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Fixedamage
This can be found in AOL's faq section, talking about their new computer they're selling with 1 year subscription.

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Is this a high-performance system?
Yes. It features an Intel® 2.0 GHz Celeron® processor, 256MB of RAM, a 56K modem, 40GB hard drive, 10/100MB Ethernet and comes with Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition pre-loaded.


Maybe I should sign up for AOL so I can get such a high performace machine biggrin.gif
TrickFinlay2
LOL must come with a x800 PE right for extreme word processing
gofikphoenix
Wow, its better than my Laptop. I'm not really suprised, my laptop is really dated. The system isn't that bad.
TrickFinlay2
its ok for the avgerage home user,like if they want to 'surf the web',send email,MS word,etc
Fixedamage
Yea..but AOL is such a resource hog, when you fire it up the system would be half loaded down.
gofikphoenix
But it definatley isn't a..

QUOTE

Is this a high-performance system?
Yes.


system.
§abmudaru
yeah, there is no way that that could be a "high performance" computer
anakinsolois
Im sure it was high performance....... once tongue.gif
mutinymonger
Anakin, agreed. Perhaps if that add was 3-4 years ago, yes. Other than that, no. Maybe that's the problem, they haven't updated their site in 4 years.
GTX5_Crusader
The system... well... uh... not too bad though... not exactly the greatest computer though... it's not even great.... barely even good... lol
mutinymonger
I definetely wouldn't buy one. I don't think other companies have those similiar adds anymore.. Not unless it's a one time wholesale to get rid of their stuff...
madmafia
i bet AOL almost went with this rig http://www.geeknewz.com/board/index.php?showtopic=1999
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