I have to agree here. I buy just about everything from mwave, except memory, which I get from Tran Micro. One thing I like about mwave, expecially if I'm building a full system, is they give you discounts if you order processors and mobos together. You're usually able to save $20-$50 by buying a proc/mobo combo there, and you can pair any CPU they have with any compatible mobo they have, so it's not like you're locked in to certain brands, or anything. Gabe On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 11:00:40AM -0500, Austad, Jay wrote: > Generally, if I'm just buying one component, I go to pricescan.com to find > the best price. However, you'll notice on pricescan.com that thenerds.net > and mwave.com are consistently towards the top of the list for best prices. > If I'm building a whole system, I'll buy everything from one of these two > vendors to save on shipping, and then go down to Tran Micro to buy memory > (Micron PC133 CAS2 256MB sticks for $57). > > Apparently MSI is releasing their Dual Athlon board on June 4th, so I'm > going to wait for that, or try to get a Tyan 760MP when they're available. > > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Dier [mailto:dieman+tclug at ringworld.org] > > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:54 PM > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Buying stuff listed at pricewatch.com > > > > > > * Peter Clark <pc451 at yahoo.com> [010520 21:35]: > > > $20-$30 dollars. However, remembering the famous triade (Good, Fast, > > > Cheap, pick two), I'm wondering if I might be buying a > > lemon. Some of > > > them offer one year insurance, which sounds safer, but I > > would like to > > > > Buy local, or all parts from one reputable online vendor. Many of the > > 'cheapest' on pricewatch are notorius for being the worst in > > 'businessman-ship' i guess. its happend to me where its just too much > > of a pita, and its eaiser to buy local. (or all from one vendor) > > > > -- > > Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> <sdier at debian.org> > > http://www.ringworld.org/ #linuxos at irc.openprojects.net > > > > So little time, so little to do. -- Oscar Levant > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe Turner | X-President, UNIX Systems Administrator, | Assoc. for Computing Machinery U of M Supercomputing Institute for | University of Minnesohta Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation | dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu "Did I ever tell you about the Tooth Beaver, Ren? Wherever you have nerve endings, you'll find the Tooth Beaver! ... The nerve endings are the tastiest part of your body, and your Tooth Beaver knows this." - Stimpson J. Cat in "Ren's Toothache" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------