2. Component hardware Ł1500 Bill

Ł1500 seems a lot, especially with Pentiums advertised at half that price. However the total bill will include phone line rental (for a year) and other things. Here is an example totals sheet, add it up, add 17.5% taxes, adjust it to you. (Don't forget postage or bus fare).
2.1 Example Bill

2.1
Example Bill

 Core Machine:
  SVGA 15" Monitor 		Ł 260
  SVGA 2MB PCI CARD 		Ł  85
  System Board + CPU		Ł 200 (varies)
  16 Mb memory 			Ł  60
  Disk drive        		Ł 175
  Mini-Tower case: 		Ł  30
  EIDE disk controller + IO	Ł  30
  CDROM: 			Ł  50
  Modem: V34 internal	 	Ł 100

Bits:
  CPU FAN			Ł  10
  T-H-R-E-E Button Mouse 	Ł  10
  3.5" Floppy Disk Drive 	Ł  20
  keyboard			Ł  15
  Extension Cables		Ł  25
  HDD mounting rails		Ł   5
  CDROM set			Ł  25
  DOS (if you need it)

Charge for year:
  3.5" floppies			Ł  10
  Another CDROM set		Ł  25
  Books, mags etc (x4)		Ł 100 (varies)
  ISP account   		Ł 120 (static IP)
  Phone line rental		Ł 100 (before calls)
  Phone charges 		Ł  50 (varies)
  Printer Paper, toner 		Ł 100 (varies)

Still not included:
  Ethernet Card 		Ł  30 (need >1)
  Ethernet cables + terminators Ł  15
  PLIP cables, null modem, 	Ł  20
  Sound Card 			Ł  35
  SCSI Card 			Ł 100
  ZIP or EZ or ???		Ł 100
  Jazz				Ł 400
  CD-writers 			Ł 300
  Printer-laser			Ł 300
  Printer-colour		Ł 200
  Tape-drive 
  Tapes or ZIPS			Ł  50
  Ethernet hubs or ..
  Printer cable / switch ...
  4-way mains cable		Ł  15
  Second disk 			Ł 150
  Motif - optional (lesstif is free)
  DEC ALPHA M/B + CPU + ???	Ł 900

See Issue-1-Hardware for more details.