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| Thread ID: 102477 | 2009-08-20 08:07:00 | Build or Buy | convair (13650) | Press F1 |
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| 802908 | 2009-08-20 11:40:00 | I used to build my desktops, but the last couple of purchases for me and my wife were laptops. They have become so much cheaper now. Building definitely has a charm to it. Getting personal with the system! I have also had frustrations doing that though. ps. First post on PressF1. I will probably be a lurker most of the time. :) |
waldok (15185) | ||
| 802909 | 2009-08-20 11:42:00 | Welcome to the forum Waldok :banana | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 802910 | 2009-08-20 12:04:00 | I can see how in a computer forum most of us would want desktop PCs and self build them. In the real world, I gather that more people would prefer supermarket PCs, most people don't require a demanding computer. A sub $1,000 computer should be fine for most people. I know in the digital image world that many in the USA like a Dell system with a iCore CPU. More and more are getting laptops, they are portable, does all you need, take it to the around the house to the patio. I admit that I have a proper video card, but I have not played one game on my system since I bought it in Jan. The most I have done is email, surf the net, skype and photography. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 802911 | 2009-08-20 13:45:00 | Get it custom built and then just install whatever I want on it. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 802912 | 2009-08-20 19:47:00 | I build my own and SWMBO's as I like doing it. We don't have laptops for the simple reason if we could take them anywhere in the house nothing would ever get done, this way when we leave the office..... Also I can't rebuild laptops over and over again as tech moves on | gary67 (56) | ||
| 802913 | 2009-08-20 20:40:00 | Neither. Mine just continues to evolve slowly over time. Much better than tossing it and starting from scratch. But build for the purposes of the poll, that way you choose exactly what goes into it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 802914 | 2009-08-20 22:43:00 | The obvious answer is to build your own. But that overlooks people like me with stiff fingers and bad eyesight.The last one I tried to build, I spent so much time searching for lost screws in the bottom of the case that I just gave up. My solution these days is to buy the parts I want and then get someone else to assemble it. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 802915 | 2009-08-20 23:23:00 | Yes I get to stressed out building my own, when the moment comes when you first switch it on with fingers crossed and hope that everything goes. Yes I have built my own computer once. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 802916 | 2009-08-20 23:28:00 | I prefer the safety of getting someone else to put one together. | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 802917 | 2009-08-20 23:38:00 | If you're not confident then don't build it yourself. You don't need to go and buy a pre-built box either though. ComputerLounge are one company that will let you choose all the parts you want, and for an extra $100 or so they will install it all (very well too) and make sure it's running. Best of both worlds! :) | wratterus (105) | ||
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