[JSteff]

“As far as price, configure a comparable PC, at retail, feature for feature, and tell me they’re considerably less. They’re not.”

Oh, so you are the lone defender on the thread. :-)

I build all my own PC’s. Loaded rarely cost over $400 or $500 MAX. Most of the software is FREE because everyone writes for XP.

Can you say the same? Do you drive a Prius too? Have a great weekend.

[RegulatorCountry]

Most of the software is FREE because everyone writes for XP.

What, no Vista? LOL.

So, you build your own PCs. Good for you. What value do you assign for your time and labor? None? You should have a higher opinion of yourself.

And, no, I don't drive a Prius. Neither does Rush Limbaugh.

[HangnJudge]

Oh, so you are the lone defender on the thread. :-)

You mistake the intent of those who listen
What I see is a a Hate-On-Apple fest

It sort of depends one ones "prejudices"

[Col Freeper]

I build all my own PC’s. Loaded rarely cost over $400 or $500 MAX. Most of the software is FREE because everyone writes for XP.

I've built my last four PCs. Seems like my average cost comes in around $700.

I'm usually aiming a a good compromise between general use and gaming, and try to stay about one wave behind the "cutting edge" in hardware.

Expect the next one to be cheaper though, because of the constantly dropping prices for the hardware.

Maybe next time I'll go with some flavor of Linux instead of Windows.

[LeGrande]

I build all my own PC’s. Loaded rarely cost over $400 or $500 MAX. Most of the software is FREE because everyone writes for XP.

LOL If you can build a PC to my specs I will pay you $1,200 each for all the PC's you can build : )