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Stray,
It's pretty close:
I checked Compusa.com and here's what I found:
DSL:
A D1-704 Home DSL/Cable Modem Gateway & 4 port switch goes for $113.01.
Network cards/hubs:
An SMC 10/100 network card is $19.99 (you'd need two, plus CAT-5 cables) so total would be less than $80.00
OR
For $72.49 you can get Linksys's "Network in a BOX" (2 10/100 cards, cables, and a 5 port 10/100 hub). I am pretty sure the system is CAT-5, so upgradabillity is there.
I have a Linksys 5 port hub, and have not had a problem. I've seen DSL w/ the network card setup, and it works very fast, but you'd be faster on the net if you had the DSL gateway/4 port switch (D1-704).
HOWEVER, with the network cards, you can always challenge your friends to a nice game of Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed!
Hope this helps,
-Z.
PS: I'm a counselor at my church's youth group: over the weekend, we had our first ever 'GAMEFEST' we networked our PC's and played multi-player games (NFS:III, Age of Empires) for hours!! Also had PS2 going on a projection system. (I'm hooked on GT3!)
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