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I suggest buying a copy of Computer Shopping magazine. I believe all of their advertisers are legitimate.
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I have mine built by a local reliable shop with only
what I want on it rather than buy a name brand computer
with all the prepackaged software.
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There are lots of good shops out there...
I'd go with a 100% compatible clone pc. They are easier to upgrade than, let's say, an IBM, which I think is crap.
I hate that commercial that says "do u really want a clone?"
I say YES
Clones are good cause you can pick exactly what you want...
If you want a name brand, go with Dell.
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I pefer to buy my system from the local computer shop,(not store) because I can talk a better deal "peferred customer" and lets me In, he is my number uno supplier, of computer related componets, he's usually working on 7 systems at a time, yes it is a one man operation, that has its benifeits, because he lets say I need a motherboard with 4 isa and 4pci slots, he can get me it for 50$ no bull. I like that, helped me out when I was looking for a "backup copy" of windows nt now I got that for 5.15 ha! and he can order software for me like lets say PARTITION MAGIC which rocks. at cost.period..
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but BE VERY CAREFUL, there are idiots out there that WILL rip you off! ex. a small computer buisness was selling 486 isa mobos with the 33mhz processor for 30-50 bucks man that crazy, and a adapter that adapts a 9pin serial to a 29 pin 15$ ouch, I could buy that for 5 bucks so there is a differnce in local computer shops, eeehh what really killed me was buying a 1 gig for 89 bucks! should of bought a 10 gig for that price!
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I suggest doing a lot of reading first. I spent two years learning about the components before I bought a system I had put together. I know that is a little anal retentive but at least get and idea of not just the processor, but size of drives, sound card, video card, modem, memory, cd-rw, dvd, etc, case size, motherboard, fans, power supply, etc. Planning helps decrease immediate upgrades, as well as gives you a unit that will do what you want it to, whether it is off the shelf or made up.
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