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Apus budget PC for $300 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4200 + 1GB DDR2 RAM + 500GB Hard Disk

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Apus budget PC for $300 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4200 + 1GB DDR2 RAM + 500GB Hard Disk
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Lagentsmithy on 21/11/2008 - 09:55 shoppingsquare.com.au (425 clicks)

Not sure if everyone will think this is a bargain. But hey, not bad for someone wanting to buy a basic PC to do basic things for a low price.

APUS AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual Core CPU BUDGET PC III- AMD AM2 Dual Core 4200+, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB SATAII Hard Drive, 22x DVD-RW, AMD Mainboard, 5.1Channel Audio

  • PC World Awarded* System Manufacturer - Apus Computer
  • AMD AM2 Dual Core 4200, 2.2GHz
  • 1GB DDR2 RAM
  • 500GB SATAII Hard Disk Drive
  • 22x Dual Layer DVD-RW burner
  • AMD Mainboard
  • 5.1Channel Audio

RRP: $749.95

Was: $399.00

New Price: $299.95 GST Inc.

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  • twig on 21/11/2008 - 10:05

    pretty decent price, but $80 delivery
    ouch!

    wouldnt mind one for a server machine or something

  • agentsmithy on 21/11/2008 - 10:08

    If you want to pay with pay pal, they have an offer on at the moment for free shipping.
    However, I beleive that it states "this coupon code is excluding “Computer & IT” and limited to one order per customer."

    So it probably wont work, But maybe worth trying it, just incase:
    "Free shipping @ Shopping Square for orders over $75 - use code “C35747”."

    EDIT: I just tried it and it brings the shipping price down to $49. But then it takes off the promotional offer of the unit for $299, and prices the PC at $399.

    So if you use coupon its 399 + 49 = $448

    or if you dont use coupon: 299 + 79 = $378.

    So best to not use coupon :(

    • twlvlksjstlky on 21/11/2008 - 10:33

      Wow, that's ridiculous. Email Shopping Square!

    • twig on 21/11/2008 - 10:50

      LOL the hell? so weird
      but honestly, stop tempting me!

      price breakdown for NSW. found the lowest price parts that matched the vague descriptions (not including shipping for individual stores/parts)

      $71 AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
      $20 1GB DDR2 RAM
      $77 Maxtor 500GB SATA II HDD
      $30 LG BLACK SATA 22X DVD-RW DUAL LAYER
      $75 Foxconn A6VMX AM2+/AM2 AMD 690V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (with 5.1 channel)

      $273

      although these are some pretty scummy parts (ie. maxtor hdd, foxconn motherboard) and not typically brands i'd go with.
      also, the shipping of individual items would end up being more than $300.

      • ESEMCE on 21/11/2008 - 11:02

        Seems you forgot to add a case..

        That being said, I'm pretty sure, the fact none of the parts are listed, probably indicates that the parts you chose are of similar quality.

        • twig on 21/11/2008 - 11:27

          doh!

        • fenerli on 25/11/2008 - 18:48

          And a power supply, and maybe some small things such as a network card.

          • twig on 26/11/2008 - 00:22

            @fenerli: hmm power supply would come with case, and NIC would probably be included with the motherboard

  • elcheapo on 21/11/2008 - 11:11
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    Don't bother .. $80 delivery is robbery.

  • oziboi on 21/11/2008 - 11:25

    Negative for delivery.

  • twig on 21/11/2008 - 19:30

    Sorry we unable to confirm at this stage as the technician assemble based on randomly motherboard that he have for those orders

    If you prefer specify model of motherboard, please add item by items into cart

    For the system package, you can add additional item into the package, but you cannot change anything that is already inside the package. This is a pre-designed package and unfortunately at the moment we cannot allow to change the things inside. If you wish to custom make your own system, the step is to add all the items you need into the shopping cart, and finally add the system assembling in the link below
    http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_908_PC_System_Assembling_…

    finally, add your post code to check the final price with postage.

    Once we receive an order with system assembling, we will take it as a system and build the items together with it.

    regards

    Shopping Square

    No sale from me

  • pyr0maniac on 22/11/2008 - 00:03

    1Gig of ram? Thats pathetic. Won't even run Vista. In fact it will barely run XP. Then theres the shipping cost……………..

    • MetalPhreak on 22/11/2008 - 04:19

      I've got a Via C3 800mhz with 256mb ram running XP SP3 and it is more than usable. You don't need more than 1gb for the kinds of things this box will end up doing. $20 to add another gig isn't much anyway.

      Too bad the shipping kills the deal here :(

    • twig on 22/11/2008 - 15:31

      my gf's comp runs xp with 1gb of ram no problems
      just really depends on what ur doing with it

    • cyssero on 22/11/2008 - 16:23

      You're joking, right? My brother plays Far Cry on Windows Vista with 1GB RAM and an x2 3800 (939). He has a measly 120GB ATA HDD and the machine runs Vista perfectly well.

      Unless you're doing serious number crunching, 1GB is adequate for Vista and XP. 2GB is very cheap though, $38 a pop at the moment.

    • scotty on 22/11/2008 - 20:01

      That's why it does not come with Windows Vista :)

      Stick a Xubuntu distro in and this box can go a looooong way.

  • kogi on 22/11/2008 - 07:44

    It's a shame there is no pickup and sydney delivery is $79

  • sonicentropy on 22/11/2008 - 11:58

    i think at $380 delivered its still a bargain. chuck in a decent video card, 22" Monitor, Keyboard/Mouse, ant 1Gb RAM and for around $790 you have yourself a pretty capable system.

  • kogi on 22/11/2008 - 13:01

    YAWN
    Dell Vostro 220s
    $649 Delivered

  • Kranbone on 24/11/2008 - 15:08

    But paypal is shit and troublesome, even though the deal is okay. I'd strongly avoid paypal.

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