daniel Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 Well my brother needs a comp for his U and well he wants a INTEL one.... SO i built one with intel mobo p4 3.2 600 series 6600 GT 1 gig of pc2 4300 17inch LCD and a dual layer DVD burner all that for 1340 But he built a 8400 on dell with the same stuff exept that the dell has 2x512 ram sticks and a 6800 for the same price.... and he also has a 12% discount on dell.. so should he get the dell for about 200 bucks less or the custom built Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 The reason the dell is cheap is because it has cheap parts. DELLS SUCK OK! lol sorry had to let that out after reading your post. All pre-built's suck. They are made with cheap crappy parts which is why you can buy them so cheap. I have long learned to go by the old saying "You get what you pay for" so if he wants a cheapo computer at a cheapo price then go ahead and get him a dell that he will regret for as long as he has it. or he can get the custom built with good parts and enjoy it. BTW where did you get your pricing for the custom built one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silenc3 Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 My opinion if you want to future upgrade (ie new mobo diff socket) you'd go with a custom. Its the smarter thing to do. The dell wont exactly be upgradable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 i got my prices from NEWEGG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 Dell, compaq, HP's are a user PC, you have to know that 90% of the PC users out there are just that... PC users. And for the majority of all those peoples who will never open a side pannel and respect all the little stickers, one of those PC will do just fine, they'll happyly go to the pc store when it's broken or has any kind of problems etc. But for the 10% that's left (us) those are unthinkable when it comes to buying. Point is if your brother dosn't intend to even look inside , a cheaper dell will do just fine, it's a matter of knowledge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_WRATH Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 QUITE unthinkable really Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Think about it. Custume computer- Prebuilt standardized computer Custume Vehicle- Mass Manufactured Standardized Vehicals Yes I know making a custome car would prolly cost more in comparison, but still you get exactly what you want. When you build itm, it is yours, you know more info and you prolly payed less for what the same prebuilt woulda cost. and Common YOU BUILT IT, thats freaking awesome.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I will never get or recomend a prebuilt unless the person im talking to is real dumb, ever again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Please don't buy a dell. You'll start having problems with it from day1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Please don't buy a dell.You'll start having problems with it from day1. 429096[/snapback] Thats very true I have never yet had a problem with my self built. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedlinin Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Ya... dells suck :/ My friend bought one and had a bunch of problems with it Just go for the custom built Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_WRATH Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 for me, its gonna be a custom computer....and a custom car LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 There is no gratification in just buying something prebuilt. Building and upgrading your system makes it a part of you, something that you did. You will learn and know more about what you have and have much more pride rather than just buying something done for you. That is what separates the hobbist from just a user. I have seen problems with more Dells just recently but mainly in the Laptops and Monitors. It seems like they (all Dells) are getting cheaper and cheaper built (chick-a-dee-china) --thus the lower price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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