I don't know. For the same system and a hardware warranty I've been able to get things cheaper from Dell than if I built them myself.
I've built loads of computers, but now I'm buying them pre-built. Of course, working at a university does get me a 12% discount off any sales. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: PC Purchase Advice > > Gruss Gott wrote: > > > > 1.) Could I get the same features for a better price elsewhere? > > You can *ALWAYS* get computers cheaper than Dell. If you're mildly > technical, build your own machine, or buy a dirt cheap machine made with > decent parts. > > I recently bought a system with an Intel Pentium D 930 (3.0ghz) with 1gb > of ram, 200gb hard drive, onboard audio, video, and networking, for > about $500 total. I added another 200GB SATA hard drive (Maxtor), a > kick-ass All-in-wonder Radeon X800XT 256MB video card, another gig of > ram for 2 gigs total, and I've still spent less than $1000. > > www.btecanada.com was where I got the base system from, along with the > video card... bought the extra hard drive on ebay, and the extra RAM > from a local shop. > > If I have any problems, i'll have to go with the manufacturer's > warranty, but I figure it's worth it with the money I saved. > > Rick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:5/messageid:211267 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
