I'm not fond of pre-builts or HP/Compaq, but I confess to being a tad smitten by Compaq's SR Chassis as an excellent mATX Tower with all the FP/IO connectivity. This system comes with the crappy i915G integrated graphics but has an available PCI Express x16 slot for upgrade (c/o ASUS mainboard), plus SATA, Firewire, and Realtek HD Audio.
Compaq® Presario SR1222NX-B Desktop Tower
- Pentium® 4 515 2.93GHz (533MHz FSB)
- 256MB PC3200
- 80GB 7200RPM SATA
- 16x DVD-ROM
- 48x CDRW
- 9-in-1 Card Reader
- 7 USB 2.0 ports
- 2 FireWire ports
- 10/100 Ethernet
- 56K Modem
- 17" Flatscreen CRT Monitor
- JBL Speakers
- and more...
$699.99 @ OfficeDepot.com before rebates
Search Rebates Available for SKU# 777-936
$150.00 Presario Package MIR (from OfficeDepot)
$50.00 + $50.00 Holiday 2004 Bundle MIR (from HP/Compaq)
Note that OfficeDepot's advert describes the promotion as $150 + $50 in rebates, but the Holiday Bundle rebate form is indeed for $50 + $50 (computer + monitor). So there's an extra $50.00 in rebates that OfficeDepot isn't advertising.
Submit your Holiday 2004 Bundle Rebate online: HP/Compaq Mail-in Offers
System Specs from Compaq
Motherboard Specs from Compaq
Compaq® Presario SR1222NX-B Desktop Tower
- Pentium® 4 515 2.93GHz (533MHz FSB)
- 256MB PC3200
- 80GB 7200RPM SATA
- 16x DVD-ROM
- 48x CDRW
- 9-in-1 Card Reader
- 7 USB 2.0 ports
- 2 FireWire ports
- 10/100 Ethernet
- 56K Modem
- 17" Flatscreen CRT Monitor
- JBL Speakers
- and more...
$699.99 @ OfficeDepot.com before rebates
Search Rebates Available for SKU# 777-936
$150.00 Presario Package MIR (from OfficeDepot)
$50.00 + $50.00 Holiday 2004 Bundle MIR (from HP/Compaq)
Note that OfficeDepot's advert describes the promotion as $150 + $50 in rebates, but the Holiday Bundle rebate form is indeed for $50 + $50 (computer + monitor). So there's an extra $50.00 in rebates that OfficeDepot isn't advertising.
Submit your Holiday 2004 Bundle Rebate online: HP/Compaq Mail-in Offers
System Specs from Compaq
Motherboard Specs from Compaq