[colug-432] Cost v. Price for a new build

[Steve VanSlyck]

As you would expect, a Steve provided top level insight!


Steve
(completely impartial judge)

Steve Roggenkamp <roggenkamps at acm.org> wrote:
>Years ago I went to upgrade a system on my son's Dell computer.  The
>problem was that I couldn't upgrade just one system, I had to upgrade
>several.  It's been six or eight years, so I don't remember the
>details,
>but I remember thinking that they had designed everything to be a part
>of
>the bigger system and engineered to minimize initial cost, so I
>couldn't
>just go to Microcenter and get an upgraded part without changing half
>of
>the other components.
>
>I decided at that time to build my own systems since I could select the
>parts and have an upgrade path.  Buying individual parts meant the
>manufacturers could not assume a specific system configuration and they
>would have to conform to industry standards.
>
>I normally purchase a motherboard with the latest socket and a
>mid-performance CPU.  As the prices of CPUs came down and the
>performance
>went up I could easily switch the lower performance CPU for a better
>one
>without breaking the bank.  So far, this has worked quite well.
>
>I've switched several hard drives out as the cost of drives have
>declined
>and a couple have failed.  I've also switched the CPU on at least one
>occasion.
>
>Building your own system provides the flexibility to upgrade as your
>needs
>change without having to purchase a whole new system.
>
>
>Steve
>
>
>On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 7:17 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> On 01/25/2014 05:53 PM, Rick Hornsby wrote:
>> > the old Microsoft tax
>> You can order a Dell with or without Microsoft. Same price. I am
>> guessing that Microsoft let Dell have Microsoft for very little. A
>smart
>> move that gave MS ubiquity in the market place.
>>
>> Tom
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