Hi Chris,
You Yanks don't know your born ;-) In the U.K in PC World (will not be beaten on price - sic) Win2K Pro costs 279 UKP. I've seen it in the U.S. for less in dollars. Talk about a RIP OFF !!!!
Houston.

>Has anyone else have experienced the old bait and switch with Dell refurbished systems, http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfo/misc/segmenter_dfo.htm?
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>A friend of mine went to their site and saw a system he wanted for $619. There were actually at least 10 systems with the same characteristics for that price. When he called, the Dell rep said they didn't have any available at that price, but he could sell him one with the same features for $100 more.
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>My friend went online again a couple of hours later and saw the same system, still at $619. He called and got the same response from the Dell rep. He complained that they still listed systems for $619. The Dell rep put him through to his supervisor, who told him that there was actually a system available for the $619 price.
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>It pays to complain <g>.