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From: Rick on 8 Mar 2010 12:56
geoff wrote:
> Leo Laporte, on 'The Tech Guy' radio show was responding to a caller and
> said hardly anyone builds their own PC anymore. He said the reason is, PCs
> are dirt cheap because the big boys buy in bulk, and companies, like Dell,
> sell them with razor thin profits.
>
> The question is, do you think stock lays around places like Newegg because
> no builds their own and what is the future of building your own?
>
> --g
>
>
My guess is that folks build their own PC because it is fun, the rest
are not interested--like my spouse and they buy Dells or Acers or HPs,
etc. the answer to your question is NO. I think that Leo is correct
but, I know that I can build a power PC for less money than I can buy one.

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From: JediSpork on 8 Mar 2010 14:43
My parents computer failed. It may have been a dell or something like
that. Anyway the case was backwards so one could not use a standard
mother board and of course the operating system is loaded onto the
hard disk with no backup discs. Seriously they can't even send a few
discs in the box? I bought them a proper case and new motherboard/
processor combo. I told them if they want my help not to buy another
boxed pc.


I enjoy being able to customize or install a alternate operating
system. Its worth building your own pc just so you can install windows
and not get the garbage factory software.

From: TVeblen on 8 Mar 2010 18:22
On 3/8/2010 3:23 AM, geoff wrote:
> Leo Laporte, on 'The Tech Guy' radio show was responding to a caller and
> said hardly anyone builds their own PC anymore. He said the reason is, PCs
> are dirt cheap because the big boys buy in bulk, and companies, like Dell,
> sell them with razor thin profits.
>
> The question is, do you think stock lays around places like Newegg because
> no builds their own and what is the future of building your own?
>
> --g
>
>

I recall hearing this same idea floated for many years.
Although the proposition that folks would not be buying kits anymore did
come true ;-).

From: Rick on 8 Mar 2010 21:11
TVeblen wrote:
> On 3/8/2010 3:23 AM, geoff wrote:
>> Leo Laporte, on 'The Tech Guy' radio show was responding to a caller and
>> said hardly anyone builds their own PC anymore. He said the reason
>> is, PCs
>> are dirt cheap because the big boys buy in bulk, and companies, like
>> Dell,
>> sell them with razor thin profits.
>>
>> The question is, do you think stock lays around places like Newegg
>> because
>> no builds their own and what is the future of building your own?
>>
>> --g
>>
>>
>
> I recall hearing this same idea floated for many years.
> Although the proposition that folks would not be buying kits anymore did
> come true ;-).
>
Kits sort of went the way of the TRS Model I

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From: Metspitzer on 8 Mar 2010 22:07
On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:03:25 +0000, Mark
<i(a)dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid> wrote:

>On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 03:23:32 -0500, "geoff" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>Leo Laporte, on 'The Tech Guy' radio show was responding to a caller and
>>said hardly anyone builds their own PC anymore. He said the reason is, PCs
>>are dirt cheap because the big boys buy in bulk, and companies, like Dell,
>>sell them with razor thin profits.
>>
>>The question is, do you think stock lays around places like Newegg because
>>no builds their own and what is the future of building your own?
>
>IMHO people build their own for a number of reasons:
>- Want to learn more about PC hardware
>- They want a particular spec. and can't get it from retailers.
>- They don't want Windows.
>- They don't want crapware preinstalled.
>- They have had bad experiences with box shifters.
>- I'm sure there are other reasons.
>
>These reasons are still as strong as they ever were so I expect people
>will still build their own.

I build my own PC so I can narrow everything down to one choice.

Trying to compare two computers makes my head hurt.

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