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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Just picked up my dad a 22” Samsung at Best Buy (ack) for $200.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Matt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Miguel
Hernandez<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2008 10:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SGVLUG Discussion List.<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SGVLUG] Sweet spot for price/performance for new barebones
system?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dan,<br>
I LOVE my 22¨ Samsung SyncMaster 226BW!! I picked it up a couple months back
from Fry´s &, after rebates, I ended up paying around $250. We´re all
different when it comes to buying tech. For me, I usually don´t get the
¨highest end¨ item & prefer to purchase the next one down the line for a
much cheaper price. I looked @ the 24¨s but the price gap between 22 & 24
(like $250+!) was too large for me to go the 24 route.<br>
<br>
I always used 17¨ & 19¨ monitors but this was my 1st LCD. It´s a HUGE
difference from 19¨ to 22¨! I´d consider the 22¨ & put the savings in your
gas tanks. ;)<br>
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hope that helps,<br>
--miguel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Dan Kegel <<a
href="mailto:dank@kegel.com">dank@kegel.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whew. Finally picked case and power supply; I'm going
to<br>
get an "80 plus" efficiency-rated power supply this time.<br>
And at somebody's recommendation, I'm going with a 24"<br>
monitor (since widescreen 22" said to not feel any bigger than normal
19").<br>
This all pushed the price up to $900, sigh.<br>
<br>
Updated details at<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a
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<p class=MsoNormal>I'm still thinking of going with the e7200, though I was
briefly<br>
tempted by a Dell deal on a Q6600.<br>
<span style='color:#888888'>- Dan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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