whats up guys...been lurking around and finally decided to post...
I'm in the market for about 10 machines w/LCDs at the moment and from the beginning I just assumed it easier to go through an OEM manufacturer - primarily DELL or IBM.
After recieving price quotes I'm wondering if I should just build all of them myself to save money and get better parts. I'm in the market for machines meeting the following specs:
P4 2.8-3.2ghz
1gb ram
40gig HDD
sound and video dont have to be anything special...something integrated is fine...this is for databases, word processing, and spreadsheets as well as our own custom software which isnt very demanding.
I posted a few weeks ago looking for the best deal on 17inch LCDs but turned up no luck..another reason why I considered just aone big package from the likes of dell or IBM. I'm looking at around 800-950 with these quotes per system...I'm just concerned with upgradeability as these are mainly proprietary and a pain in the ass to do so.
Just looking for some advice...whether on the whole system or the monitor...
I'm in the market for about 10 machines w/LCDs at the moment and from the beginning I just assumed it easier to go through an OEM manufacturer - primarily DELL or IBM.
After recieving price quotes I'm wondering if I should just build all of them myself to save money and get better parts. I'm in the market for machines meeting the following specs:
P4 2.8-3.2ghz
1gb ram
40gig HDD
sound and video dont have to be anything special...something integrated is fine...this is for databases, word processing, and spreadsheets as well as our own custom software which isnt very demanding.
I posted a few weeks ago looking for the best deal on 17inch LCDs but turned up no luck..another reason why I considered just aone big package from the likes of dell or IBM. I'm looking at around 800-950 with these quotes per system...I'm just concerned with upgradeability as these are mainly proprietary and a pain in the ass to do so.
Just looking for some advice...whether on the whole system or the monitor...