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Date:	Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:08:40 PST8
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: buyng a new PC

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Another argument for building your own is that you become
your own PC support person. A little research, on the net,
about the best hardware for your needs and perhaps a little
trend anticipation, plus maybe a little pain and agony as
you assemble the parts into YOUR machine.

For me, it's not so much about short-term cost as it is the
long-term. Building my own gives me a much better idea of
what's inside and hopefully some idea of how or what to fix
when it goes awry. Something _always_ goes awry.

When you build your own, your lose the hesitation to upgrade
this or that piece of hardware for fear of voiding the warranty
or losing tech support. To be sure, buying is a lot easier
up front. Heck, I might even buy my next one.

Naw....... ;-))

-- Steve

++++++++++++++++++++++++
On 3/19/06, Colin Campbell wrote, in part:
> ...
>People say you can build for about the same price as buying;
>some say building is cheaper, and others say buying saves money.
>My last three PCs were [built by]:
>(1) Simply Intelligent (a short lived OS/2 supplier in Austin),
>(2) Indelible Blue (now known as Prism Data Works I think), and
>(3) ... Dell.
>All have been satisfactory for the time when I bought them,
>both in terms of price and performance.
>
>Happy shopping! >Colin
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