Richard,

I'm in the midst of this problem now as I work on home built.  It looks as
if the hardware is ~$900 for good stuff and software, XP Pro (OEM) and
Office XP ~$300.   I can match this price easily with a brand name but I
don't think it will come with the Plextor CD-RW drive, Soltek board, ABIT
graphics card, etc.   BUT I may be wrong:^((   I think that's the
difference, when you build it yourself you choose the items you prefer.
When finished and the software is loaded, I can decide if it was worth it.
BTW I'm using an existing monitor but if I bought a ready built I'd get the
monitor too, so I suspect this not a way to save money especially with the
software overhead.

Bob Warasila
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard F. Bolha" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:46 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Will it be better to build your next PC?


With Microsoft's deadline fast approaching. What is everybody doing?
Licensing seems pretty costly. I am now wondering, if building your
computers from parts will be cost effective? The cost of a single XP
standard OS at retail is $480.00. The upgrade price of $240.00 is only
good for Win2K units. At that point, why not buy ready-made units
with XP or greater included? I wonder how long I could run Win 2K
pro and office 2000 and Office 97? Most users are happy with
them.  The cost of doing business is getting out of hand.
Comments? Ideas?

Richard F. Bolha

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