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Originally Posted by foff667
i dunno i just buy like $400-500 computers from bestbuy...they come with 17" monitors and ok printers though theres like 3-5 mail in rebates you have to worry about...they arent the best but they sure are cheap and most of the time cheaper then you building your own.
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The thing is that I can build that same computer you bought with the same parts for less even after my $100 charge. I do just about everything for $100, lol, chips included.
Really though, any computer is good if you aren't doing anything specialized like gaming or fancy graphics intense data programs.
My favorite computer of all time was the one I had at Merrill Lynch. It was a pentium 200 pro with 2mb cache, 128mb ram, SCSI 10,000rpm ultra fast seak 2gig HD, 17" monitor all hooked up to a T3 line. I was doing intranet/internet interface work which gave me like all day to just broswe the internet. That was bliss.
It's true that you get what you pay for even with computers. The reason best buy is more expensive than my assembly is for the bring it back if it's broke program they've got setup. This is why I use name brand parts which carry their own warrenty, only they send you and charge you for the new part and then refund you your money when they recieve the defective part. So it's a convenience thing and the fact that you don't have to worry about shipping anything with best buy, just bring it to them.
Really though, I don't believe in spending more than $800 on ANY system, even if it is specialized. $800 when you only have to buy 6 things and most of them should cost under $100 or be bundled.... yeah
