I have been thinking of building my own machine vs. buying a replacement for my 3 year old Dell Workstateion 530. I came across a great deal yesterday (12/21) at the Dell Outlet Site.
I purchased a Dell 650 Workstation with dual Xeon 3.06 CPU's, 2 Gig of RAM, 146 SCSI 10K Harddrive, and DVD 16 X for $2350. The units are refurbished, but generally this doesn't mean they've been heavily used - sometimes they're ordered but never paid for or just returned within a few weeks. The units come with XP PRo and and 3 year warranty. Good value. Just had to buy a additional DVD writer.
I purchased a Dell 650 Workstation with dual Xeon 3.06 CPU's, 2 Gig of RAM, 146 SCSI 10K Harddrive, and DVD 16 X for $2350. The units are refurbished, but generally this doesn't mean they've been heavily used - sometimes they're ordered but never paid for or just returned within a few weeks. The units come with XP PRo and and 3 year warranty. Good value. Just had to buy a additional DVD writer.