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Best place to buy a PC (no OS)?
DrewKaree:
One tip - Newegg IS the bomb-diggety, however, they recently (or mebbe not-so-recently, I don't remember having the option last time I ordered) started offering UPS shipping instead of the FedEx they used to use as standard.
SKIP THE UPS!
The only reason to use UPS is if you honestly and truly don't care if it gets to you within a week or so. FedEx is WAY easier to pick up from (if you're not home, they leave a pick-up slip, and their hours are WAY better than UPS') and they seem to be tons faster than comparably priced UPS service. I've ordered stuff from Newegg FedEx - LATE at night, and it hit my doorstep late the next evening. And that was the standard FedEx service, not overnight or anything.
ArcadEd:
Maybe go with a shuttleXPC.
The are pretty cheap, and it's easy enough to install a drive, cdrom, memory and cpu. The board comes preinstalled in the case.
JONTHEBOMB:
Here is another option that comes with no OS:
http://www.krex.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1347
This deal is probably for a limited time. I purchased a board, memory, graphics card and power supply from www.krex.com and built my own PC. I bought a harddrive at Bestbuy and I had a sound card laying around. Krex may not have the best deals but they have excellent service.
USSEnterprise:
Both Circuitcity and BestBuy have $300 eMachines Sempron systems on sale . Tomorrow is the last day.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: gonzo90017 on January 12, 2006, 12:58:46 pm ---Hold your horses! Before you go an buy from Dell. Just want to let you know that most of those computers don't have AGP SLOTS!
--- End quote ---
I don't know if "most" of them don't have AGP (particularly if you're looking at the outlet) but gonzo is correct that, if you're buying a Dell, you should make sure it has an AGP slot (assuming that you want one) because it's not a given that it'll be there.
My Dells have AGP slots and I, like a number of people, have switched from building-my-own to buying-from-Dell. There are some spankin' deals to be had, particularly if you're not in a "I have to buy it tonight!" mode. I'd suggest you visit FatWallet's Hot Deals forums and hang out until you see a deal and then strike while it's hot.
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