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"Who builds their own PC's"

Recently i decided it was time to upgrade my PC and after having quite a few expensive quotes i decided to build one myself. It was actually amazing how much money i saved and how much fun i had, i would have done it sooner if i knew how easy it was.

Is there anyone else out there who, like me has seen the light?

Never trust politicians either- former Dorking Labour MP Derek Edge (now dead) tried to sell me some really dodgly PC spares once.

Silent Assassin wrote:
> Miserableman wrote:
> Also there are some pretty dodgy sellers at computer fairs, my
> experience of them is not good at all.
>
> If you bought your things online then why say this?


I have been to computer fairs (fayres?) many times, my general opinion of them is that you run the risk of meeting some right crooks, but on that particular occasion I resisted purchasing something that wasn't quite right and got it online instead. Capiche?

Some Labour politician who used to live down my road (Who died recently) once tried to sell me some dodgy IT equipment. Worse than the stuff at an IT fair- Labour MP's garage sale.

Miserableman wrote:
> Also there are some pretty dodgy sellers at computer fairs, my
> experience of them is not good at all.

If you bought your things online then why say this?

Silent Assassin wrote:
> Obviously your a person who can't say no and got tricked into buying
> something you didn't want. Come on admit it, i can almost taste the
> bitterness in your post.


Actually you're wrong, I resisted and bought it online. Me = happy++

gamezfreak wrote:
> Computer Fairs are actually quite decent in my opinion, well I have'nt
> encountered any dodgey sellers before.

neither have i, but as i said i've been going for ages and i've got to know the sellers at the computer fairs.

Computer Fairs are actually quite decent in my opinion, well I have'nt encountered any dodgey sellers before.

Miserableman wrote:
> If you go to a computer fair with the
> intent to buy the parts you need for a PC, chances are you'll leave
> with all the parts you need - whether they were exactly what you
> wanted at the right price or not. If you've got everything bar the
> graphics card to build your new machine, the likelyhood of you buying
> something other than what you set out to will be high. If you shop
> online, you avoid those dangers.
>
> Also there are some pretty dodgy sellers at computer fairs, my
> experience of them is not good at all.

Obviously your a person who can't say no and got tricked into buying something you didn't want. Come on admit it, i can almost taste the bitterness in your post.

UrkiE-UK wrote:
> they looked jamaican too. very dodgy.

I'm suprised you didn't call the Feds then and there!

> Also there are some pretty dodgy sellers at computer fairs, my
> experience of them is not good at all.


true. my current pc was bought at a computer fayre. they sold it with 512MB ram, but they only gave us 256. we came back after realising, and they gave it us. they looked jamaican too. very dodgy.