[NTLUG:Discuss] Hardware vendors in Dallas

[Kipton Moravec]

On Sun, 2006-08-06 at 08:18 -0500, Jason Mock wrote:
> I would second the new egg....  I like the review system to because
> sometimes that has swayed me towards or away from certain products depending
> on the customer reviews.   Within Dallas, I'll stop by Fry's if I need
> something quick, when I'm over that way anyways (bit of a drive from
> Greenville).
> 
> On 8/6/06, Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at cox-internet.com> wrote:
> >
> > David Stanaway wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > It has been years (Probably about 7!) since I put together a system
> > > myself and that was in Australia. The hardware scene has changed a bit
> > > since then.
> > >
> > > I have been looking around at some site like newegg and mwave which have
> > > some interesting looking barebones systems which you pick with the
> > > chipset you like and add your choice of everything else. Has anyone had
> > > any good/bad experiences with any of these?
> > >
> > > I am going to be up in Dallas from the 15th to the 18th on business, and
> > > I am interested in visiting some good PC component stores if any still
> > > exist. Any recommendations? I have a CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City etc
> > > down where I am at (McAllen down on the Rio Grande).
> > >
> > > I am looking at building a MythTV box, so I was hoping for a fairly
> > > quiet box with a big SATA disk and a graphics card with composite or
> > > svideo out.
> > >
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> > >
> > Hi David:
> >
> > I have bought from NewEgg numerous times and I have always been
> > satisfied with the item and the price.  You might also look at Monarch
> > Computer System at:
> >
> > http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv
> >
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> 
> 

I like Fry's for everything except Motherboards. Almost everyone I have
purchased there I have had to return at least once because it did not
work out of the box. They have no new motherboards, only refurbished,
and it appears those have not been tested well.

Kip

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Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com>