bish said:
If only I had 2k to spare....
Maybe I can bribe them with some Gmail invites?
You think it's good? This is the best you can get with custom modifications:
X-treme 9-FX 55 Platinum (0105)
(Base Price: £ 1871.49 ex VAT)
Case: MESH ATX MidiTower with tool free access
Operating System: Upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro Edition at £50
Motherboard Features: ASUS A8V Deluxe Athlon 64 Mainboard - 2000MHz SB, Dual LAN, IEEE 1394, SATA
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX 55 (939PIN)
Memory: Upgrade to 2048Mb PC3200 DDR (400MHz) at £199
Floppy + Portable Storage Options: 1.44MB Floppy Drive + 40GB Fujitsu HandyDrive - USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive at £119.79
Hard Drives: 600GB (2x300GB) Serial ATA (150Mb/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drives setup in Striped RAID 0 configuration at £25
Video Card: 256MB ATI Radeon X800 XT - TV Out + DVI
Monitor 1: 20.1'' Iiyama PLH510-B TFT Flat Panel Monitor - DVI & Analogue (DVI cable sold separately) at £450
DVI Monitor Cable: DVI Connector Cable (for DVI Monitors + DVI Video Cards ONLY) at £10
Optical Drives: SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-Re-Writable +R/-R/RW + 52x CD-RW (2 Drives) at £20
Zip Drive: Add a USB Zip Drive 250Mb at £89
Media for Optical/Zip Drives: 10x 250MB Zip Disk at £100
Sound: New - Creative Soundblaster AUDIGY 2 ZS Platinum EX Professional
Speakers: New Creative Labs Inspire T7900 - 7.1 Surround
MP3 Players: Creative ZEN Touch 5GB MP3 Player
Digital Notepad: AceCad DigiMemo Pad - Instantly and digitally record your notes, ideas, sketches and drawings. at £53.62
Modem: External ADSL Modem with UK filter at £49
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech Cordless Desktop Keyboard & Mouse
Printer + Cable: Epson Stylus Photo 1290 A3 & A4 - 2800x720 dpi at £259
Video Editing: Upgrade to Pinnacle Studio 9 Full Version (OEM) at £20
Bluetooth: Belkin Bluetooth Hands-Free Headset at £50.21
Software: Upgrade to Microsoft® Office® 2003 Pro at £199
Wi-Fi: ASUS 54MBps 802.11G Wi-Fi PCI Card + Belkin - 54G Wireless ADSL Modem Router at £109
Anti Virus Software: Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005 (Antivirus,Firewall,Privacy/Parental Control, Antispam (oem) at £33.19
Game Selection: X-treme-3 Games Bundle - Nostromo Speedpad, Games (3 titles)
Memory Card Reader: Integral 8-in-1 Card Reader (USB2) at £16.17
Webcam: Creative Webcam Pro NX at £29
Power Protection: 6-Outlet SurgeMaster, with Telephone Protection at £20
Home Start Service: MESH Home Start Service - Engineer Assisted PC Installation & Set-up at £45.26
Warranty: 3 years On Site Warranty (Mainland UK only - Terms Apply) at £69
Delivery: Insured Del to the Channel Islands at £79
Price Excluding VAT: £ 3965.73
Price Including VAT + DEL: £ 4659.73