NSSCF Computers arrived

[actech]

Well thanks to Kevin Rudd 60 pc's and 3 laptops are being delivered tomorrow morning. Ended up getting the HP 6530b Laptops and DC7900 Desktops. So....I've got four days before the holidays to see how many I can get installed between classes. Should be a good week!!!

[FN-GM]

How much do you pay for them? What is the prices compared to the UK?

[actech]

Prices and Specs as follows

Specs:
1. Desktop - AU$885 each

• Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Processor (2.66GHz, 45nm, 3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz FSB)
• HP 2GB PC2-6400 (DDR2-800Mhz) Memory, HP 160GB SATA2 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
• HP SATA 16X DVD+/-RW Lightscribe Drive (No Floppy Drive)
• Intel 82567LM Gigabit platform LAN Connect NIC - 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45)
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 (DirectX® 10 capable)
• HP USB Standard Keyboard & HP USB 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System
• HP 5 Year Next Business Day Onsite Desktop and Monitor Hardware Support
• HP L1910 19" TFT Monitor

2. Laptop - AU$1110

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz, 45nm, 3 MB L2 cache & 1066 MHz FSB)
• 14.1" WXGA anti-glare screen (1280 x 800 resolution) with integrated VGA webcam with dual-microphone array (Video capture up to 640x480 pixels)
• Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
• HP 2GB Memory 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (1 DIMM), 160GB 5400 rpm SMART SATA II HDD
• HP DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive
• Integrated 1394a Firewire, S-video TV out, 4x USB 2.0 Ports, 6-cell (55 WHr) Li-Ion Battery
• High Speed 56K V.92 Modem & Broadcom Gigabit NIC & Broadcom 802.11a/b/g/n 2 Wireless Adapter & Bluetooth v2.0
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System
• HP 4 Year Next Business Day Onsite Support Warranty

It would be interesting to see what sort of prices you guys get comparable machines for.

[SYNACK]

We'd probably be looking at about $1,350 AUD for the equivilent workstation if our current quotes are anything to go by. Can you provide the actual HP model number for each product for a better comparison?