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On Thu, May 07, 1998 at 10:39:00PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > In general, I don't buy branded PCs. I tend to go to places where I > get to spec the motherboard, drives, power supply, case, etc. There > are a bunch of vendors that will let you work this way. Typically you > end up having to form a relationship with a particular guy at your > vendor who you know will get you what you want. Paul Vixie turned me > on to Billy Bath (who now works at Tesys) but there are lots of > others. I've done some work with a place in NYC operated by an > immigrant family, where I literally walk in and point and the parts in > the glass cases of their tiny and crowded shop. "I want THAT > motherboard, THAT case, THAT powersupply... I'll need two machines, by > tomorrow afternoon." > > Typically these places/guys are very cheap, but since I'm spec'ing > every last bit of the thing I get pretty good control, since I end up > knowing every detail of what I'm in for in advance. I don't believe in > buying no-name stuff where I don't know what's in it, but its so easy > to spec the whole thing these days that you *do* end up knowing what's > in it. > > Perry I've been working with a place called CompuElectronics in Lincolnwood now for something like three years. The folks there aren't the cheapest, but you don't get crap from them, and they build to order. -- -- Karl Denninger ([email protected])| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly / All Lines K56Flex/DOV | NEW! Corporate ISDN Prices dropped by up to 50%! Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost
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