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My review of www.dreamhomearcades.com ...
Epyx:
--- Quote ---I also like how they openly show the list of games they include with the cab which I thought was illegal
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It is.
As for the cost how much of that was shipping the beast to your door? If he made 30-40% margin I would have no issue with that...so let's say shipping was $500 (no clue just guessing) and his costs were $2100 and he made $1400 profit that would seem fair (to me). What a lot of people forget when they ask us in the hobby "how much did it cost you" we usually reply back with a total of parts...not labour. So take that $2100 and figure at least $1200-1400 in materials so you are left with maybe $750 or so for labour...How long do you think it takes to build one? Some of us take hundreds of hours but let's suppose they have a system down and templates for all major cuts and hell even stock I would say its still roughly 40 hours (joining, wiring, configuration, finishing, correspondence) and then you are left with about $18 per hour or so...still fair imo as that isn't what I would call a good wage.
The main thing is you appear happy and I think if you are happy then your requirements were met and it was a worth the investment.
Jasonmm:
My Review , 7 months later.
After a7 months of hard play and lots of fun , We are very happy with our cabinet.
David at dreamhomearcades.com, http://cwcode.ath.cx:8082/page.aspx?index=00000001
has done everything he said he was going to do and more !!!
When you work with subcontractors , like I have found out , thats 99% of the battle.
Its been a pleasure working with a true professional ...
Its been a relief actually ....
2 thumbs up for dream home arcades ....
Every check out his youtube channel ? this guy makes amazing things ...
http://www.youtube.com/user/DreamHomeArcades
Jason
Jasonmm:
--- Quote from: fallacy on March 22, 2011, 11:56:01 am ---I looked at there site, they definitely have some nice designs. I also like how they openly show the list of games they include with the cab which I thought was illegal and any one of those game publishers could sue their ass.
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I dont understand this thinking , you guys are all worried about something , no one else is worried about.
How do you know he didnt pay for them ? Its something we all do anyways. Its like we cant talk about it ...
I wish we could get past this point , and move on to the good stuff.
Like isnt his list amazing ... http://cwcode.ath.cx:8082/gamelist.aspx
His free game upgrades for life .... totally rocks
I wish I could buy a configured hard drive on this site from someone for my other mame machine , and I know I am not the only one ...
Jason
bhays:
I love his Back to the Future themed cab... the flux capacitor in place of the coin door is genius..
TopJimmyCooks:
First, what a cool thing to do for your Bro, and the value is there, obviously, with hours a day of enjoyment.
I totally concur with Epyx's comments in support of the price structure. I build all kinds of things, furniture, arcade equipment ;D, additions, decks, for myself and family. I don't build anything smaller than a building for other people/paying customers because they rarely get the value/cost of time as Epyx described.
If the builder of this thing let you know that he would use some refurb/ebay parts in advance, then I'd say he's done great. If not, that's a little shady, but the help with keeping the thing under warranty and software updated is worth putting up with that BY FAR. I have way more hours in figuring out frontends and software than building anything.
Thanks for the review and if anybody asks me about a turn-key cab I will tell them to consider dreamarcades. I would not do it myself to that level of customization for that amount, so I would feel pretty good about the buy if I were you.
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