For the stuff I got in mine I know I couldn't have gotten it that cheap. The motherboard, proc and ram would cost at least $600, then add in the video card, and storage it would have put it at $1000 easy.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 12:35 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: PC Purchase Advice > > Nick McClure wrote: > > 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. > > I used to build my own, then more recently I've bought dell's. Hadn't > built my own box in about 7 years until just recently. > > But what would've cost me $1400 from Dell, $1200 from Intrex (local > shop), and $750 from Tiger Direct cost me $500 to buy the parts from a > fly-by-night company in Canada. > > So for me, the extra $900 wasn't worth the 3 year dell hardware warranty. > > > Of course, working at a university does get me a 12% discount off any > > sales. > > I have that benefit too but like I said, I saved a lot more money going > this route. > > 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:211274 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
