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On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Jonathan King wrote:
Major feature creep here: we got 2 GB (a matched pair) which Milo is
also pitching more in on, and which I justified because it means I will
be able to run ImageJ, R, and Octave like a mad man. This cost $117 from
Crucial, which was the low-priced reasonable quality dealer.
That really is a fairly powerful computer. I mean, it would kick the shit
out of the Sun box I got 10 years ago for $15k.
In any case, I think ths set up will run $80 for the mobo, $90 for the
processor, $50 (after rebate) for the case, $75 for the PS (see below),
$30 for the optical, and $60 for one stick of RAM.
We were over by $15 on the mobo/proc, under by $25 on the PS, over by
$13 on the optical, and over by $60 on the RAM. So instead of saving
$50, we ended up spending ~$65 more. But the improvements came on the
processor speed and RAM, so I think it was a reasonable deal.
So you're up to $450 then?
So now we just have to wait a bit, and then the wild assembly process
begins...
Your son, I predict, will be absolutely thrilled at this. When you put
together a computer, and it works, that's a great feeling and kids really
get into it. He'll be really proud.
Mike
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