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Joe_Hardware · 01-27-2003, 11:43 AM

Good thread. Concerning new builds...

I can build a machine for $700 and compete prices wise with dell/compaq/gateway in terms of hardware and parts but I dont see how you can match the bundled software these companies throw around.

I mean OS+Antivirus+Misc and your up another $150-$200 dollars.

I'm currently doing it on the side just for friends and familly as favors. Just from that I dont see how it could be that profitable (unless you take the leap and do it on a large scale, sayordering 5-10 machines at once). Heck just ordering parts takes a few hours, let alone building, formatting and installing software to only make $100-200 per machine.

Maybe I'm spoiled but I get $65/hr vb programming and no way I'm doing tech support "on the side" for $15-$20 and hour.

01-27-2003, 11:43 AM	#41 (permalink)
Joe_Hardware Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10	Good thread. Concerning new builds... I can build a machine for $700 and compete prices wise with dell/compaq/gateway in terms of hardware and parts but I dont see how you can match the bundled software these companies throw around. I mean OS+Antivirus+Misc and your up another $150-$200 dollars. I'm currently doing it on the side just for friends and familly as favors. Just from that I dont see how it could be that profitable (unless you take the leap and do it on a large scale, sayordering 5-10 machines at once). Heck just ordering parts takes a few hours, let alone building, formatting and installing software to only make $100-200 per machine. Maybe I'm spoiled but I get $65/hr vb programming and no way I'm doing tech support "on the side" for $15-$20 and hour.