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Undertoad · 12-10-2008, 09:29 AM

Is it possible to build a desktop cheaper than buying one. Yes, if you buy low-end parts.

But the real reason to build one is to pay $100 more than for a similar Dell or whatever, is to avoid the things they skimped out on when they put theirs together.

12-10-2008, 09:29 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Is it possible to build a desktop cheaper than buying one. Yes, if you buy low-end parts. But the real reason to build one is to pay $100 more than for a similar Dell or whatever, is to avoid the things they skimped out on when they put theirs together.