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NEW COMPUTER!

Postby muffin71994 on Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:25 am

I got a new computer for editing! :O lol. I didn't want to spend lots but aparently for a decent one u at least need to spend like $1200 and im like :S. so i bought a HP a6460a. 4GB RAM, 500GB mem. and 85000GT 3D Graphics Card :P. O and i aslso got a old cable for my old camcorder(mini DV Tapes) so its awesome quality without taking another load of money out! :P Just thought i would ask, what type compters u guys have and camcorders? cool! :D :P
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Postby Neighborhood Studios on Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:03 am

I've gotten along just fine spending $600 for my own 3 years ago.
Dell Dimension E310, 1GB RAM, 600GB hard drive space.

Did you custom-build your computer? My friend could have gone on TigerDirect.com and gotten you an amazing computer for that price. The following is what we have gotten approved for this year's school video editing computer:

D10-3650 :: Diamond Radeon HD 3650 Video Card - 512MB GDDR2, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) DVI, DVI, HDMI Support (1.1 lbs)


L23-7102 :: Logitech R20 2.1 3pc Speakers (6.4 lbs)


ULT40073 :: Ultra X3 ULT40073 600-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-E Ready, Energy Efficient, Modular (7.65 lbs)


MBM-M3A-9500A :: Asus M3A Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Phenom X4 9500 Processor 2.20GHz OEM (2.7 lbs)


S450-2208 :: Soyo DYLM2284 22" (21.6" Viewable) Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1680x1050 (WSXGA+), 1000:1, DVI, Speakers (14.1 lbs)


P33-5042 :: Patriot Extreme 4096MB Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) (0.2 lbs)


TSD-250AS6 :: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM (6 lbs)


T925-1181 :: Thermaltake / TMG A3 / Socket AM2/939/754 / Aluminum Base / CPU Cooler (0.95 lbs)


L12-1142 OEM :: Lite-On DH-20A4P-04 SuperAllwrite OEM DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW, PATA, Black (4.8 lbs)


C283-1086 :: Cooler Master Centurion 5 - Blue ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports (20.5 lbs)

Cost at Sale Cost after rebate
1 $84.99 $64.99*


1 $24.99 $24.99


1 $129.99 $129.99


1 $279.99 $279.99



1 $199.99 $199.99


1 $99.99 $79.99*



4 $239.96 $239.96


1 $19.99 $19.99



2 $59.98 $49.98*




1 $49.99 $49.99


Cost to Purchase Cost After Rebates

$1,211.97 $1,171.97
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Postby muffin71994 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:37 pm

I live in Australia so thats why it cost so much... Although now our doller in nearly equal, so maybe i could have got better price. O well, I love it and its going great. Thnaks for the reply :)
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Postby VIP on Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:33 pm

Tiger Direct = Bad, New Egg + Zip Zoom Fly = Awesome!!!
Those who believe it can't be done should not hinder the person doing it.
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