Buying a new computer

Guyute · 03-20-2005, 09:15 PM

2 words- BUY CLONE

1 word- FUCKANYCOMPANYWHOSELLSYOUAPCTHATYOUHAVETOCALLKANSASONYOURNICKELTHEDAYAFTERYOUBUYITTOFIXIT. Story- a customer of mine bought a brand-name PC and the local shop wouldn't and couldn't touch it. He had to call Kansas to get the dork on the phone to help him access the BIOS and it took over 20 minutes just to get an operator, calling long-distance from Nova Scotia.

Moral: Buy a clone, because then you can do your own fixes and mods without ruining your warranty or having to call half-way across the continent for tech support. You may save some bucks at the front end buying a Dell or other PC from a flyer, but in the end, build your own or buy local. You have a lot more control over vid cards, sound cards, memory, HDD, etc.

lookout123 · 03-21-2005, 09:43 AM

ok, then - Dell is out.

considering that all i want to do is surf, email, cdr/dvd burning - what specifications do i need? price isn't the big issue. value is. i don't want to pay a bunch for bells and whistles that a non gaming type like me will never use.

celeron/pentium?
speed
memory
come on - this is the cellar, i hear there were one or two computer types in here...

I thought SteveDallas bought an off the shelf Compaq last year? has that gone ok?

Elspode · 03-21-2005, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Guyute

He had to call Kansas

Good news for your friend...that call center he was accessing has now outsourced, so the dicks he talks to next time will not be native English speakers, although they will have American sounding names.

Lots of my friends are now unemployed as a result of this, though, and I get to drive by the formerly bustling facility every day on my way to my poverty level job.

It was a big deal when that place came into KC, BTW. Took all of about six years from inception to shutdown.

richlevy · 03-21-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

It was a big deal when that place came into KC, BTW. Took all of about six years from inception to shutdown.

Probably took all six years for the tax breaks and incentives to run out.

03-20-2005, 09:15 PM	#1
Guyute Gamehenge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 168	2 words- BUY CLONE 1 word- FUCKANYCOMPANYWHOSELLSYOUAPCTHATYOUHAVETOCALLKANSASONYOURNICKELTHEDAYAFTERYOUBUYITTOFIXIT. Story- a customer of mine bought a brand-name PC and the local shop wouldn't and couldn't touch it. He had to call Kansas to get the dork on the phone to help him access the BIOS and it took over 20 minutes just to get an operator, calling long-distance from Nova Scotia. Moral: Buy a clone, because then you can do your own fixes and mods without ruining your warranty or having to call half-way across the continent for tech support. You may save some bucks at the front end buying a Dell or other PC from a flyer, but in the end, build your own or buy local. You have a lot more control over vid cards, sound cards, memory, HDD, etc. __________________ It's Really Plain and Easy To See, The Family grows like fungus on a tree.

03-21-2005, 09:43 AM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ok, then - Dell is out. considering that all i want to do is surf, email, cdr/dvd burning - what specifications do i need? price isn't the big issue. value is. i don't want to pay a bunch for bells and whistles that a non gaming type like me will never use. celeron/pentium? speed memory come on - this is the cellar, i hear there were one or two computer types in here... I thought SteveDallas bought an off the shelf Compaq last year? has that gone ok? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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