Windows XP Bundles
Many retailers are offering ‘bundles’ with
Windows XP combined with other products. Many of these deals are
of limited value, either the prices aren’t that great or the
extras in the bundle are what could be most politely described as
‘limited’ value.
And the bundles sometimes have the permanence
of a mirage! The offers and prices can change,
sometimes before our very eyes, as we discovered researching this
page.
Memory
Now this is a bundle that makes sense. Windows XP loves
extra memory so if you have anything under, say, 256MB of RAM you
can make your computing life faster. Before buying a memory
bundle make sure that the memory chips will work on your computer
AND that you have a spare memory slot on your machine.
Plus! Pack
A common bundle is Windows XP with the
Plus! Pack. Click here for
details on the Plus! pack
There’s bundles available from:
Anti-Virus
You don’t have anti-virus software? This is
a good chance to get the latest version of Windows and decent
anti-virus protection. The people at Symantec have done
deals all around the place to bundle either Norton Anti-Virus 2002
or Norton Systemworks 2002 (which includes Norton Anti-Virus).
A digital camera
Need a digital camera? Then a Windows
XP bundle MAY be for you. As we look around some of the
deals don't pass the quality test -- the digital camera is not
properly described or even given a brand! You don't know
what you're getting and there's plenty of older digital cameras
with poor resolution and features still around.
Other XP bundles
More than you can shake a proverbial stick at ...
Amazon has a range of offers to choose from depending on which
version of Windows XP you are buying.
You can buy Works Suite
2002, Links LS / Sidewinder Gamepad, , Scanner/ Camera among many
options at
eCOST.com
PCMall.com
has similar offers to eCost but generally at slightly higher
prices.
Why pay more
for Microsoft Windows?