[mythtv-users] Dell dual-quad-core Xeon server for $779

[Josh White]

I'm not worried about the price point, I'm sure even at $36 I'm paying 10x
the manufacturing cost.  What I am worried about was the fact that the outer
layer of packaging was a cardboard box, then a layer of foam peanuts, then
bubble wrap, then a plasitc bag, and then the drive itself.  No asus box,
nothing.  No manual, wires, registration card, anything.  All I got was a
box that they threw some basic packaging materials in and a drive.  Like it
was just pulled out of a system they had lying around.  I guess that's
probably better packaging than dell receives at their assembly plants, but
still.  Not what I'm used to.

On 10/25/07, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
> Josh White wrote:
> > I was just about to say that....I just happend to by an Asus DVD-burner
> > for $36 today on Newegg.  It didn't even come in a box (to my surprise)
> > but it was $36.  We'll see if it works when I install it tonight...
>
> I have bought many such drives in that price range and never had any
> trouble. In fact, the only DVD drive I've ever had fail was a high-cost
> Plextor (they did replace it promptly however).
>
> beww
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