[geeks] Octane systems (was Re: The Ideal gaming PC's? )

[Gavin Hubbard]

It isn't as bad as you might suspect. I just shipped a complete O2 with
KB/mouse/Cam from New Zealand to Italy for just over 200USD (FedEx
International Priority with 45% commercial discount).

Regards,

Gavin


At 20:37 7/01/2003 -0500, you wrote:
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>I am in the market.  I'm bidding on a dual R12 300mhz
>now (winning now but doubt i will in the end).
>
>Does anyone here have any idea how much shipping would
>be from Australia?  I would assume it would be enough
>to make these somewhat less than desirable.
>
>/KRM
>
>
>On Thu,
>09 Jan 2003 18:22:19+1300 Gavin Hubbard
><ghub005 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
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>> At 14:53 7/01/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Joshua D Boyd <jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> >> > and buy an Octane2 with an R14k processor.  By
>> >the time I need to buy> > the Octane2, this system
>> >will have cost me less than $30 per month> >
>> >factoring in processor and disk upgrades.> 
>> >> You are so lucky.
>> >> 
>> >
>> >I only recently was able to afford to do this.  8
>> >years of part-time college, as well as all the
>> >credit card debt I amassed in that time, screwed me
>> >royally for a long time.  This past summer I finally
>> >got all that shit paid off, reduced my debt load to
>> >only the two trucks, and started saving some money
>> >each month to go toward retirement.  Retirement
>> >saving at 31? You bet your ass, I hate working for
>> >other people...
>> >
>> >Anyhow, the bottom is beginning to fall out from
>> >under the Octane used market.  Direct from SGI,
>> >R12k-300Mhz systems without monitor are running
>> >about $2300 - less than half what they were about a
>> >month ago (IIRC).  It won't be long before we begin
>> >to see Octane2s from Modelmasters.com and
>> >reputable.com - I think XSI (xsnet.com) already has
>> >them, but at somewhat inflated prices.  For
>> >instance, an Octane2 R12k-400, V6 graphics, 512MB
>> >RAM, 18GB HD costs about $7500.  As comparison, and
>> >Octane Octane SE, R12K 300MHz, 512MB, 18GB will run
>> >you about $3000 - $700 more than direct from SGI. 
>> >They (XSI) do have some Octane SI, R10K 195MHz,
>> >128MB, 4GB for less than $700 though.
>> 
>> 
>> In case anyone is in the market for a used Octane -
>> don't forget the cheap ex-Ford R12k machines on EBay
>> (note: seller is in Australia so factor in the
>> shipping cost). AFAIK they have a large number of
>> these systems in stock (not just the ones being
>> advertised).
>> 
>> Octane SSE, R12K 300MHz, 512MB, 9GB systems for
>> 720USD !! 
>> 
>>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11223&item=2087068412
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Gavin
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