BYO or manufactured?

[Tony Wasson]

I normally end up building my own stuff since I always have parts laying
around. I try to stick with name brand stuff. I have been burned too many
times by 'no-name' gear.

My $.01

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt" <punkmmiv@cox.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: BYO or manufactured?


> 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.
>
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