Ordered 8 of em. Only 5 at an order are allowed with the $250 discount (per unit) to hit that $259 price point. So 1 order of 5 & another order of 3
Upgrading a clients office, the are all on 1 ghz durons. w/128 SDRAM.
Reasons I jumped on this deal? Many.
1 This PC/server is next generation/newer technology , in other words in 3 to 5 years DDR2/socket-T LGA775/SATA Should be easier to find parts for than ddr/478/Pata
2 Professional looking case\PS (not to mention ease of use, intrusion alert, padlockability).
3 1 year waranty next day service.
4 Value for buck (newegg prices quoted, cheapest item found that matches specs)
Intel Celeron D "325" 2.53 GHz, 533MHz FSB, 256K L2 Cache Processor - Retail $84
Kingston Valueram 240-Pin 256MB DDR2 PC2-4200 - OEM (2x$63.25) $126.50
Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model HDS722580VLSA80, OEM $63
Intel "BOXD915PCY" 915P Chipset Motherboard For Intel LGA 775 CPU - 111 (DDR2) $111
JAHT 10/100/1000Mbps 32bit PCI Ethernet adapter, Model JN-1110R32C - Retail $11
SONY 52X CD-ROM, Model CDU5212, OEM $13
Comes to $408.50 plus shipping (no tax)
Grabbing a $50 case/PS
a $69 Frys/outpost sempron combo
80 gig SATA $63
512 DDR $65
CD-rom $13
giga NIC $11
Will total $271
Plus gathering it from several vendors piece mealing it together, may not have the same build quality look, nevermind the extra time assembling it (although in personal systems its half the fun).
Good starting off from point, for a basic office machine.