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11-17-2007, 07:38 PM
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Advice when buying your new computer.
Don't ever go directly to a computer-makers website and customize then order your computer. Always go the website, customize the computer to your liking, then CALL the company.
Every time I've done this, I've either gotten a discount or had something thrown in free. I didn't have to ask for it, I just hem-hawed around like I wasn't sure if I wanted it, or I asked how their computers stacked up to another manufacturer. I've gotten these results twice through Dell, and I just got 10% off on a new Thinkpad T61 just because I called to ask a question about it. JFYI. 
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11-17-2007, 11:00 PM
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Re: Advice when buying your new computer.
I read an article awhile ago from a dell kiosk manager and he stated that they have various disgressionary discounts they can give to make a sale if the customer is undecided.
As for the white box I doubt they could compete with dell on price. Then again I don't exactly look.
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11-17-2007, 11:30 PM
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Re: Advice when buying your new computer.
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An even cheaper solution is to get a white box. [/ QUOTE ] I actually do build my desktops, but I was thinking primarily about laptops when I posted this. I've built three systems so far, and honestly, if I'm saving any money I don't think it's much. I just prefer to KNOW what parts are going into my computer. Plus, I like to tinker. With that said, I never ever build computers for other people because then you become their personal tech support, so I always refer them to Dell, etc.
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11-18-2007, 12:01 AM
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Re: Advice when buying your new computer.
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I've built three systems so far, and honestly, if I'm saving any money I don't think it's much. I just prefer to KNOW what parts are going into my computer. Plus, I like to tinker. With that said, I never ever build computers for other people because then you become their personal tech support, so I always refer them to Dell, etc. [/ QUOTE ] I whole heartedly agree. Imagine asking the dell rep on the phone how many sata ports the mobo has [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Although on the plus side large OEMs do alot of testing to make sure everything works. I had a board recently where it kept crashing if all 4 DIMMs were filled (serves me right for buying the cheapest board I could find, and one that apparently Asus never meant to release for retail sale)
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