Times in IT Have Changed

In another time a long time ago, I ran my own IT business where I supplied computers to local businesses around the hunter region, and I have stumbled on a price list from 20 years ago (from 2003), just before I gave it up and went to work for the man!!

COMPUTER CASES AND PSU

Medium 4 Bay Tower with 350w PSU $60
Clear 4 Bay Tower with 400w PSU $80
Power Supply 300w $40
HARD DRIVES
20GB 5400 rpm $104
40GB 7200 rpm $116
80GB 7200 rpm $157
80GB SATA $229
120GB 7200 rpm $204
120GB SATA $293
160GB 7200 rpm $293


MOTHERBOARDS

Soltek 85MIV3 Integrated + AGP USB 2.0 $120
Soltek 85ERV2 533FSB DDR400 USB 2.0 $126
Soltek 86SPE 800FSB DDR400 USB 2.0 $200


CPU

Intel Celeron 2000 Socket 478 $135
Intel Celeron 2400 Socket 478 $172
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 (533) $351
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 (800) $365
Intel Pentium 4 2.6 (533) $412
Intel Pentium 4 2.6 (800) $453
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 (533) $548
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 (800) $582
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 (533) $788
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 (800) $857


RAM

128MB PC133 $72
256MB PC133 $127
256MB DDR333 PC2700 $90
512MB DDR333 PC2700 $174
256MB XMS-3200-400 $145
512MB XMS-3200-400 $263


DRIVES

3.5" Floppy Drive $20
52x Speed CDROM $38
16x DVD $65
48x48x24X16 COMBO Drive $115
40x40x24 CDRW External USB $242
52x52x32 CDRW with Software $78
PIONEER DVD-RW with Software $399


MODEMS

56k Internal $29
56k External $85
ADSL External $127


MONITORS

17" Samtron $199
17" Samsung Natural Flat $238
19" Samsung Natural Flat $449
15" Benq TFT $499
17" Benq TFT $777


NETWORK

10/100 Network Card $15
10/100 8Port Switch $49


VIDEO CARDS

64MB GeForce 4 MX440 $79
128MB GeForce 4 Ti4200 VIVO $247
128MB GeForce FX 5200 $143
256MB GeForce FX 5600 VIVO $339
128MB Radeon 9600 Pro $337


SOUND

6 Channel Audio Excel Sound $19
Soundblaster LIVE! 5.1 DE $72
Soundblaster AUDIGY DE $99
Soundblaster AUDIGY 2 $227
120 watt Speakers $9
640w 2.1 Subwoofer $19
PC Works 2.1 Inspire 2400 $79
PC Works 4.1 Inspire 4400 $119


KEYBOARD AND MOUSE

PS2 Keyboard $9
PS2 MS Keyboard +Optical Mouse $55
PS2 Scroll Mouse $8
PS2 Optical Scroll $18
USB MS Optical Scroll $38


SOFTWARE

MS Windows XP Home $190
MS Windows XP Pro $295
MS Works Suite 2002 $124
MS Office XP SBE $379
MS Office XP Pro + Publisher $490
Norton Anti-Virus 2003 $55


SCANNERS AND PRINTERS

Benq 4300U Slimline Scanner $82
Canon LIDE20 Scanner $148
Canon 3000F Negative Scanner $297
HP3550 Printer $99
HP3650 Printer $148
HP5160 Printer $194


OTHER

10 x 80min Silver CDR with cases $9
50 x 80min Silver CDR on Spindle $25
10 x 4.7GB DVD-R $25
50 x 4.7GB DVD-R $115
Power Board 5 outlet + modem $29
USB 2.0 External HDD Caddy $88
Removeable HDD Caddy $22


CABLES AND CARDS

Network Cable 1m $6
Network Cable 3m $8
Network Cable 5m $10
Network Cable 10m $15
Network Cable 15m $20
Network Cable 20m $25
Network Cable 3m X-Over $10
Network Cable 5m X-Over $12
Network Cable 10m X-Over $17
Network Cable 15m X-Over $22
Network Cable 20m X-Over $27
Avermedia TV Tuner / Capture Card $117
PCI Card USB 1.1 2 Port $28
PCI Card USB 2.0 4 Port $68
PCI Card Firewire 3 Port $64
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Stephen Schwetz

Stephen Schwetz

I collect movies TV series and acronyms after my name. I am an active ADHD and Autistic, who suffers from all the trauma of trying to fit into a social system that doesn't work for the last 46 years

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