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T6212 price comparison

Apr 13, 2005 6:13AM PDT

Just for fun I went and built a system at Cyberpower.com which would match the stats of my eMachines T6212.

X-Dreamer Case 350W w/ Window (BEIGE)
(939-pin) AMD? ATHLON?64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
(Sckt939)MSI K8N NEO4-F NF4 Chipset Mainboard
512MB (256MBx2) PC3200 DDR400 Dual Channel (Major_Brand)
160GB 7200 RPM ATA 100 HARD DRIVE -- Recommended
NONE - 2nd Hard Drive
None, or On-Board ATI Radeon Xpress 200 16X PCI-Express Shared 128MB Integrated 3D Graphics Video Card
NONE - Video Card
56X CD-ROM (BEIGE)
16X DVDRW/CDRW DRIVE (BEIGE)
NONE - MONITOR
HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
6-1 media reader

Now, the onboard audio is 7.1 vs. 5.1 for the eMachines, I'm sure the motherboard may be a little better model, and the cd-player is 56X vs. our 48x.

Price comes to $742 w/free shipping.

Price for T6212 w/rebate (not including tax) is $579.

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Cool
Apr 13, 2005 9:59AM PDT

Nice comparison. Shows how much of a deal the T6212 is.

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Similar Comparisons to T6212
Apr 15, 2005 10:53PM PDT

A customized a Compaq and HP with the same specs as the T6212..

-Compaq SR1010Z series PC
AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3200+ operating at 2.2GHz
512 MB DDR / PC3200 (1 DIMM)
160GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
LightScribe Double Layer 16X DVD +/-R/RW drive
9 in 1 Card Reader, 3 USB, + Front Audio Ports
Integrated SIS Mirage2 Graphics
Integrated 5.1 Capable Sound w/ Front Audio ports
JBL(R) 2-Piece Speakers
Keyboard, optical mouse, etc.

Total= $629.99 after $50 mail-in rebate
Shipping= $52.99 Standard shipping

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do?series_name=SR1010Z_series&catLevel=2&category=desktops/compaq_presario&storeName=computer_store


-HP a1030e series PC
same specs as above

Total= $619.99 after $100 rebates
Shipping= same

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do?series_name=a1030e_series&catLevel=2&category=desktops/hp_pavilion&storeName=computer_store