Dimension 8300
P4, 2.8 Gig processor
Office XP Pro
Premium Sound
Default Warrenty
-Base Price $2155
1024 Mb Ram - add $280
Video Ready w/o monitor - sub $260
128Mb Radeon 9800 Graphics Card - add $110
Audigy 2 Sound Card - add $60
Win XP Pro - add $60
All else default
-Final Price $2405
-Even with your stated discounts thats $2014.50
I don't know how you are getting such low numbers. To get down to a price of $1761, I would have to select cheaper options that would result in a computer not comparable to the one I built myself.
I agree that most people can live with a $499 computer, but I don't agree that you can buy a prebuilt one for less.