Computer companies to order from...help

[TheProject]

I'd vote Dell too. You can save some money by doing the component thing, but that can sometimes create problems.

I built my own, but my PC still sits on my floor with the case off.

I never leave it together for any length of time, but that's just me.

 

[MuSuLPhReAk]

I have a Dell...good computer but I had a hell of a time with customer service...they handled my file very unprofessional and in turn left me quite mad.

 

[guards]

future shop, staples for online shopping. I would personnaly go with a clone, a lot cheaper and just as good!

 

[huntmaster]

Someone may have already mentioned this but Dell sells factory refurbs on their site and I bought one back in February. Mine is a laptop and I went ahead and got the 3year 24 hour replacement with it----I have been nothing but happy with it.

Dell offers the total package---Quality-Service-Competitive Pricing.

Check out them refurbs and get a good price break!

 

[Dillon35]

Just build your own, if you need instructions i can help you out.

You can save about $600 and you can have all the top of the line stuff.Look i;ll show you.

SKU Qty. Item Unit Price Ext. Price

A09912 1 SOYO 6BA+100 INTEL 440BX CHIPSET ULTRA ATA100 PENTIUM III ATX FORM FACTOR 1xAGP/5xPCI/2xISA/4xDIMM Detail Specs (CPU TYPE:INTEL PENTIUM III) $89.00

A02513 1 INTEL PENTIUM III 1000EB MHZ (BX80526C1000256) PC133FSB COPPERMINE FLIP CHIP RETAILED W/COOLING FAN (3 YEARS WARRANTY) Detail Specs $210.00

A13190 1 IBM 40GB ULTRA-ATA/100 IC35L040AVER07/PN#07N6654 7200RPM 8.5MS 2MB BUFFER (Bare drive) Detail Specs $106.00

202754 1 TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ PCI Detail Specs $70.00

A14810 1 GIGABYTE GEFORCE2 MX400 64MB SDR NO/TV OUT (GA-GF1280-64) $75.00

A00695 1 SONY 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE (Bare Drive) Detail Specs $13.50

A10090 1 AOPEN 3-BUTTON PS/2 (LOGITECH OEM-S48) Detail Specs $7.50

007603 1 KEYTRONIC KT800PS2US-C 104-KEY PS2 KEYBOARD Detail Specs $8.00

A00997 1 ENLIGHT 7237 MIDDLE TOWER W/250W ATX POWER SUPPLY 4x5.25" 2x3.5" 1x3.5"(hidden)Detail Specs $47.00

A12950 1 SONY SPRESSA 32X-READ/12X-RECORD/8X-REWRITE EIDE INTERNAL REWRITABLE W/SW (#CRX160E) (White box) Detail Specs $88.00

388621 1 KDS 17"/16V VS-7P .27 1280X1024 60HZ DIGITAL MPRII (*While Supplies Last!) $141.00

093905 1 CNET 10BT/100BTX PRO200 PCI 1-PK (*While Supplies Last!) Detail Specs $9.00

205671 1 ALTEC LANSING ACS22 TOWER SPEAKERS Detail Specs $23.00

Sub Total $887.00

S&H (3 Days - Three Business Days) $78.93

Pc2100 mem 256 meg $38
Grand Total $1000



This is a 1Ghz intel on a Soyo motherboard with a gfoce 64 meg video card and a 17in monitor 40gig harddrive at 7200rpm
and a cd-rw and enlight 7237 case ( which i have myself)

It would cost $1700 to buy this at the min

 

[Lao Tzu]

yeah, but he can probably salvage his monitor, C: drive & D: drive/cd burner from his current computer. that will cut $340 off his costs.

fuck, if he gets an athlon 1.2-1.4Ghz instead of a P3 1Ghz that will cut another $100 of the total cost.


http://www.buildyourowncomputer.net/

'hey jeepers, check this shit oooouuuuuuuttttt'

 

[nitlyan]

compaq will send people right to your door if the system is still under warranty! Dell, Compaq, IBM, Gateway, Toshiba, NEC, Sony, HP, they all make great home PC's. If you want to really search for a name brand deal with warranty..go to

www.insight.com

or

www.cdw.com

Both of these companies are HUGE resellers of hardware and software. Call and ask a rep if they have any good deals..Sometimes they run refurb deals.

 

[Dillon35]

Yea he can save a ton of money by building it ur self.
I have found the intel chips work better for multple apps, i guess it depends on what you use it for.

 

[Lao Tzu]

yeah. personally, i plan to keep the stuff that doesn't need updating (monitor, NIC, cable, mouse, keyboard, etc.) and sell the shit that is out of date on ebay, then replace it with parts from pricewatch or ebay.

i can probably get $100 for my CPU, motherboard, RAM & video card. $300-350 will get me a newer model CPU, motherboard, RAM, video card & case. $250 for an up to date (essentially) system instead of this constantly freezing thing.

 

[gorth97]

Do yourself a favor..

Buy the parts and build your own computer. You'll get a better computer for half the price.

Check out http://www.compgeeks.com

All you need are the following:

motherboard
cpu
memory
hard disk
video
sound
floppy
cd/dvd
monitor
accessories.

If you dont want to build it, you can still get a clone.