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Congrats!
Sounds like a pretty neat system, only thing i would change is the pc part
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I would be very careful, scratching a disk might cause damage... just a word of advice.
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In the past I've alwayts built my own machines, but at the moment my lack of spare time and the hefty discount Dell gives Honda Employees resulted in me going for a Dell. Welcome to Shuttertalk.
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hey Craig,
A Dell, yummie!! And, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay?
I've heard from a friend, that AMD chips run faster with DDRAM than Intel with DDRAM2, which would convince me to buy an Athlon. but so far it's only a rumor, that I haven't confirmed in any way.
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Paid under $900 delivered and tax included.
And Yes, I have read good things about the Athlons... but just can't break my habit of using Intel.
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Tell me if you come up with any good systems...my photos are in 1 large folder - I know I have to fix that - but haven't done it yet.
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Building your own is good to get what you want but for cost effectiveness it isn't. PC's are so cheap now it isn't funny. Dell is supposed to have an excellent warranty but aren't components proprietary? Maybe on some cheaper models?
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Paul.R.Lindqvist Wrote:Congrats!
Sounds like a pretty neat system, only thing i would change is the pc part
/Paul L.
Thats what a mate said but found his MAC was not so good when he realised that his not so "Superdrive" would not handle the 185Mb mini CD I handed him with our presentation that we had to give as part of a Diploma of Business we were doing. :-(
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Petographer Wrote:Building your own is good to get what you want but for cost effectiveness it isn't. PC's are so cheap now it isn't funny. Dell is supposed to have an excellent warranty but aren't components proprietary? Maybe on some cheaper models?
Agree that the Dells are pretty good machines for many but the problem is that you have to use their cases and it is then hard to put three or four drives and a couple of DVD burners in there.
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I can't believe how much LCDs have dropped in price too! You used to have to drop half a paycheck to get a 19" LCD - these days they're practically giving them away with their systems...
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now how can i build my own powermac? i never have heard a person saying...oooh i built a G5 with this and that...why? anyone knows?
I recently dismantle an imac, (old, purple one) and there is not much to it.
