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| Popcorrin:
I don't think it's too bad of deal. Looks like you might even be able to get it for $900. By the time you add up all the parts: monitor, control panel, controls, bezel, tempered glass, coin door, t-molding, power supply, wiring, wood, actual pcb; you wouldn't be saving a whole lot by doing it yourself. Don't forget your time is worth something. On the other hand it is a fun and rewarding experience to build your own. |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: Popcorrin on April 08, 2006, 11:12:39 am ---I don't think it's too bad of deal. Looks like you might even be able to get it for $900. --- End quote --- Yeah, but then you add the $245.00 s/h and you're over $1100! --- Quote --- By the time you add up all the parts: monitor, control panel, controls, bezel, tempered glass, coin door, t-molding, power supply, wiring, wood, actual pcb; you wouldn't be saving a whole lot by doing it yourself. Don't forget your time is worth something --- End quote --- This is all true. If you're looking for a brand new ms pac cocktail to have in your home (or wherever), then $900 doesn't sound so bad. But, just for reference, I'm currently working on a MAME cocktail. I don't have a monitor yet, I'm going to put in a computer that I already own (and is collecting dust in the basement) and I'm not going to pay hundreds of dollars on a CP underlay. That being said, once I add the monitor (~$200) my total price will be much closer to $600 than $1100. But, who knows when it'll be done :) If you really want a ms pac cocktail and your time is worth a few hundred bucks and you're local and can pick that up without enduring the $245 shipping and handling fees, then it could be worth it. |
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