[fwlug] Buying a new box

[PK]

  I also use Tigerdirect and Newegg. I almost always shop best-bang-for-the-buck unless the one paying indicates otherwise. I found Newegg to have top notch customer service. Tigerdirect is good CS, but nothing like Newegg. I do use Tigerdirect more because their warehouse/system can be less than 24 hours from order to receiving. 

  It seems like the best-bang-for-the-buck system works well for Windows, which usually means overkill for any Linux system I've ever admin'd.

HTH

Paul


----- Original Message ----
From: MIS <miked at fortwayneplastics.com>
To: Fort Wayne Linux Users Group <fwlug at fortwaynelug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:16:54 AM
Subject: Re: [fwlug] Buying a new box

I have had good luck getting good gear for little money using New Egg, Tiger 
Direct and the like.  Of course it will take more time to hunt up the most bang 
for the buck and if you have set yourself a budget (a good idea lest you end up 
over spending as 'feature creap' takes hold <g>).  Also you still have to build 
the system as well.  But you can save 20% to 40% depending.

MikeD

Michael Kerney wrote:
> What/where do you guys recommend for buying a new PC (just a tower - monitor
> already taken care of) sans Windows? Here in town or a favorite place
> online?
> 
> I intend to run Ubuntu on it, which I shouldn't think would pose a problem.
> Doesn't need to be pre-installed, of course.
> 
> -Michael






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