KW> Hardware's getting cheap here in the US. My Core 2 Duo workstation with 8
KW> GB of
KW> RAM and a 160 GB HD was $199, with free shipping. I have another 8 GB of
KW> RAM,
KW> can't remember how much it was. I replaced the drives with 2x2TB drives
KW> and
KW> with 64 bit Windows 7 can run everything in VMs.

Everything except for the hard drives.  They are still more expensive now
than they were over a year ago.  I have been holding off for over a year
now on adding to my SAN.

The only thing I typically buy is memory, video cards, and storage.  The
rest I grab before it goes in the dumpster at work.  :)

- Mark

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