TigerDirect’s $299 HP Desktop (For Two Days)**

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by Josh Goldman on December 6, 2006

20-day Wii, PS3 and Zune giveaway, I apparently ended up on its e-mail newletter lists. Which is how I found out about this deal on an HP desktop.

Until December 8, TigerDirect is selling a $299** HP dx2200 desktop. (**It’s actually $499.99, but it’s got $200 worth of rebates on it.) Normally I balk at cheapy desktops, but this config is actually pretty good.

The business-oriented Windows XP Pro microtower is powered by a 3GHz Pentium 4 processor, a single module of 512MB DDR2 memory, a 160GB SATA hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive. There’s room for just one more stick of RAM, but there is a x16 PCI Express slot for a graphics card to upgrade from the integrated ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 graphics. But I recommend switching out the weak-ass 200-watt power supply if you do that.

Deal of the Year! HP Compaq dx2200 Business Desktop PC [product site]

Comments

adi - December 6th, 2006 at 10:40 pm GMT+5

According to Fatwallet, TigerDirect is where rebate forms go to die.

Try this at your own risk…

drdrew - December 6th, 2006 at 11:19 pm GMT+5

Yeah, for the price, this config, and alot of stuff they sell, is…

DISCLOSURE: I use TigerDirect/GlobalComputer…from the days of Me…no that’s to far back to admit, lol) exclusively for my company business needs and home use as well; plus my rep is just that awesome, for reals!

That said I have had no issues whatsoever with rebates. The quality of all the brand name products (especially the systemax brand which i use exclusivey at work, fyi) are unsurpassed for the price. But since the issue seems to be rebates, I’ll throw this out there again: I’ve had no problems, period.

Not sure of what the problems some have had on fatwallet, but I’ll talk to my rep in the morning and see if I can get some official info on it/this item for ya’ll. I’ll post either way, so check back in the morning…

Wallosoup - December 7th, 2006 at 9:48 am GMT+5

Isn’t it time for companies to abandon the mail in rebate? Best Buy has finally come around and is phasing them out, I hope other retailers follow their lead.

I think every geek should own a $200 computer if for no other reason then to prove to family/friends how capable cheaps computers can be and that they are not impossible to maintain.