Dell Computer 19
John Slade
I suggest you go on cuz you haven't offered much customization at all. Video card and monitor??? Please. Monitors are generally optional unless Dell has an option to throw one in for free. I don't know much about what professional video types use, but I doubt they build their own. But we aren't talking about industry specific hardware. If you want to make case for that....have at it.
Come on. You're telling me you think the vast majority of PC users build their own? You couldn't be more wrong.
So do you generally choose to pay more and get less? Cuz that's what you are doing. My coworker builds his own computers but he acknowledges that he just likes tinkering with hardware and there is no advantage to building it yourself otherwise.
In other words, you don't know. You just said something to support your point no matter if it's true or not. I understand. Ok. When that warranty runs out, you'll see who saves...
Most people don't want the hbuttle of building a computer. They want to just use it. If it breaks, they want the manufacturer to fix it.
Geez. No wonder. You have no idea what you are doing.
So you would buy a low-end motherboard and the cheapest CPU you could find, slap in ONLY 512 mb ram and then plug in a $226 (not $181 according to newegg) video card???? Hilarious.
And your parts warranties varies anywhere from 15 days up. And some parts, such as the CPU, are covered by manufacturer only. Wow....quite a deal you got there.
Here's what I priced at Dell for $589.
Dell Dimension E510 Pentium D 2.80 GHz 512 mb ram (you need at least 1 gb....but hey....following your lead) ATI Radeon X600 SE Hypermemory 256mb (not quite as good as yours, granted)
And for a whopping extra $112 than you paid I also get...
Windows XP Media Center 80 gb SATA hard drive CD-RW DVD Drive Mouse and keyboard 1 Year SYSTEM Warranty with AT HOME service
Well....except that you were wrong. Tell me how the four components you would pay $476 is a better deal than the full-fledged computer I priced for just $112 more. You can't. If you try, you're a fool. Plain and simple.
You see you're thinking in terms of Apple thinking for you and telling you what you need rather than the other way around...
I've already proven that you can get a better deal by buying a new computer. But you keep talking like a big shot. You're just making yourself look more and more like a fool.