Comments on: buy1INTC20.24 http://sethkinast.com/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/ I like shiny things Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:34:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Seth http://sethkinast.com/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/comment-page-1/#comment-181768 Seth Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:23:18 +0000 http://sethkinast.com/blog/archive/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/#comment-181768 Yes, parts are a lot cheaper here, plus I pay no tax on any of the purchase. VAT adds quite a kick to prices... This isn't by any means a top-of-the-line computer. It's really one step removed from the top (e.g. Xeon 3060 and not 3070, DDR 800 and not DDR 1000, only 400GB hard drive instead of 500GB). But I buy things to last, so they're all quality components that I'll get five or six years of use out of, at least! Yes, parts are a lot cheaper here, plus I pay no tax on any of the purchase. VAT adds quite a kick to prices…

This isn’t by any means a top-of-the-line computer. It’s really one step removed from the top (e.g. Xeon 3060 and not 3070, DDR 800 and not DDR 1000, only 400GB hard drive instead of 500GB). But I buy things to last, so they’re all quality components that I’ll get five or six years of use out of, at least!

]]> By: Alison http://sethkinast.com/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/comment-page-1/#comment-181528 Alison Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:38:56 +0000 http://sethkinast.com/blog/archive/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/#comment-181528 Haha, I do that with smilies a lot too... I hope the trading goes well, and the computer restoration! Haha, I do that with smilies a lot too… I hope the trading goes well, and the computer restoration!

]]> By: Pete http://sethkinast.com/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/comment-page-1/#comment-181344 Pete Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:13:55 +0000 http://sethkinast.com/blog/archive/2006/12/26/buy1intc2024/#comment-181344 Only $950? Wow. If you convert my list into US bucks, it'd be about $2000 :-/ Meh, maybe parts are cheaper over there? Only $950? Wow. If you convert my list into US bucks, it’d be about $2000 :-/ Meh, maybe parts are cheaper over there?

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