B&H has this refurbished HP box...

Post #337,421 by Another Scott 12/18/10 8:44:12 PM Reply	B&H has this refurbished HP box... http://www.bhphotovi...ion_Computer.html HP / Hewlett-Packard xw8600 Desktop Workstation Computer Used Cat.# 744796 Mfr# RB452UT#ABA Product Highlights * - 2.83GHz Intel Quad-Core Xeon E5440 CPU * - 2GB (2x1GB) RAM * - 250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive * - SuperMulti DVD Burner * - Windows Vista Business with XP Downgrade * Price: $799.95 * Calculate Shipping * In Stock * Item Condition : 9 Shows signs of use, but very clean Sounds like a nice box at a good price, but it's certainly above your original budget. And you'd need to up the RAM and so forth over time. Cheers, Scott.
Post #337,423 by drook 12/18/10 9:09:38 PM Reply	Yeah, that's a bit steep for right now I just started working again after six months between gigs. Big-new-shiny isn't in the cards just now, but I've been holding off on a video project I want to do and I want to get started before my partners lost interest. -- Drew
Post #337,424 by Another Scott 12/18/10 9:12:55 PM Reply	Yeah. The timing's almost always off when it is related to Real Life. :-( Fortunately, it'll only get cheaper in the future. :-) Best of luck. Cheers, Scott.

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