cheap box - HP PAVILION SLIMLINE S3200N - $380
this just came across my email... it looks like it could run 2 or 3 wows... might be a good secondary box
hopefully you hardware gurus can chime in...
note: does Recertified == refurbished?
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HP PAVILION SLIMLINE S3200N AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor 4800+, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g, NVIDIA GeForce, 360GB, 1024MB DDR2, SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology, 15 in 1 memory card reader, Vista Home Premium - Recertified - GN566AAABA
$379.99
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- Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
- Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor 4800+
- Memory 1024MB
- Memory speed PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
- Total memory slots 2 DIMM
- Maximum memory expansion Expandable up to 2x1GB
- Graphics Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE graphics
- TV and entertainment experience N/A
- PCI expansion 1 PCI slot (occupied) 1 PCI-E x16 (22) slot (available)
- Hard disk drive(s) 360GB 7200 rpm SATA [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes, accessible capacity may vary]
- Primary CD/DVD drive SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
- Secondary CD/DVD drive N/A
- Communications Integrated 10/100Base-T-network interface
- Sound card High Definition Audio
- Speakers 6 speaker configurable
- Front-side bus (processor dependent) 2000MHz System Bus
- Power supply N/A
- I/O ports Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader 5 USB 2.0 ports (1 Front, 4 Back) 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port(s) (Back) 2 PS/2; Digital Audio-out;
- Software - full versions Photosmart Essential to manage your digital photos; Roxio Creator featuring LightScribe Technology: Edit, burn and archive data to to DVDs and CDs; muvee autoProducer Basic: Automatically create professional looking home videos videos and burn to DVD; Roxio MyDVD Basic: Make movies and slideshows and burn to DVD or CD; Microsoft Works 8: Includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar; Adobe Reader 8.0: Read and print PDF files; HP Total Care Advisor: Customizable desktop tool provides support, system health and shopping information
- Software - introductory versions Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Trial: 60-day trial version (14); Norton Internet Security 2007: Protect your PC out of the box (60 days of complimentary live updates)
- Trial Internet service Easy sign-up to major dial-up and broadband Internet Service Providers: (16) - AOL Basic Dial-Up (offer included), AOL Dial-Up Advantage (offer included), AOL High Speed (offer included), MSN dial-up (offer included), NetZero Dial-Up (offer included), NetZero Accelerated Dial-Up (offer included), EarthLink dial-up (offer included), EarthLink High Speed (offer included) - High Speed Internet Services Comparison Shopping
- Dimensions 13.39 x 4.21 x 10.87 in http://ak.buy.com/buy_assets/v6/july/dot2.gifBasic warranty One year of hardware parts and labor coverage, 90 day software toll-free phone assistance
