Saw this in costco coupon book. Price good from 7/17 to 8/3.

Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor & Memory:

Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q6600 at 2.4GHz

8MB L2 cache
1066MHz Front Side Bus
4GB DDR2 667MHz SDRAM memory (2 x 2GB)
Drives:

500GB (7,200RPM) 16MB Cache Hard Drive
20X DVD±/RW Drive
15-in-1 Multimedia digital card reader
Graphics & Video:

NVIDIA GeForce 7050 graphics
Communications:

10/100 Mbps LAN network interface
Audio:

Integrated Realtek ACL662 6-Channel High-Definition Audio Codec
Multimedia Stereo Speakers (2 pieces)
Keyboard & Mouse:

ZT Desktop Keyboard
ZT Optical Mouse
Expandability:

Two 5.25" Exposed (1 occupied)
Two 3.5" Exposed (1 occupied)
Four 3.5" Hidden (1 occupied)
Ports and Slots:

6x USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)
1x 6-Channel Audio I/O jack
1x RJ-45 connector
2x PS/2 connectors
1x Com port
1x VGA port
1x PCI-E 16x slot
1x PCI-E 1x slot
2x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI bus slots

Warranty and Support Information:

Hardware Warranty: 2-year limited hardware parts and labor from date of purchase
24/7 toll-free phone support
Email Support from 9am-6pm EST
Fax Support from 9am-6pm EST
For information , visit
www.ztsystems.com/support

LINK

i kept seeing this post and finally decided to find out WTF it was.

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So is this a good deal or not? Are some of the deals listed in the above desktop posts a better bang for the buck?

A chain is only as strong as the weakest link.

That graphics card is absolutely horrible. How could they even put that in there?

I think I might have found something that could make this deal hotter (or warmer, whatever).

According to ZT Systems, if you buy an Affinity computer with a Vista OS (as is the case here), you qualify for one "Bonus Pack" which is specific to that OS (Home Premium, Business, etc). The Bonus Packs are products that you can get free after rebate (excluding S&H). The Bonus Packs for Home Premium are shown here

It appears that all you have to do is authenticate Vista by following the link on the main page, they give you some access codes and you get your bonus pack. The details are a little fuzzy, but if it works out you get something nice. If nothing else you could flip it for a pretty penny (the router is going for $120+ on eBay).