]

Update: $50 rebate

Not a bad price if you ask me . . .

Compaq 700mhz Duron System - $499.99

700mhz Duron processor
64MB SDRAM
20.0GB hard drive
40X CD-ROM drive
8MB nVidia TNT2 Vanta LT
Soundmax integrated digital audio
V.90 modem
USB Internet keyboard
Internet scroll mouse

Compaq Knowledge Center, McAfee VirusScan, Microsoft Money 2000, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Works 2000, Selective QuickRestore

1 AGP (0/1 open)
3 PCI (2/3 open)
4 USB
3 5.25" drive bays (1/3 open)
2 3.5" drive bays (1/2 open)
1 Serial
1 Parallel

 

[DannyLove]

let me just say this............I HATE COMPAQs!

 

[BadMuleS]

seriously, compaq is suck!

 

[CollegeGuy]

I don't regard this is suck, though I'm not a big fan of Compaq myself. This isn't their old propietary garbage, you know.

 

[Skip]

They are ok for the average user. If you want to add things to it or tweak it you are better off building one yourself. For someone like my dad it would be fine.

 

[dman]

They had this at staples about a week ago. You pricematched it down from $649 to $549 and then used a coupon. From there there was a $100 staples rebate which has since expired. Bottom line it was $449 w/o coupon.

There may still be a compaq rebate on this system, you'll have to check the model number against the compaq website to see.

 

[CollegeGuy]

Excellent, I found a $50 rebate. I've updated the main post with the link.

 

[Phokus]

This isn't one of those, "Only $499, but only have you sign a contract for 36 months of MSN internet access" type deals is it?

 

[CollegeGuy]

No. $499.99 is the walk away price, plus there is a $50 rebate from Compaq.

 

[unclebud]

i'm waitin to hear somebody say they can build a better computer for this price. my compaq came with a pioneer dvd and 4x4x24 cdrw for $400

 

[madthumbs]

This says it all; Super doooper Hyperlink (click me)

 

[abraxxus]

It can easily be done to build a similiar if not better pc for this price. You can just check pricewatch an see for yourself

 

[Gunbuster]

It's not a bad system.
Compaq learned from the first run in the white fruity cases not to have every app start in the system tray out of the box

At least it has a AGP slot

 

[Vescica]

But why pay $499.99 for just the computer when you can get the monitor and printer for FREE!!!

Check out these links...

$149.99 monitor

$99.99 printer

Then here ($250 Rebate)

 

[lagvoid]

thats a good deal for a complete computer. thanks ill let my friends know

 

[Cyberian]

Sounds real good to me!!

Thanks CollegeGuy and Vescica.

 

[RossMAN]

CollegeGuy & Vescica - Awesome deal, thanks. I have a co-worker who is looking for a cheap PC and this fits the bill perfectly.

Yes Compaq is suck but they are better than they used to be. What do you expect for $449?

 

[SteveS]

It may be too late but Staples (at least in my town) had a "while they are left" sale on the Compaq 254 for $619.99 minus $170 Staples rebate and $50 Compaq rebate for a net of $400.

I went in when they opened at one of the store in my town and got the only one they had.

And I think it is awfully hard to build a computer with a 20 gig hard drive, Duron 700 mhz processor, TNT2 8 mb video card, cd-rom drive, motherboard and floppy for $400.

 

[BigDave]

Not to mention a legal copy of Windows...

 

[trend]

compaq does suck, but for the price, it is worth it.
You can always upgrade whatever pieces you want in the system so "compaq [doesn't] suck".

 

[DannyLove]

let me say this one more time, i dont think i made myself clear........I HATE COMPAQS!!! Thank u, have a nice day.

 

[bchalker]

Now...this is not an ENDORSEMENT of Compaq...I like building rather than settling on pre-built, but...

I had the CSR call Compaq support from the store, and let me speak to them on the phone right there. I asked every question I could come up with before buying the setup.

a) It can be upgraded to a T-Bird 1000mhz with no bios change.
b) 3 DIMM slots (not 2)
c) Only sound is integrated, nothing else.

It's not anything to brag about, but guys, some people need a basic rig. One that CAN be upgraded a bit. It's not bad at all...

Just my $.02

 

[SkewlFred]

Stop continuing this thread...

Sorry for continuing it...

 

[DDDay]

I sent a friend to pick one of the up yesterday, he came home with the 750 Duron for the same price.
The guy at the store gave him the better computer because they only had 1 or 2 when the sale started. It does come with the same specs, except a 30gb hard drive and faster chip.

Just fyi,

 

[peeps]

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