[ducttape45]

I've never endorsed computers bought at retail stores. Cheap parts, cheap computer, very low in the way of resources (small hard drives, low memory, slow processors). Hence the low prices everyone is accustomed to.

I've always advocated building my own PCs. If someone comes to me with a store bought PC and asks me to make it faster, I bump the memory to the max it can take and find the fastest processor. Usually that does the trick and people think I'm a wizard.

Bottom line, prices are going back up because people want computing power, not the latest PC gimmick that keeps them going back to the store for repairs.

[Mad Dawgg]

"I've always advocated building my own PCs."

Same here I either make one from scratch or find a deal on a Barebones box with good mobo and processor and then mod it from there.

Saves a ton of money and I end up with a rig that lasts a long time with no problems whatsoever.