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post #21 of 39
7/6/04 at 10:40pm
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Originally Posted by turanuk
amen to the three year warranty on most parts...CPU, HD, lifetime RAM.......too bad the barebones is only 14 months.
I'll use my plantinum visa to double the warranty on the chassis.
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post #22 of 39
7/6/04 at 10:42pm
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Originally Posted by NoStance1
I'm pretty sure I'm just going to go with Mwave. The price works out so much better than building your own.
Not that much different. Difference is probably around $100 if that, at least how I calculated things.

My gripe with MWave is that I sent them an email asking them questions about it and they never got back to me. It'd be nice to know about the warranties on all the parts and what they're putting in.

At least if I build, I know what's going in, and I have the warranty on most parts.
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post #23 of 39
7/6/04 at 11:52pm
meh i can't use my credit card at the warehouse, otherwise i would have. Most small stores add like 2% if you use your credit card as well.
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post #24 of 39
7/7/04 at 12:12am
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Originally Posted by Superguy
Not that much different. Difference is probably around $100 if that, at least how I calculated things.

My gripe with MWave is that I sent them an email asking them questions about it and they never got back to me. It'd be nice to know about the warranties on all the parts and what they're putting in.

At least if I build, I know what's going in, and I have the warranty on most parts.
that's right, no reply to the email but they do provided good customer service if call. So far, i am very please with what i got
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post #25 of 39
7/7/04 at 12:13am
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Originally Posted by turanuk
....building your own is probably more convenient in terms of getting warranty service.
true
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post #26 of 39
7/7/04 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by Superguy
Not that much different. Difference is probably around $100 if that, at least how I calculated things.

My gripe with MWave is that I sent them an email asking them questions about it and they never got back to me. It'd be nice to know about the warranties on all the parts and what they're putting in.

At least if I build, I know what's going in, and I have the warranty on most parts.
yep, for the system i want it would be about $100 more to build than if i let mwave do it for me

how have your experiences been with sending individual components back to the original manufacturers? mine have always been bad, unfortunately... thats why i'd kind of like to get a complete kit i can send back to a 3rd party, they tend to have much better communication with their component vendors than i do. plus if you get a really big vendor they will sometimes just replace your part for free to save themselves hassle =D

have you guys looked at powernotebooks lately? 2 yr warranty standard now! if you factor about $100 for the additional 1 yr of parts/labor, you come out to about $150 more than mwave, $50 more than DIY.
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post #27 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:22pm
i've never had to send components back to the original manufacturer *knock on wood* so i couldn't tell ya.
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post #28 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:24pm
yeah well, you're a lucky sob =0
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post #29 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:36pm
Superguy, are you a certified technician (For example, A+ certified)? If not you'll find that some of those 3 year manufacturer warranties are immediately voided if those parts are not installed by a qualified technician.
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post #30 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:37pm
lol wtf???? i didn't know that....whatever I'm A+ certified so it doesn't matter.
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post #31 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:41pm
Yup..even stuff simple as RAM and video cards have that clause in their limited warranty...they don't want n00bs installing stuff, damaging things, and then trying to get another for free replacement under a warranty.
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post #32 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:43pm
yeah well, it's not like if you're certified you won't damage things. There's no hands-on component to the A+ certification tests either (although if you haven't done the stuff in real life the test is about 5 times harder), so theorhetically a crippled person could be A+ certified.
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post #33 of 39
7/7/04 at 1:52pm
If it were me, i would wait an extra weekend and mow some lawns or whatever it is you do for money to get a measly $40 bucks to upgrade to what i WANT. I don't understand how people can have a budget that won't allow them to wait an extra few days to work an overtime shift to cover such a small amount. I live on what i would consider a very fixed budget, between me and my g/f we pay mortgage, utilities, cable, water, you name it, but i've never had any time where i couldn't come up with at least $40 bucks.....lol. The notebook won't be outa style next week, just wash your mom's car and get both component's.
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post #34 of 39
7/7/04 at 3:19pm
yeah $40 isnt that big of a deal

it's in the range of $200-300 that my rent starts to get in the way
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post #35 of 39
7/7/04 at 7:14pm
so barebone from mwave or rjtech or somewhere else? i'm very close to ordering as well.
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post #36 of 39
7/7/04 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by Aikeo
yep, for the system i want it would be about $100 more to build than if i let mwave do it for me

how have your experiences been with sending individual components back to the original manufacturers? mine have always been bad, unfortunately... thats why i'd kind of like to get a complete kit i can send back to a 3rd party, they tend to have much better communication with their component vendors than i do. plus if you get a really big vendor they will sometimes just replace your part for free to save themselves hassle =D

have you guys looked at powernotebooks lately? 2 yr warranty standard now! if you factor about $100 for the additional 1 yr of parts/labor, you come out to about $150 more than mwave, $50 more than DIY.
I've had to send back a couple IBM/Hitachi hard drives and they've always had a quick turn around. Intel's generally been good to work with (never had to send one of mine back, but almost had to send a friend's back). MSI was fine for a motherboard too. Leadtek was probably the best as they even bailed me out of one of my own screwups on a video card (tried to put Arctic Silver on the RAM as it wasn running hot ... fried the card ... and yes I told them what actually happened ).

Abit and Toshiba have been the only problem companies. Abit tried to charge me $25 to send a motherboard back that they KNEW was under warranty. I mean, geez, the board was out less than 6 months when it went out. They waived it with an invoice. Don't even get me started on Toshiba.
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post #37 of 39
7/7/04 at 7:21pm
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Originally Posted by Element
Superguy, are you a certified technician (For example, A+ certified)? If not you'll find that some of those 3 year manufacturer warranties are immediately voided if those parts are not installed by a qualified technician.
I am A+ certified ... have been since 99. Not like that should really matter as anyone who's probably built a computer can pass it.

I also have a BS in computer science and a CNE (Certified Novell Engineer). My present job doesn't require certs, so I'm done for a while.
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post #38 of 39
7/7/04 at 7:22pm
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Originally Posted by YelloJello
so barebone from mwave or rjtech or somewhere else? i'm very close to ordering as well.
Mwave sells the whole machine.

RJTech can sell a barebone or fully assembled.
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post #39 of 39
7/7/04 at 7:31pm
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Originally Posted by Superguy
Mwave sells the whole machine.

RJTech can sell a barebone or fully assembled.
Forgot that Super was the original poster. Let me/us know your final decision. But you are probably like me, just about to order, but keep on reading and reading and reading.
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