# Computer hardware buyers: how much for my workstation?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-hardware-buyers-how-much-for-my-workstation/108863>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 13, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-hardware-buyers-how-much-for-my-workstation/108863 "2002-05-13T18:12:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-hardware-buyers-how-much-for-my-workstation/108863/1 "2002-05-13T18:12:23Z")

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I’m trying to ballpark the value of all the hardware in my building, and I don’t think that the price we (as a company) paid is going to be the same price that I (as Joe Consumer) paid if I went to [Dell.com](http://Dell.com) and plugged in the specs. So I ask for your opinions as hardware buyers (if there are any here): how much did my workstation cost?

Dell Precision 220  
Pentium III  
Win2K Pro  
1G RAM

And since the monitors were purchansed at the same time, let’s include:

Dell 21" UltraScan P1110

Quantity purchased: 350 give or take a dozen (this a really big ballpark, I know)

Who wants to start the bidding?

🙂

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-hardware-buyers-how-much-for-my-workstation/108863/2 "2002-05-13T18:27:48Z")

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$3,325 \* 350 = $1,163,750

[http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.asp?customer\_id=555&order\_code=WS340DPAD&cfgpg=2](http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.asp?customer_id=555&order_code=WS340DPAD&cfgpg=2)