[ale] PowerSpec (microcenter) pcs?

[aaron]

On Sunday 09 March 2003 16:47, George Johnson wrote:
> I find it MUCH more fun to build your own PC.  This way you get what you
> want not junk the oem sticks in there to get rid of.
>
> gj

Better still is that you can put Linux on a built machine straight away, and 
avoid all the extortion payments to the criminal monopoly.

There is seriously no reason for John not to help his dad to a Linux / OO 
system for desktop, home office and internet... unless he has some specialty 
application to support. With the added efficiencies he could consider picking 
up a used 300/400mhz system for $150-200 and get out cheap.


peace
aaron

> At 11:00 AM 3/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >My Dad's in the market for two reasonably priced desktop pcs.  He
>
> doesn't
>
> >really want to pay shipping charges from Dell or Gateway, so he's been
> >looking locally.
> >
> >A salesman at Circuit City was pushing E-machines on him, but I've
>
> always
>
> >been under the impression E-machines were the lowest of the low (think
> >Packard Bell), so I told him to go look at Microcenter.  He did
>
> yesterday
>
> >and said their PowerSpec (apparently Microcenter's own brand) pcs
>
> seemed
>
> >to be priced right.
> >
> >Anyone have any good/bad experience with these?  Are they good quality?
> >Any caveats?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >John
> >
> >
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