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Thread ID: 10714	2001-08-08 01:34:00	NZ PC assemblers	Guest (0)	Press F1

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16678	2001-08-08 01:34:00	I am about to replace my old home PC and like the look of a couple of systems from either The PC Company or TL Systems. Does anybody know anything of the quality and credibility of these two compared to the major manufacturers ??	Guest (0)
16679	2001-08-08 05:13:00	Good on you These 2 Makers are quality and have credibility The PC Company is a member of CMANZ and has being around for a number of years as the same with TL Other long term makers would be Arch Technologies and Compucon which both have good names The thing with people's perception of the 'Name Brands' compared with the clone makers, in my view is that they are much the same as they do the same things in the end. But you just pay for the name. The main thing I look for is the person I purchase the machine from what kind of back up do I get when things go wrong (as they always do)as I would not have a job if this wasn't the case. Good luck post back what you get be interested in your final purchase Regards Ro Ger	Guest (0)
16680	2001-08-08 09:04:00	Yea with name brands you pay for the name and you can also pay by not having as open an upgrade path as you would like. Also you can be stuck with some of their components and specialised bios programs/op environments etc.. I made this mistake with my first pc - a compaq, although it wasn't such a bad machine for the time, but 2nd time around I had a no name machine built with the parts I wanted and I wasn't disappionted. You shouldn't go wrong with TL, they are known for their quality components - esp at the top end, and PC Company are good value/performance.	Guest (0)
16681	2001-08-09 08:43:00	My advise is definitly stay away from Compaq,Dell,HP and those sort of brands,the upgrade path will be zero. NZ pc makers are a little better,but upgradeabiliy will also be limited. The best thing to do is to buy a totaly generic pc with generic or retail parts and tell them what YOU want in it or if your not clued up about pc parts ,tell them what you want to do with it. In the long run you will save lots of money and probably a better performing pc Just my opinion of course!	Guest (0)
16682	2001-08-13 09:27:00	I have a saying about pc's made in NZ. They're like Cadbury chocolates. i.e. They're nice but you never know what you're going to get. Today it is this component, tomorrow it's something else. If you do buy nz made, make sure you hang on to the driver disks.	Guest (0)
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