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Is this price OK?

Started by November 02, 2007 01:13 AM
12 comments, last by miminawewe 16 years, 11 months ago
$2100 is at least 4x what you should pay for that.
Random question, before we all keep telling you that is way too much money.

What currency are you quoting that price in? Also shipping to where he is could get expensive after import taxes and stuff, but still if that is USD, thats way too high. What other services come with it?
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The currency is USD $$$. I'm in Kenya, East Africa. The PC would be imported through DHL/Fedex which are the most expensive but takes 3 working days (Mmmhh I need to know the exact rates...). As far as I know there is no tax on importing computer stuff in my country.
No other services come with it.
By the way I need 4 such PCs with at least those specs.
What do you think of Maingear? Their specs and customisation options are closest to what I want. I got the following from their website:
(I am interested in 3 PCs with different specs. Figures rounded upwards to the nearest USD)

PC 1 (USD 2854)

1. Case (Silver Brushed Aluminum Finish, Translucent Window Side Panel w/ LED Lighting Bundle).
2. 1000W Silverstone Strider Power Supply
3. NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
4. Q6600 Core 2 Quad (2.4GHz x 4)
5. Intel Quiet CPU Cooler
6. 2GB Corsair XMS2-8500 DDR2-1066
7. Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - SATA II
8. Optical Drive: 20X Dual Layer DVD±RW Drive w/ LightScribe Technology - black
9. NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800GT 512MB DDR3
10. Integrated 8-channel High Definition Audio
11. Dual Gigabit LAN
12. Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Headset w/MIC
13. SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
14. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
15. Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard
16. No mouse (I want to buy TrackMan Wheel Trackball Mouse for PC or Mac(USB and PS/2) USD 30 from Logitech or Microsoft® Trackball Optical. Which is better?)
17. 1 Year Maingear Warranty

OR (USD 2312)

1. Case(Silver Brushed Aluminum Finish)
2. 1000W MAINGEAR Power Supply
3. Asus P5N-E SLI nForce 650i SLI Motherboard
4. Q6600 Core 2 Quad (2.4GHz x 4)
5. Intel Quiet CPU Cooler
6. 2GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400
7. Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - SATA II
8. 20X Dual Layer DVD±RW Drive w/ LightScribe Technology - black
9. NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 256MB PCIe
10. Onboard 8-channel High Definition Audio
11. Dual Gigabit LAN
12. Linksys Wireless 802.11g WMP54G PCI Network Adapter
13. US Robotics 56K V.92 Internal Faxmodem PCI
14. Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Headset w/MIC
15. SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
16. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
17. Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard
18. No mouse (I want to buy TrackMan Wheel Trackball Mouse for PC or Mac(USB and PS/2) USD 30 from Logitech or Microsoft® Trackball Optical. Which is better?)
19. 1 Year Maingear Warranty

PC 2 (USD 1785)

1. Case (Silver Brushed Aluminum Finish)
2. MAINGEAR 750W Ultra Quiet Power Supply
3. Asus P5N-E SLI nForce 650i SLI
4. E6320 Core 2 (1.86GHz x 2)
5. Intel Quiet CPU Cooler
6. 2GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400
7. Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - SATA II
8. 16X DVD-ROM - Black
9. NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 256MB PCIe (Will replace this with Geforce 7800)
10. Onboard 8-channel High Definition Audio
11. Dual Gigabit LAN
12. Linksys Wireless 802.11g WMP54G PCI Network Adapter
13. Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Headset w/MIC
14. SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
15. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-Bit)
16. Saitek Eclipse Gaming Keyboard - Free Paint Match!
17. Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse - Free Paint Match!
18. 1 Year Maingear Warranty

PC 3 (USD 1563)

1. Case(Black Brushed Aluminum Finish)
2. MAINGEAR 750W Ultra Quiet Power Supply
3. ASUS M2R32-MVP AMD 580X CrossFire
4. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2 (2.2GHz)
5. AMD Quiet CPU Cooler
6. 2GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400
7. Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - SATA II
8. 16X DVD-ROM - Black
9. ATI Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB (But I'm changing to Radeon X1800. I figure the Geforce 7&8 above are OK for heavier graphics)
10. Integrated 8-channel High Definition Audio
11. Integrated Gigabit Network Card
12. Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Headset w/MIC
13. SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
14. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-Bit)
15. Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard
16. Logitech® G5 Laser Mouse - Free Paint Match!
17. 1 Year Maingear Warranty

[Edited by - miminawewe on November 5, 2007 11:22:36 PM]

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