Photoshop would be alright for what BD uses it for.. and that's for putting little annotations on pictures
as to price.. heres roughly the costs of the items.. i'm not at work.. and it's late and I can't be bothered trying to remember.
2.4ghz Celeron - $106
Motherboard - $60
512M Ram - $52
80gig HD - $68
Case - $30(give or take)
XP Pro - Depends..
Nero Startsmart DVD/CD Burner - Combo Drive - $45
Cyberlink PowerDVD(software - comes with teh combo drive)
Realtek AV Rack(onboard sound card - comes with the motherboard)
56k Modem - $19
Which totals up to $380. So the price you got was decent. Considering you live in the country. Remembering that that's roughly city prices, extra transport cost maybe add $20-$30 or so. So the bloke u got it off made about $100.. which i'd say is fair and on par. If his markup was less than that I'd be worried. It's his livelyhood, and if he's not making any money i'd be worried about the level of after sales service you'd get. So BD, a big
on the deal is what i say. Also, as a note if he's put it in writing that you were getting win xp pro, keep the letter/quote. If he stuffs u around on warranty, resellers are alot more afraid of microsoft than they are of VCAT. I know first hand of people that have lost businesses, houses and more.
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