Buy a PC now

If you are considering the purchase of a new PC, now's the time to buy. Thanks to deep cuts by Dell and Compaq, cheaper components, and Intel's death wish for AMD, desktop computer prices have been hacked by major PC -makers by as much as 22-percent. Right now, both Dell and Compaq are selling today's state-of-the-art systems with Pentium 4 processors, 128 MB of RAM, 20 GB Hard Drives and other goodies for under $1,300.

While I've rounded up two of the best prices on P4 systems, unless you are in dire need of the latest and greatest, I'd recommend shopping for a fully loaded Pentium 3 computer which, thanks to the recent price cuts, you should be able to snag for well under $1,000.


$1,199 GETS YOU THIS FROM DELL:
-Intel Pentium 4 processor at 1.3Ghz
-128MB SDRAM
-17" (16.0" viewable) Monitor
-32MB Nvidia GeForce2 MX Graphics Card

http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers/specials_3x_special64.htm



$1,230 GETS YOU THIS FROM COMPAQ:
-Presario 7000 Series
-Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 1.3 GHz
-128MB PC800 RDRAM
-20.0GB UltraDMA (7200 RPM) Hard Drive
-48X CD ROM Drive
-8X CD-RW (8X/4x/32X)
-Microsoft Featured Home Collection + MS Word
-56K ITU v.90 Modem
-Creative Labs Sounds 1373 w/128 voices
-32MB SDR nVidia 3D Blaster GeForce2 MX w/ TV- OUT
-3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive
-Compaq USB Internet Keyboard
-Compaq Scroll Mouse
-Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
-Digital Video Center, StudioDV and DVDit! Software
-1yr parts/ 1yr labor/ 1yr on-site/ 1yr carry-in

www.compaq.com/showroom/desktops.html