[SGVLUG] Sweet spot for price/performance for new barebones system?

[abe kazemzadeh]

Hi Markus, here's a thread where the mention some interesting sites to buy
computers from (though the discussion itself is about desktops) ...

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Matt Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> I just finished rebuilding a computer for my wife.  I didn't get the
> raging
> deal the Matti mentioned, but I was able to choose my components and have
> my
> local computer shop do the integration for me.  I spent 10% more than the
> parts I priced at NewEgg, but when things weren't compatible they took
> them
> back at no charge and helped me find the right stuff.
>
> There are a lot of great choices with video cards.  I got my wife one of
> the
> new 24" LCDs and a HD compatible graphics card for under $500 so we can
> now
> watch HD and BluRay on her computer also.
>
> I like NewEgg.com.  They have waived their obnoxious expedite fee when I
> have bothered to call and ask for it.  Their reviews have helped me avoid
> mistakes a number of times picking out parts that would have been Linux
> unfriendly despite the claims on the manufacturer's website.
>
> Matt
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
> > Behalf Of Dan Kegel
> > Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:04 PM
> > To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> > Subject: [SGVLUG] Sweet spot for price/performance for new barebones
> > system?
> >
> > It's that time again... I'm shopping for a new computer for
> > my wife.  Usually I write a note to lula at lula.org with my
> > research, but this time I wrote a web page with the notes
> > instead, and am sending it here (since Lula is inactive).
> > Here are my notes:
> > http://kegel.com/new-computer-2008.html
> >
> > My conclusion so far is that Core Duo e6550 is the
> > cheap-but-fast CPU to get.  It seems to be 3x faster
> > than my wife's current CPU (Athlon XP) without
> > being crushingly expensive.
> >
> > I haven't looked at graphics cards yet, but she is
> > currently using a crappy old PCI video card, and
> > hopefully she can continue using it.
> >
> > So, is this a good set of components, and is newegg the
> > way to go?  Or should I walk over to PC Club and see
> > if they can assemble this?
> > - Dan
>
>
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