02 September 2006
HP Desktop for $200 after rebates.
Those people looking for ultra cheap computers can look to Office Depot this Fall.
Office Depot is offering a HP desktop computer with a Celeron D 352 chip, an 80GB hard drive and 256 MB RAM that normall sells for $429 for almost $200.
The system will cost $99 but will also include a $99 shipping fee. Still though at that cost it is very cheap. Of course it isn't exactly that easy as there is a $100 instant rebate and a $230 mail-in rebate. So plan on paying a little bit more and then receiving the money back again from the rebate.
While this is a fairly low end computer and is not likely to work with Windows Vista coming out, or be able to play any high performance games without significant upgrades, it can be a good starting place for a young child who you don't want to play a lot of games or for someone only looking for a computer to surf the Internet. Power is not that important to search online or write letters and this is a perfect option for someone's grandparents to get them connected to the Internet.
Office Depot is offering a HP desktop computer with a Celeron D 352 chip, an 80GB hard drive and 256 MB RAM that normall sells for $429 for almost $200.
The system will cost $99 but will also include a $99 shipping fee. Still though at that cost it is very cheap. Of course it isn't exactly that easy as there is a $100 instant rebate and a $230 mail-in rebate. So plan on paying a little bit more and then receiving the money back again from the rebate.
While this is a fairly low end computer and is not likely to work with Windows Vista coming out, or be able to play any high performance games without significant upgrades, it can be a good starting place for a young child who you don't want to play a lot of games or for someone only looking for a computer to surf the Internet. Power is not that important to search online or write letters and this is a perfect option for someone's grandparents to get them connected to the Internet.
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