RE: Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player

["Keith Doxey" <ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx>]

Forget Maplin.....

Scan Today Only.

1) ABIT KT7-A-RAID Mobo with New VIA KT133A Chipset
2) AMD Athlon 1.0 / 1.1GHz Processor
3) 256MB of PC133 SDRAM
4) Thermo Engine Heat Sink Fan
5) Scan 2005 Midi Tower Case with 250W AMD / P4 Approved PSU - PFC

Above with Athlon 1.0GHz £329.00
Above with Athlon 1.1GHz £355.00

Then use the P200 that you replace :-)

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 March 2001 19:10
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player


Mark,

Don't places like Maplins do bare bones machines for about £150?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 26 March 2001 19:02
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player
>
>
>   >the basic point - the DAP costs about £300 does it not?
>
> More like 350.
>
>   >Many computer
>   >vendors can supply a brand-new entry-level PC for about that
>   >amount! (or not
>   >very much more)...
>
> I would seriously consider that!  Any suggestions as to where/what PC
I
> could get for 350 quid (without monitor).
>
>   >the LAN, and use VNC or PcAnywhere to remote control it
>
> I have some great remote control software at work I could use for
this.
>
>   >Presumably you'd be turning the device off at the end of each
>   >day anyway, so the (un)reliability of a Windows OS shouldn't
> be an issue
>
> No...be leaving it on probably.  Win2K should do.
>
>   > but if it's a
>   >convern, I guess you could always use some flavour of Linux...
>
> PAH!  :-)
>
>   >So, it "could" be done with a PC for a very similar
cost as
> the DAP, but
>   >then you'd have the advantages of being able to upgrade the
hardware
>   >whenever you need to, choice of your favourite MP3 software, and
remote
>   >control (either PC remote control or IR)
>
> As I said at the start i'm all in favour of a PC.  If I can get
> one for this
> sort of money then I'll do it!
>
> Thanks
>
> M.
>
>
>
>
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