__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Wednesday 24 May 2006 09:07 \__
> [snips]
>
> On Tue, 23 May 2006 08:41:05 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Who spends $1000 on a personal computer?
>
> Lots of people, especially if you want serious gaming performance, in
> which case the video card alone can cost you better than $500.
>
>>For a server, I can see the point.
>
> Having just bought several, allow me to point out that despite a) getting
> some decent price breaks and b) spending about $5,000 a piece... what we
> got is about the _minimum_ I'd consider for a serious server.
Yes, but I was thinking not only about the average household, but also about
places where pay-as-you-go is targetted. We are talking about poor countries
where computers will be used primarily for work. The same answer goes to
Johan.
Best wishes,
Roy
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