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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:33 AM
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Poll question: What brand is your computer?
And are you happy with it? I've had Compaq's for many years and LOVE mine!
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OneTwentyoNine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:39 AM
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1. Proving once again....
That white box machines(home built or small system builders)will always lead the pack. I'm sure most think that Dell,Compac or HP build 90% of all PC's and then a few are build at home.

Not so,its a much higher percentage of home builts vs branded names.Always has been.
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:41 AM
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3. I'm seeing that...
Edited on Wed Aug-17-05 06:44 AM by Clintmax
I wish I had the knowledge to build my own. I've always just purchased one from Best Buy. I'm afraid I would completely screw something up and I'd set the house on fire or something!
:rofl:
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SheepyMcSheepster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:44 AM
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4. it's not as hard as you think
but it can be frustrating when something goes wrong.
if you are willing to read a little bit there are tons of guides to building PC's on-line.
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:46 AM
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6. Yes, I'm sure there are...
I may try it next time and see how it goes. The cool thing is that I could decide how big a hdd, how much memory, etc.
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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:40 AM
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2. it is fun to build your own
i love mine becouse i made it....
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:45 AM
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5. Built my home and work PCs myself.
It's fun and you get better bang for the buck. It's really not all that hard if you just work past your fears of screwing things up.
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:52 AM
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7. I build my own
And if a friend asks me what they should buy, I always send them to a small builder.

You'll normally get a better warranty, and a lot better service from them.
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 07:38 AM
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8. Alienware! An Area 51 laptop in beautiful Conspiracy Blue
www.alienware.com
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 07:46 AM
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10. Oh, yeah! I forgot Alienware!
I've always thought those computers were SO cool! And they're highly rated too! I just couldn't afford one.
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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 07:40 AM
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9. lian li


and a variety of different parts...it's not so hard...just need to do a little research...
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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 07:47 AM
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11. Toshiba
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:01 AM
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12. I went over the dell and through the gateway and ate an apple so I could
have the energy to build it myself. :D
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:05 AM
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13. Alienware for the main, Home built for my daughter.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:11 AM
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14. Homebrewed.
My wife builds all of ours: AMD processors on ACIS motherboards and OEM copies of Windows, with dual-booting into SuSE Linux. On-site 24/7 tech support from a hottie, too.
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