Comment $1000? (Score 1) 606
$1000 for a mediocre computer? I work for a K-12 public school and we get very nice, corporate-level HP desktops for around half of that. We get Intel dual core PCs with 2GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, and a 3 year warranty for around $430. A 19" LCD is about $120 and a keyboard & mouse is $15, but we reuse those as often as possible. A license for MS Office is $50. So, all told, for a complete PC with basic software, you're looking at around $615. That's a lot less than $1000.
