Ok, should I buy this?
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_desktop2?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs
(tell me if its’ good, it looks good)
or should i venture out and build my own… keeping in mind I know a BIT about installing things, but I’m no expert, and have never done it before. I dunno what MOBO’s are compatiable with which graphics cards etc;
please help :p:
building a computer is pretty easy, not to mention much cheaper. plus you’ll know the way things work and be able to fix more problems that may arise.
built mine for around $500 with 19 inch monitor and wireless optical mouse.
the clincher is the wireless optical mouse…dont do it if you cant get the wireless optical mouse…hahahahahahahaha…hojo too funny.
I spent about 1000$ on mine in total… I bought the parts and built it myself, it’s pretty easy yeah 
gotta have the optical wireless mouse, then you gotta get some batteries because the life of them are sucked dry from this monster of a mouse
Or you can get the Logitech MX700 Cordless Optical, which has a charging station.
*Originally posted by RussianBeer *
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but those are american prices / stores … im canadian <:}
that’s a pretty cheap system…it’s about a year and a half old though…
you would probably want to upgrade to 512mb of RAM if you’re going to be running photoshop and other graphics programs
i think the bottom line is…if you want to save yourself the hassle of putting together your own machine and spend a little more money, then go for a premade system by dell. you’ll get a warranty plus you’ll know that everything is put together correctly and everything is compatible with everything.
if you like messing with computers (like me!) and are on a tight budget, then you should build your own system. heck, you could even run linux and save yourself $100-200 on an OS…too bad most programs don’t work with linux.
-teet
I think I’m going to build my own.
I’ve got a monitor, keyboard and mouse and printer… so basically… i only need…
correct?
Build your own theres nothing more satisfying than putting your baby togehter and watch it grow :beam:
I am not sure if some of you guys are in business or are just enthusiasts but sometimes having the tech support and the warranty is worth its weight in gold. I have bought from gateway and Alienware and the tech support has been ever so valuable. Sometimes you have to consider that factor. just my .02
I buy also, but that is because I don’t feel like spending the time to get it working…as easy it is. I am quite happy with Dell so I probably won’t be building a comp unless Dell happens to stop selling comps
I am my own Tech support 24/7 366 days a year, and as for warranty goes i get 1 year with my seller since i get a Computer Engineer discount wiht my license and i get 3 to 5 years with the manufacturer it depends on what type of part it is, got a new 60 gig hd from maxtor through warranty client bought a new hd and his still had warranty so i sent it in paid 20 bucs shipping 3 days later new 60 gig hd in da mail you gotta love it :beam:
its all so confusing.
BLAH!
no really instead of a cdrw just go and buy a dual format DVD-R +R drive it will also burn cdrs and speeds have increased since i purchased my trusty Pioneer AO4 which i paid 400 bucks 1.5 years ago or something like that
yeah…i would definetly say go with a dvd-R/CDRW/DVD-ROM combo drive
it might not be a bad idea to buy a cheap plane old 56x CD-ROM to go along with the DVDR drive as well (why waste the life of your expensive DVDR drive on tasks that a cheap CD-ROM drive could do?).
one final thing…DO NOT BUY A HP DVD DRIVE!!! IT WILL NOT BURN ALL FORMATS…if you do decide to get a dvd burner make sure to get one that burns all formats (I think it has plus/minus sine instead of just a plus or something like that).
I am not sure if some of you guys are in business or are just enthusiasts but sometimes having the tech support and the warranty is worth its weight in gold.
i agree fully for the average user at least. then again, sometimes it’s good to work through things on your own…you’ll learn a lot more that way. for me, i kind of like fixing computers…it’s a challenge…almost a hobby 
-teet
yeah i have a liteon 52x cdrw and my pioneer AO4 which only writes dvd-r at 2x, and teet thats what i meant when i said get a dual format dvdr drive it writes both dvd-r and dvd+r media 
if you jsut wait a bit you can purchase a 12 or 16x dvdr drive whihc are due later this year :thumb:
Ok,
Is it really cheaper to get a dvd/combo drive??
cause im looking, and I don’t see it being cheaper.
I don’t care about the burn speeds, and I dont need a dvd player… is it alright to go with a CD-RW?
ok, wtf.
im putting parts together, pricing and such… and I’ve already gone over 553 dollars. And I haven’t even done the audio, video cards yet… wtf.
this is crazy. maybe I’m better going with packaged.