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Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs Send a noteboard - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM
With the recent passing of Precious, my beautiful Dell (yes, Dell) laptop, I've been looking at desktops again. And half-heartedly thinking about building my own, but dammit I don't have the time to tinker at the moment (I wish I did but I don't).

I'm interested to know your final decision, and your reasons for it - mostly because I'm lazy and I want someone else to make up my mind for me. I admit to leaning towards a pre-built from a major manufacturer, butI then imagine myself sitting down to do some tweaking, and being consistently stymied by warranty considerations. That would annoy me. Greatly.

By the by, arguments for and against the major players in the computer industry are generally all valid, and these sorts of decisions come down to personal preference and going with that you are familiar with. Dell (here in Australia, at least) have beyond exceptional after-sales service and their product is generally good, however their manipulations (such as causing a whole laptop to not work due to battery built-in obsolescence) are a big turn-off. HP desktops have been for me, a pain in the arse to do anything with "under the hood". Their market aim appear to be those people who don't look too deeply beyond what is put in their face. Same with Toshiba - awesome laptops, but configuration can be a pain. Asus laptops are improving, but can be very hit and miss.
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Two Wongs
Former Officer, ASI
Now mature and sensible... *MySmiley*
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Huh, small world. What site? - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 981 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 737 Views
small world or large company? *NM* - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 430 Views
Both? *NM* - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 388 Views
I don't know about you... - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 811 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 429 Views
Truth *NM* - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 410 Views
Build it. - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 939 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 786 Views
How? - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 715 Views
Re: How? - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 735 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 770 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 797 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 771 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 408 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 753 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 734 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 395 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 776 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 704 Views
They say they do. - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 742 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 411 Views
Yah, they don't. - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 734 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 725 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 725 Views
Oh, hush. - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 891 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 744 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 800 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 359 Views
Yes, almost without exception. - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 873 Views
I think build your own - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1088 Views
Have you made your decision yet? - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 879 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 678 Views

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