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From: Gary H on 9 Mar 2010 10:27
On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:56:33 -0600, Rick
<fholbrook(a)nospam.cableone.net> wrote:

>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.

and I get tired of being asked "What Brand it is?".
From: Nil on 10 Mar 2010 00:38
On 09 Mar 2010, DJT <dtope(a)hotmail.com.au> wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:

> I no longer have the patience to build my own. I now pick all the
> compoments and get my local shop to put it together for me. Only
> costs $85 more and is still cheaper than a similar specked brand
> name.

That's surprising to hear. Shipping for the components is the most
time-consuming part. Once you have all the parts in hand, the actual
assembly takes very little time.
From: Jon Danniken on 10 Mar 2010 08:22
Nil wrote:
> On 09 Mar 2010, DJT <dtope(a)hotmail.com.au> wrote in
> alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
>
>> I no longer have the patience to build my own. I now pick all the
>> compoments and get my local shop to put it together for me. Only
>> costs $85 more and is still cheaper than a similar specked brand
>> name.
>
> That's surprising to hear. Shipping for the components is the most
> time-consuming part. Once you have all the parts in hand, the actual
> assembly takes very little time.

Building it is half the fun!

Jon


From: Larc on 10 Mar 2010 09:23
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:56 +1100, DJT <dtope(a)hotmail.com.au> wrote:

| I no longer have the patience to build my own. I now pick all the
| compoments and get my local shop to put it together for me. Only costs
| $85 more and is still cheaper than a similar specked brand name.
|
| Most of the time when I am looking for a new PC I cannot find a brand
| name Pc with the specks a want so design my own.
|
| DJT

Depriving me of planning and then putting together and optimizing a new PC would
be cruel and unusual punishment. That takes precedence over eating and
sleeping, IMHO. ;)

Larc
From: DJT on 10 Mar 2010 17:40
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:38:41 -0500, Nil
<rednoise(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:

>On 09 Mar 2010, DJT <dtope(a)hotmail.com.au> wrote in
>alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
>
>> I no longer have the patience to build my own. I now pick all the
>> compoments and get my local shop to put it together for me. Only
>> costs $85 more and is still cheaper than a similar specked brand
>> name.
>
>That's surprising to hear. Shipping for the components is the most
>time-consuming part. Once you have all the parts in hand, the actual
>assembly takes very little time.

No shipping involved. I just go to the shop and order the PC after
perusing their web site and reading reviews of those components

DJT
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