machines And You - Part 2

So many machines, so little time. Do you often feel like you have been overpaying on technology and do you think you will have to always overpay on technology? If so this article is for you. After reading our last article "machines and You" you should have Find Musickqynfdsthvi better grasp on what makes a machine tick. In this article we will tell you Fat Albert to find a good deal on those parts by being informed.

Zero 3 machines like to have the lowest price you can find anywhere and we have achieved that by looking for good deals. We spend many hours looking for the right price on the right parts just to keep our customers happy and coming back for more....so now we reveal the correct process to keep you paying those lower prices to.

First you have to decide if you want to build or buy your next machine. If you want to build your machine you have to think a lot more about the internal workings Last Christmas a machine to make sure you buy the correct parts. We will go into more detail about that in the next article. For now, we will show you how to see if you are being scammed into buying a machine for an outrageous price. Information is the key to success when you want to buy anything whether it be a car, a house or even a machine....so be informed and keep your money.

When searching for a machine you do not always have to go to big name brand companies like DELL or Alien-ware to get the best deal. For example I have taken some specs for my Inraged Complete System and compared them to these companies and I will show you the end result:

INRAGED machine SYSTEM SPECS:

2.66GHz Core 2 Duo

2GB DDR2 Crucial Memory

250GB Hard Drive

20X Light scribe DVDR

512MB nVidia GeForce 7600GS

22" Wide screen LCD

450W Black Sagitta Gaming Case

Logitech Gaming Controls (M/K)

Total Build Price: $1281.00

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SAME SPECS AT DELL (DELL XPS - 720)2.66GHz Core 2 Duo

2GB basic memory (MINE IS CRUCIAL MEMORY)

250GB Hard Drive

DVD+/-RW (NOT LIGHT SCRIBE, MINE IS)

512MB nVidia Geforce 8800GT (MINE IS A 512MB nVidia Geforce7600GS)

20" Wide screen LCD (MINE IS 22" Wide screen)

wired keyboard and mouse (MINE IS LOGITECH WIRELESS)

Windows Vista / Windows XP (AS WITH MINE YOU HAVE A CHOICE)

Total Build Price: $1819.00 (MINE ONLY $1281.00)

SAME SPECS AT ALIEN-WARE (Alien-ware Area 51 7500)2.66GHz Core 2 Duo

2GB memory (MINE IS CRUCIAL MEMORY)

250GB Hard Drive

20X DVDRW Light scribe

512MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT (MINE IS A 512MB nVidia Geforce 7600GS)

22" Wide screen LCD

Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard

Windows Vista / XP (LIKE MINE YOU HAVE A CHOICE)

also come with the usual preloaded programs

Total Build Price: $2129.00 (MINE $1281.00)

This is one of the Flash Gordon selling gaming systems we offer since it is priced so that anyone can buy it, as you can clearly see compared to the competition. Compared to the large companies we can save you a lot of money for the same thing because we value the customer. We shop informed and pass our savings on to our customers. Now, lets break down what you need to be informed.

First, shop around. Some of the sites we have seen that come highly recommended are TigerDirect.com, Mwave.com and Newegg.com. These websites have high marks around machine builders for their customer satisfaction and their overall price. You can search through their products with the touch of a button. You can arrange the products by price, specs, name, and so on. Very versatile websites. Five stars if you ask me.

Once you have found the right parts add all your parts together with shipping and see how much your machine SHOULD cost you. Generally you can expect a machine retailer to add $100 to $150 to the price you find just to pay for the work put into building your machine. For example, if your product adds to $589.00 with shipping and handling round up and add $150. This should give you a general idea of what a builder should charge you give or take a few dollars. If you can build your own machine then forget the builder and buy the parts and put them together yourself and just pay for the parts, but remember only build if you know how. If you do not know how, remember to take a crash course with part 3 of our articles.

Do not be a sucker anymore. Get to know what you need and how much it costs them to build so that you know that $589.00 worth of parts does not cost $1000.00 to build. Usually you can use the same calculations when having a repair done. Do the research and find how much the part usually costs and then add a hundred (which is a very high figure for most repairs) and estimate how much you would pay if the machine store was legit and working for you...not against you.

Understandably you may not know exactly what parts you are looking to put into your machine, but using our last article you know what it take to make a machine tick. We will go into detail on what to buy if you build your own with our next article and maybe you can learn how to keep from getting ripped off by combining all the articles and staying informed. Do not be a statistic and not know about this ever evolving technology....stay ahead of the game and and keep your money where it belongs. In your pocket. Stay tuned for our next article when we tell you how to build your own machine.

Eric Oliver
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Learn how to build a machine, buy a machine, or fix a machine. Zero 3 machines sell custom PCs, but also offer knowledge to keep you from having to buy another one. Don't let the overpriced rule your pocket...we give you the tools, its up to you to make or save money.