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| Ginsu Victim:
cabinet itself - $50 (trashed Track and Field) emdkay - $32 (Tron-style Mame marquee plus lexan) mamemarquees - $36 (side art from bargain bin) Divemaster - $103 (2 x Happ universals, 4 x wheels, 17 x buttons, 35ft black t-mold, pcb feet, button wrench, miniature momentary pushbutton) Mike's Arcade - $36 (2 x coin mechs, coin door lock) Ultimarc first order - $60 (Mini-pac with wiring harness and ground harness) Ultimarc second order - $177 (2 x Ultrastik 360s w/balltops, 2 x medium spring, 2 x restrictors, 1 x encoder wiring) Radio Shack, Lowes, Ace, Wal-mart - ~$100 Newegg.com - $80 (250 GB hard drive) Total = ~$680 (my wife and I agreed on a budget of $300 :laugh2: ) The computer was given to me free from the local hospital. (733mhz w/ 384 MB ram) |
| javeryh:
I would guess with the new computer and everything I average about $1,200 per build. |
| telengard:
A lot, but worth every penny. The original controls and metal panels (including having them professionally machined) have been the biggest cost and doesn't seem to be stopping. Re-doing things hasn't helped either (re-doing artwork, re-doing monitor, etc). ~telengard |
| Chris2:
I'm working on my first cabinet and I've currently spent about $1,500 or so. After I order some more controls and put together a new computer for the machine, I'll be looking at around 2k for the entire project. All in all, it'll totally be worth it. |
| Jdurg:
Heh. Does "More than anticipated" count as an answer? :P ;D |
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