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From: vandys@hpindda.HP.COM (Andy Valencia)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: What's a good price on an IBM Clone?
Message-ID: <4330022@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Dec 87 18:06:03 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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/ hpindda:comp.sys.ibm.pc / czei@cbdkc1.UUCP /  5:55 am  Dec 28, 1987 /
> ...he's looking at an XT clone from a local
> dealer for about ~$2500.  Sure, it includes a hard disk, modem, and
> a monitor, but that doesn't seem like a great deal to me.....
  It isn't, especially for an XT clone.  Unless it's a *humongous*
hard disk (say, 10 Mb :->).  You also don't mention whether it's color
or not, and within that, whether within that, it's EGA or CGA (or
autoswitch... and if it's a multi-scan monitor).  However, a good base-line
"123 engine" should run you about $1K.  This should include:

    "turbo" XT, 4.77/8 Mhz w. 640K and keyboard and 1 360k floppy drive ($400)
    20 Mb. Hard disk ($200)
    Monochrome monitor w. Hercules clone display card ($120)
    Parallel NLQ printer (printer port should be on display card) ($200)
    Modem card
	-- or --
    External 2400 baud modem w. COM1 card ($150)

  This adds up to $1070.  Buy out-of-state and save sales tax.  I'm pretty
sure I'm giving reasonable prices, albeit on the agressive side (but, hey,
if you're gonna shop....)  You'll pay more for things like fancy color and
laser printers and "hard cards".  I'm not sure this is what you're after,
so I didn't include them.
				Best of luck!
				Andy Valencia
				vandys%hpindda.UUCP@hplabs.hp.com