Reply to thread If they are paying ordinary public prices for the hardware they are putting into the boxes then they are doing something seriously wrong. Even the smallest of companies I used to work for could get a decent discount on hardware on the prices paid in the shops. And shop prices: Iyonix Pnather TC costs 1400ukps inc VAT. 2 120GB HDs (65*2), Err, no. 2x 41 ukp (48 inc VAT) 1GB DDR ram stick (hard to find, say 150-200), Um, 92ukp (ex vat). (PC3200 - non ECC). CDRW (20) Um, 15 quid. usb kb (10 from castle), Aye, these are about 10 quid, although I've seen your basic USB keyboard down as low as 6 quid. mouse (20), Not *quite* sure what kind of mouse you're expecting for 20 quid. Your basic mice start at around a fiver (USB mouse, that is) and go up to about 15 quid. Yes, you can get a dead posh one for more, but since the microsoft intellimouse is 10 quid I don't think that it's likely the one being supplied is vastly better. My point here is simple. These are prices *I* can get *today*. If, as you're suggesting they are mad enough to not be buying in reasonable bulk, at reasonable prices *and* are paying VAT on the parts then that might, feasibly, explain the cost. But since they can reclaim the VAT and I suspect they can get substantially better prices then that seems unlikely. PyoorKate on 06/09/04 8:06PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ] Please login before posting a comment. Use the form on the right to do so or create a free account.

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