I also recommend BYO system - but I would try to stay with name brand stuff. Don't cut corners on the components. Still, there is nothing wrong with buying a pre-built. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. G To: Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: Re: BYO or manufactured? > I make one trip. If you research all the information you have and know what > you want, then you shouldnt have to spend that mucht ime running around > town, ESPECIALLY since now mostr places have a website and you can order > from Online-only vendors quite easily for some parts. Yes, there is the cost > of shipping, but some places give discounts or group bundles. The cost of > shipping is already added in for a HP, DLL, etc. > > BYO will always be a better deal then any proprietary system, unless you won > it that is :) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sundar" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:03 PM > Subject: Re: BYO or manufactured? > > > > I used to do BYO, but not anymore. If you include , all the trips you > > make to Fry's (and time wasted at office thinking about it), you might > > actually come better off with manufactured systems. Whenever I used to > > build the system by myself, I always went back and did upgrades on this > > and that. But last time, I went to dell.com and picked up bare bones > > dual processor systems and it worked out cheaper than the dual processor > > system I was planning to build and never been happier before. I have > > Solaris, BSD, Redhat and Windoze on that box. No problems..... > > > > Sundar > > > > > > > > Matt wrote: > > > > >This isn't really directly about Linux, but what are your opinions on > > >building your own computer, or buying a Sony/Dell/whatever? I ask because > > >for the past few years I've been building my own, and it doesn't seem to > be > > >working out too well for me. SuSE Linux 7.3 is supposed to have an > amazingly > > >easy install, but it took me a week to install it, even though my > computer > > >is very powerful. It always freezes somewhere, usually when it has to > reboot > > >or on its way back to the installation from rebooting. But anyway, I > > >shouldn't go into all of that. I think a manufactured PC might work > better > > >because I know the manufacturers test all the parts together to make sure > > > >they don't "fight" with eachother, and because I let my friend borrow my > > >SuSE CD's and he installed it flawlessly on his emachine, with windows, > and > > >that computer is about a third as powerful as mine. > > > > > >________________________________________________ > > >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >