On Jun 30, 2010, at 1:11 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Both ways have their down sides. I used to buy and build. Then I > started buying Dells. I have saved some time and maybe even some > money. If one of them fails I loose both time and money. > Reliability is important to me. I just don't fee like I want to > research components, buy them and build them. Maybe I need to > revisit this whole thing next time I buy a new system. > I built my first from-scratch system about a year ago. I doubt I saved any money. The main reasons I did it were 1. I got exactly what I wanted, without bundled junk I didn't want etc. and 2. it was fun. If it were anything but an in-home machine I would have stuck with a commercial vendor. alex --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss