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I wouldn't say the system is too pricy for regular end users as retail PCs in discount stores her in Germany go for about 1000-1200 Euros. Usually those PCs are medium size ugly boxes including a DVD burner, a poor graphics card and a usually lower performing processor (that would be an XP3200+ at best).
I believe many people that you wouldn't categorize as gamers buy such systems off the shelve simply not knowing any better or simply not knowing how much the system extends their need or maybe simply wanting to be future-proof.
You probably guessed it by now, i'm aiming at your conclusion. I think a small, quiet and powerful box is in my opinion better for common people than most standard PC.
Nice review, though.
[Posted by: goofee | Date: 10/24/03 08:03:11 AM]