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miriam_e ([personal profile] miriam_e) wrote2004-06-16 12:47 am

eep! cheep!

I went to an auction today to get my parents a better computer. Their poor tired old computer has been dying, with one thing after another going wrong.

The auction was a real eye-opener. I bought them a 933MHz computer with 17" monitor, 128Mb RAM, 20Gb hard drive, AGP video card, network card for.... wait for it... $225. (Those of you in USA recall that our Oz dollars are about half the value of US$ -- maybe a bit more than half.)

At that price I couldn't resist buying myself one too. I could retire one of my slower machines now. :)

[identity profile] lirion.livejournal.com 2004-06-15 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
*blink*

If you go again I'd pay you for one and to ship it down here. it'd still be cheap,a nd I desperately need a new machine. Wow.

Want.

Very good going :)

[identity profile] miriam-e.livejournal.com 2004-06-15 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
They probably have even better bargains in Melb.
Looks like I'm coming down again mid-next-month.
I might chase up the auctions down there and see if I can get good machines for a couple of friends in Melb.

If you hear about computer auctions down there let me know. Likewise if I find some I'll let you know.

If I can't find any down there I may be heading off to those auctions again sometime in the next couple of months and I'd be happy to get a machine for you. :)