[Discuss] Just initiated a new PC buy with Edge

[Rajiv Khaneja]

Am I the only one that finds $350 for assembly (what amounts to ~ an hour of
marginally skilled work) a bit excessive?

For comparison here is what NCIX charges:

PC Assembly And Testing Without OS Installation      $25.00
PC Assembly And Testing with OS pre-configuration   $50.00

I am all for supporting the local guys but they have to be competitive.  I'm
curious what the total price was?

Cheers,
Rajiv


On 10/25/07, David Frey <dpfrey at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> On 10/25/2007, "Alan W. Irwin" <irwin at beluga.phys.uvic.ca> wrote:
> ..
> >Here is the hardware package for the new near-silent PC we are buying
> >from Edge computing (a small local chain of computer stores).
> >
> >Intel e6550 processor (duo-core, 2.33 GHz, low power, low heat, and
> >therefore low noise and yearly power costs)
> >
> >2 gb Crucial ddr2 667mhz (good quality ram, life time warranty)
> >
> >ASUS P5K-V motherboard with Intel g33/ich9 chipset
> >
> >Lian-Li PC-A05b case (all aluminum for light weight & small form factor)
> >
> >Sparkle (Fortron) Server grade PSU (400w true)
> >
> >Noctua s775 CPU Cooler (very high quality cooler)
> >
> >Seagate 7200.10 500gb SATA2 7200RPM (lowest noise ratings) =
> ST3500630AS??
> >
> >Pioneer 212 DVD-RW SATA
> >
> >Ports that will be available from the back of the case are the following:
> >1 x COM
> >1 x PS/2 keyboard port
> >1 x External Serial ATA port
> >1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
> >1 x VGA port
> >1 x IEEE1394a
> >1 x LAN (RJ-45) port
> >6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
> >8-channel audio ports
> >
> ..
>
>
> I have a 500GB seagate 7200.10 and it's not very quiet.  I'm not sure
> what a better option would be, but I am a bit disappointed with my hard
> drive in that respect.
>
> Dave
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