- Aug 11, 2007
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I have always built my systems for personal use or for those that wanted specific options on a computer. Over the last few years I no longer built for anyone but myself and that’s been over two years. After the last year or so, I have had several people complain about the cheap $300.00 dollar Dells and E-machine that were what I was competing with when pricing a system. My come back was always, you get what you pay for, but as prices are now so competitive, it’s hardly worth the head ache to for a tech call on a system that I barley made $100.00 bucks on. So I guess my question is there many of those that at one time built system and could make a worth while profit, still doing so?
I have one customer that is willing to invest about $500.00 bucks for a basic system that would consist of a tower with CPU/DVD Burner/Ram/Hard Drive/video card and 17” Flat Screen. I have been satisfied with Mwave for my computer parts for over 10 years and I am looking at several options, but it’s been over two years since I have built a system and from what it looks like with all the new changes, it will be way over $500.00 bucks to build a Bare Bones system with CPU, Ram, DVD Burner, Hard Drive/video card and LCD Flat Screen. I truly feel that most of what Gateway and Dell put out for these low end prices are nothing but junk. There is very little room to add an extra fee for building the system in order to make a $100.00 bucks or so. I don’t think that’s over charging considering if she goes to Dell or Bestbuy and makes a purchase, she will need me to setup and transfer the system files from her old computer and can I just as easily pick up about the same amount of cash, but I know that system is not anything close to what could be built and on top of that these Geek Squads charging $300.00 bucks to reformat and install Windows. Although I have not went through all the parts pricing and could be way off on what I think I could build a system like I used to build for myself which was usually around $1000.00 bucks or more .
I know there are very few questions on what I am looking for here, but basically want to see what most of you that like me; that at one time built systems that would out perform any off the shelf system for a fraction of the cost, but are now competing with these throw away systems that may do what most people need the to do. I am a graphic/video artist and there’s not much I can purchase off the store shelve that will perform what I need it to do. I went to a Mac setup back in 96, but still use and like a good PC, but have no intension on moving from XP Pro to Vista anytime soon and need a refresher course on what the best PC for the money would be these days!
Any suggestions will be helpful,
Thanks,
Mark
I have one customer that is willing to invest about $500.00 bucks for a basic system that would consist of a tower with CPU/DVD Burner/Ram/Hard Drive/video card and 17” Flat Screen. I have been satisfied with Mwave for my computer parts for over 10 years and I am looking at several options, but it’s been over two years since I have built a system and from what it looks like with all the new changes, it will be way over $500.00 bucks to build a Bare Bones system with CPU, Ram, DVD Burner, Hard Drive/video card and LCD Flat Screen. I truly feel that most of what Gateway and Dell put out for these low end prices are nothing but junk. There is very little room to add an extra fee for building the system in order to make a $100.00 bucks or so. I don’t think that’s over charging considering if she goes to Dell or Bestbuy and makes a purchase, she will need me to setup and transfer the system files from her old computer and can I just as easily pick up about the same amount of cash, but I know that system is not anything close to what could be built and on top of that these Geek Squads charging $300.00 bucks to reformat and install Windows. Although I have not went through all the parts pricing and could be way off on what I think I could build a system like I used to build for myself which was usually around $1000.00 bucks or more .
I know there are very few questions on what I am looking for here, but basically want to see what most of you that like me; that at one time built systems that would out perform any off the shelf system for a fraction of the cost, but are now competing with these throw away systems that may do what most people need the to do. I am a graphic/video artist and there’s not much I can purchase off the store shelve that will perform what I need it to do. I went to a Mac setup back in 96, but still use and like a good PC, but have no intension on moving from XP Pro to Vista anytime soon and need a refresher course on what the best PC for the money would be these days!
Any suggestions will be helpful,
Thanks,
Mark
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