[ot] seeking usa vendor of two_year_old technology

spellberg_robert emailrob at emailrob.com
Sat Apr 7 22:59:58 UTC 2007


yes, this --is-- off_topic,
   but i --am-- going to install freebsd on them,
   so please don't flame me too badly.

i've spent yesterday and today seeking a usa vendor of intel mobos.
i'm buying parts for 12 systems, using the 865g, 915g and 945g chipsets and
   a mix of appropriate p4 and cd in the lga775 package.

my frustration is that the major online retailers have a distinct
   "latest, greatest and most expensive" mindset,
   i guess because their target market only buys one machine at a time.

specifically, i seek the boxd865gsal and boxd915gavl, four of each.
i haven't identified the 945 yet, but i find lots of those, so far,
   so i'm not worried.

i --did-- find one vendor, "ncix",
   that claims it will special order these [ two weeks ],
   but i've never heard of them [ that doesn't mean they're bad, of course ].

intel's website considers these to be current product.

anyone in the reselling game on this list ?
anyone care to recommend a vendor with whom they have had good fortune ?
anyone have access to intel's distributors ?

i send this as a shot in the dark.

thanks in advance.

rob



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