----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Sevart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [H] SATA II
beliefs. This is a community, and we are all in it to learn something. I imagine Chuck is on here because he truly wants to provide his customers with the best, and values this collective as one avenue to obtain that knowledge. If nobody were to analyze and critique his comments and opinions, then what service has been done? You put your thoughts and feelings out in a
I am use to the school of hard knocks. I have learned lots from others, even from the insults of my intelligence etc. Between 8 and 10 years ago I wanted very badly to be a simple hired bench technician in a stable, honest computer business. None existed in Albany, GA. The few around were buy low, butcher build and sell high cutthroat dealers. Most then and now do not have the pride to build, but resell name brand computers.
So why did I prefer to be a bench technician in a 3 to 5 technician computer shop/dealer? I believe in pooling your efforts and resources. The same software, business license, physical facility, utilities, phones, diagnostic equipment etc. can be shared by the team. We one man computer shops can not afford all of these tools of the trade.
While I am plugging the 3 to 5 technician (not counting the owner and bookkeeper) computer shop/dealer, most on these lists still feel a repair shop should limit itself to just that, and let Dell etc. do all of the building. Again, we all have our right to our own opinions. I know my concept of a one man show is doomed. I am 57 years old. I will coast on in and retire. If an honest computer dealer starts up in Albany, I will be the first in line to apply for a bench tech job. Perhaps the boss will be named Wayne and the shop will be exclusively AMD. I will not worry then, as the decision making will be out of my hands. What I would worry about is if they buy low, butcher build and sell high like all the rest. I do not want to work in that environment! Again, I am confident that those of you who have always spoken out loudly plugging AMD are not butcher builders.
As least some of you know that longevity of my product triumphs over performance. I sleep well knowing that no computer I have built in my 8 years has came in here dead in a way it would be cost prohibitive or not feasible to repair.
Chuck
