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| | Guardian Unlimited | Netnews | Online for £499 |
 | | The £499 market is now being targeted by Dixons, the high street's biggest PC retailer, and Dell, the world's leading direct (build-to-order) supplier, which announced the Dimension 2300 last week. |
 | | On the other hand, Stevens claims the graphics are more than adequate for the majority of home users who just want to surf the web and send email, for students, and for people running small businesses or working from home. |
 | | Either way, Dell and Dixons are going to increase the pressure on traditional sources of cheap PCs, such as "white box" suppliers (who sell generic clone PCs made out of standard parts), the companies that shift stocks of end-of-life products, and the second-hand market. |
| www.guardian.co.uk /internetnews/story/0,7369,782298,00.html (1642 words) |
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