Packard Bell PC from FreebiePCs - FreeiPodGuide Forums

zara

23-05-2006 14:16:19

I got my best freebie yet delivered by DHL, a PC from FreebiePCs! Below are specs and pics

[quotecf363887fe][bcf363887fe]Specs[/bcf363887fe]

Intel Pentium 4 517 Processor

2.93GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB Cache

1024MB DDR RAM

80GB Hard Disk Drive

Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD RW Drive

256MB nVidia GeForce LE Graphics

Built-in TV Tuner + Remote Control

8-In-1 Media Card Reader

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center

19" TFT Flat Panel Monitor [/quotecf363887fe]

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I'm using it right now! D

CoMpFrEaK

23-05-2006 14:46:10

wtf

packard bell still makes pcs?

punjabGTRR34

23-05-2006 14:55:56

That's exactly what I was thinking. Anyways congrats!

manOFice

23-05-2006 16:08:39

I remember my first pc.... 50mhz packard bell ;) Still runs in my dads office.

Congrats

Wolfeman

23-05-2006 18:43:14

[quotee9215a8763="CoMpFrEaK"]wtf

packard bell still makes pcs?[/quotee9215a8763]
QFT

Tholek

23-05-2006 21:45:38

But...but ...I thought Hewlett acquired Packard Bell and became.....hey, what color is the sky in this universe? shock

Tholek

23-05-2006 21:53:29

Oh, I see...

http//packardbell.com/company/profile.htm

They only exist in [i38abdffc23]Europe[/i38abdffc23] now. I guess the Euro division spun off as a seperate company?

xXHasek99

24-05-2006 01:43:04

congrats... the only shitty part i see in that setup is the 80gig HDD... i mean COME ON!

manOFice

24-05-2006 05:14:39

heh, i have like 370 gigs in my pc...i need another 250gigger ;)

dmorris68

24-05-2006 05:53:32

[quotea4964b016c="manofice"]heh, i have like 370 gigs in my pc...i need another 250gigger ;)[/quotea4964b016c]
Psshhhh, amateurs. )

Just in my main PC, I have a 74GB Raptor boot drive + a 640GB RAID0 array. I have 80GB free on the RAID array. (

Tholek

24-05-2006 06:00:28

Me = 5 drives = 752.6GB

dmorris68

24-05-2006 06:06:33

[quote8777848948="Tholek"]Me = 5 drives = 752.6GB[/quote8777848948]
Showoff. P

I guess technically I have you beat still, since I failed to mention the 250GB external USB drive I have plugged in for data backups.

Which brings my total for this 1 PC to

74GB + 640GB + 250GB = 964GB. )

Tholek

24-05-2006 06:31:51

Well, I have some externals too.....

Um, they're about 5 and 6GB each. 2.5" though. ;)

Add 2GB, I just popped in a Jaz disk. D

Come Black Friday, I'll surpass 1TB.

Commander

24-05-2006 06:39:17

Not a bad spec for a FREE PC. Congrats!

johnjimjones

24-05-2006 08:06:56

Anything less than 2TB is weak.

Congrats on the PC..

Tholek

24-05-2006 08:09:58

[quote2c3baf7e99="johnjimjones"]Anything less than 2TB is weak.[/quote2c3baf7e99]

Specs, please. )

johnjimjones

24-05-2006 08:15:33

[quote610ef22294="Tholek"][quote610ef22294="johnjimjones"]Anything less than 2TB is weak.[/quote610ef22294]

Specs, please. )[/quote610ef22294]
I wish lol. I am severely lacking in HD space. My laptop only has 60GB, need an external to add. I probably only have 300GB in the house.

burritopunk

24-05-2006 10:43:37

Damn.

I don't even know what I could use that much hard drive space for.

I mean, I could archive movies, but I just burn them then delete.

I could never have that much music.

doylnea

24-05-2006 10:57:26

[quote996efb4609="burritopunk"]Damn.

I don't even know what I could use that much hard drive space for.

I mean, I could archive movies, but I just burn them then delete.

I could never have that much music.[/quote996efb4609]

On HTPCs, people like to rip their DVD collection, so that they have instant access to them (without the noise associated with playing a DVD in a DVD player, or DVD drive). With as much as 4.7GB a movie, one uses up space pretty quickly.

zara

24-05-2006 11:13:14

Yeah I know 80gb ain't much, will try to get a 250gb external HD from pcgrab.

Wolfeman

24-05-2006 12:15:32

I only have 200GB ( Next computer I build is going to be 74GB boot and 1TB storage...

Tholek

24-05-2006 15:49:45

Yeah, I have a lot of apps and media stored on those drives, but not much in the way of multi-gig raw DVDs or ISOs.

Oh, and if you collect mixes too, you [iabfd08ba82]can[/iabfd08ba82] have that much music. )