OT: In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline

[Alex Dean]

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