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Since these are the days where we are always having to update our systems on a regular basis I thought when I update mine - whats the point in getting a new monitor and windows... I have some - I don't need them. So in respects I'm paying up to 200 pounds on what I don't need. I also may not want a cd writer as I have one in my other PC or I might have a DVD cdrom already - and I'm paying for that.
What I was thinking was wouldn't it be cool if Maxx PCs were fully customisable. You start off with a basic price which includes all the essential components for it to run and manufactoring charges. Then you can select from a list what you want in it - how much memory, how big a processor, graphics etc.. (all of which are a special price since you are getting a new PC).
And then for another extra charge - maybe £5 per component you could add people's modems, cd writers, cdroms into the PC for them.
It would be a cheaper and more better idea for many people. And I'd certaintly want to upgrade in this idea.
What I was thinking was wouldn't it be cool if Maxx PCs were fully customisable. You start off with a basic price which includes all the essential components for it to run and manufactoring charges. Then you can select from a list what you want in it - how much memory, how big a processor, graphics etc.. (all of which are a special price since you are getting a new PC).
And then for another extra charge - maybe £5 per component you could add people's modems, cd writers, cdroms into the PC for them.
It would be a cheaper and more better idea for many people. And I'd certaintly want to upgrade in this idea.
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Not at all so. Some people would rather less hassle and go for a Maxx PC with everything complete. SR could put something like not all components you have already will be compatible with the PCs. Only certain people whom had a vague idea of computers would use this alternative then.
For example when I got my PC I was using a Pentium 133mhz with 32mb ram and no graphics card - upgrade was not an option I had to get a starter pack as to speak.
For example when I got my PC I was using a Pentium 133mhz with 32mb ram and no graphics card - upgrade was not an option I had to get a starter pack as to speak.
If they did encourage it, less people would buy the expensive ones, which isn't what they want..
What is this myth about PCs being so incredibly hard to build? I made one years ago...you really can't go wrong, as long as you don't let any components get affected by static discharges. Things don't go where they're not meant to...if it doesn't fit, it doesn't go there. Just make a list of the things to buy, and give yourself some time...
...and don't build it next to a window.
What is this myth about PCs being so incredibly hard to build? I made one years ago...you really can't go wrong, as long as you don't let any components get affected by static discharges. Things don't go where they're not meant to...if it doesn't fit, it doesn't go there. Just make a list of the things to buy, and give yourself some time...
...and don't build it next to a window.
Reaper[oV] wrote:
> As I said, if you want to completely customise your PC, building it
> yourself is the best way to go - companies will always charge you
> for the building of it, and extras that go with them taking special
> orders for parts. Editing some of the MAXX pcs, removing bits I
> don't want and getting them myself saved hundreds of pounds...
YEs but loads of people aren't capable of this - they wouldn't know where to start making a PC.
Andrew Hunt I know what you are saying about blowing motherboards and that's a good point. So we might as well forget that. But I think in the magazine you should do a customisable PC page where you can see a list of how much each component costs. You can encourage people to tick the boxes next to the components they want and then they can add up the value of all the boxes to see how much their PCs would cost. I'd certainly buy like this in the future. As I said I've got 384mb ram - why would I want to pay for some more if I got a new PC (apart from the fact if it was a Pentium 4 and I'd have to).
All I'm saying is you should encourage this. People would like cheaper alternatives.
> As I said, if you want to completely customise your PC, building it
> yourself is the best way to go - companies will always charge you
> for the building of it, and extras that go with them taking special
> orders for parts. Editing some of the MAXX pcs, removing bits I
> don't want and getting them myself saved hundreds of pounds...
YEs but loads of people aren't capable of this - they wouldn't know where to start making a PC.
Andrew Hunt I know what you are saying about blowing motherboards and that's a good point. So we might as well forget that. But I think in the magazine you should do a customisable PC page where you can see a list of how much each component costs. You can encourage people to tick the boxes next to the components they want and then they can add up the value of all the boxes to see how much their PCs would cost. I'd certainly buy like this in the future. As I said I've got 384mb ram - why would I want to pay for some more if I got a new PC (apart from the fact if it was a Pentium 4 and I'd have to).
All I'm saying is you should encourage this. People would like cheaper alternatives.
Andrew Hunt wrote:
> If you phone mail-order they should be able to arange a PC without
> those components (we used to do it a while ago).
Do you know roughly what the lowest price they could do might be? Thanks.
> If you phone mail-order they should be able to arange a PC without
> those components (we used to do it a while ago).
Do you know roughly what the lowest price they could do might be? Thanks.
As I said, if you want to completely customise your PC, building it yourself is the best way to go - companies will always charge you for the building of it, and extras that go with them taking special orders for parts. Editing some of the MAXX pcs, removing bits I don't want and getting them myself saved hundreds of pounds...
On the other hand, if you don't want the hassle of that, then buying a PC of a predefined spec and customising it a bit may save you money - they can get these parts in large quantities and save money on them.
Bets on the first paragraph of this being deleted to make it sound like an ad for MAXX?
On the other hand, if you don't want the hassle of that, then buying a PC of a predefined spec and customising it a bit may save you money - they can get these parts in large quantities and save money on them.
Bets on the first paragraph of this being deleted to make it sound like an ad for MAXX?
If you phone mail-order they should be able to arange a PC without those components (we used to do it a while ago).
Andrew Hunt wrote:
> We have made them quite customisable. Monitors are an add on and so
> can be taken off. RAM, HDD, CPU are all changable. The problem with
> fitting other peoples components is compatability. Also what happens
> if we build you a pc, you give us a scsi card to fit and it blows
> the motherboard and cpu (it has happened, and to at least 2 people I
> know).
What about being able to deselect things like speakers, and modem. I need a PC for school, but I don't need speakers, modem or any accesories, as I have to connect it to a school network. Also, I have to pay for it with my own money, therefor meaning I can't afford all of the extras.
I know your PC's are good value, but it would be good if you had some very basic models, to be used as wordprocessors and such, rather than gaming machines.
> We have made them quite customisable. Monitors are an add on and so
> can be taken off. RAM, HDD, CPU are all changable. The problem with
> fitting other peoples components is compatability. Also what happens
> if we build you a pc, you give us a scsi card to fit and it blows
> the motherboard and cpu (it has happened, and to at least 2 people I
> know).
What about being able to deselect things like speakers, and modem. I need a PC for school, but I don't need speakers, modem or any accesories, as I have to connect it to a school network. Also, I have to pay for it with my own money, therefor meaning I can't afford all of the extras.
I know your PC's are good value, but it would be good if you had some very basic models, to be used as wordprocessors and such, rather than gaming machines.
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