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I was visiting folks in Washington by car for a holiday and I happened to be thinking about buying a comp at the same time. As a micro-optimization, I had Neweg

by psranga 17y ago

I was visiting folks in Washington by car for a holiday and I happened to be thinking about buying a comp at the same time. As a micro-optimization, I had Newegg ship the parts to WA and transported them back myself to CA. :) Btw, I was surprised to find that even with premium parts, assembling a desktop yourself is cheaper unless you want the exact configs Dell etc sell. I'm rooting for Newegg to succeed. I guess it's the Zappos for nerds. :)

cdr 17y ago
"even with premium parts"? The more the components cost, the more you save building it yourself. Dell makes the most sense for cheaper machines.
- psranga 17y ago
  Good point. In case it wasn't clear, my premium-ish parts (e.g., 80plus power supply) were cheaper than Dell's low-end-ish parts.