glh's Journal: General Updates, and good deal on a cheap Dell

Took today off from work.. has been nice getting to relax! We had our "pre-construction" meeting today at our builder. It went really well- got to sit down and go over the final prints, all the change orders we've made, give them the permits, and pay for the final changes that were not included in the original quote. There is no turning back now! I plan on putting a few of the prints on my web site in case anyone is interested in what it will look like.

UPDATE: Here is a link to the prints (click on houseprints).

As far as building goes, they told us we will be waiting for about 4-6 weeks for all the paperwork to get through the system, the stuff ordered, etc. and after that they will dig. They are anticipating the first week of January. They need a day warmer than 25 degrees to build- and they say that shouldn't be a problem because they add plenty of additives to the concrete so it cures just fine. One nice thing is, they told us quality is most important-- so if the weather *is* bad they would rather wait than build something subpar quality. That made us feel good. After they dig they guarantee 6 months to complete, so we'll see how that goes. I'm guessing they will be done by May/June which is great for us- gives us plenty of time to get our current house ready to sell.

In other news, I found a good deal on a Dell today. A few weeks ago they had the same deal but I didn't jump on it.. It's a PowerEdge SC420 (Server class), Celeron 2.5. 512MB ram (533mhz), 80 GB drive, 48x drive, keyboard, mouse, no OS. All for $304.60 shipped! Also has PCI express (2 slots), integrated video is only 8mb though, so I have to find a cheap card. My wife is currently using my computer, which I don't like, because her 700mhz Athlon reboots randomly while she used to use it :) SO this will be a great improvement for her. I may even swap her with my Athlon XP1800 ... though it would probably take a good weekend to install everything all over again.

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Grrr ... I am with Sam on this one!

I may actually have to do something silly like borrow money from a friend so I can buy one of these.

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I don't currently have any credit cards except one that I will only make charges on when I can pay it right back. I use it for airline tickets, car rentals, and when I need fraud protection.

I'd actually rather borrow money from a friend than carry a balance on a credit card again. (I got in a bit over my head a few years back which is a mistake I am not intending on making again)

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Holy crap...

[robi2106]

Now that is a deal on a Dell! I may have to pass this on to some friends in case they were thinking about getting a system. Add $100 for a decent vid card (that will get you a good [newegg.com] sized card).

Not too bad.....

jason

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Yeah it is a good deal, a friend of mine from work actually got 3 of them! Hard to pass up. That link on the card you sent looks good but I'm probably going to try and find something a tad cheaper... but that is not a bad deal at all especially with the TV outs. This [newegg.com] doesn't look too bad...