On  6 Jan 99 at 8:49, SAMMIE RUTLEDGE wrote:

> I was thinking of building mine but am now having second thoughts!
>
> Is there much price difference between building a really good one
> and a brand name? Not the ones in the $1000 price field?
>
> If you have built your own, have you had many or any compability
> problems?

  Because the Dells and Compaqs and such can buy components in bulk,
you will not save any money on your initial purchase if you build a
machine yourself.  And you won't have their support departments to
turn to if it breaks.
  What you will have is a non-proprietary system, where you know the
exact model/quality of each component, and which you can
easily/cheaply upgrade in future -- and a challenging hobby, which
isn't what everyone wants.


David G

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