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I've vowed to never, ever buy a production pc again, but I've done some research and I'm having second thoughts... I always thought that ordering online all the individual parts and putting it together yourself would cut down costs dramatically. I decided to test this out by looking at one of the higher end HP desktops out there, the HP Media Center m7250n and trying to build one with the exact same or similar setup on www.ncix.com. The result was surprising...
HP Media Center m7250n:
+2.80GHz Intel Pentium D Processor 820
+1.0GB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 512MB)
+250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA
+DVD SuperMulti Drive/LightScribe
+16x DVD-ROM drive
+128MB ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-E
+Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
Price:
$ 1 299.95
+ $ 0 Shipping
=$ 1 299.95
NCIX Build:
+2.80GHz Intel Pentium D Processor 820
+1.0GB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 512MB)
+250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA
+DVD SuperMulti Drive/LightScribe
+16x DVD-ROM drive
+128MB ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-E
+Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
Price:
$ $1,047.22
+ $45.18 Shipping
= $1092.40
If you ask me, saving $200 is alright, but not as crazy as people cut it out to be. These online computer parts sellers are really only good for one thing, making setups that one can't find in retail stores. If you're going to be making an entry level PC, might as well go to your nearest Future Shop (*shivers* yeah I said it) and buy whatever you can buy there. I don't know, I want to see what other people think about this...
I've vowed to never, ever buy a production pc again, but I've done some research and I'm having second thoughts... I always thought that ordering online all the individual parts and putting it together yourself would cut down costs dramatically. I decided to test this out by looking at one of the higher end HP desktops out there, the HP Media Center m7250n and trying to build one with the exact same or similar setup on www.ncix.com. The result was surprising...
HP Media Center m7250n:
+2.80GHz Intel Pentium D Processor 820
+1.0GB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 512MB)
+250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA
+DVD SuperMulti Drive/LightScribe
+16x DVD-ROM drive
+128MB ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-E
+Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
Price:
$ 1 299.95
+ $ 0 Shipping
=$ 1 299.95
NCIX Build:
+2.80GHz Intel Pentium D Processor 820
+1.0GB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 512MB)
+250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA
+DVD SuperMulti Drive/LightScribe
+16x DVD-ROM drive
+128MB ATI RADEON X300 SE PCI-E
+Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005
Price:
$ $1,047.22
+ $45.18 Shipping
= $1092.40
If you ask me, saving $200 is alright, but not as crazy as people cut it out to be. These online computer parts sellers are really only good for one thing, making setups that one can't find in retail stores. If you're going to be making an entry level PC, might as well go to your nearest Future Shop (*shivers* yeah I said it) and buy whatever you can buy there. I don't know, I want to see what other people think about this...