Re: packard bell ?

On 26 Jan 2006 08:36:39 -0800, greg staggered into the Black Sun and
said:
> I keep hearing bad things about Packard Bell.

Yep, they made a bad name for themselves by selling cheap crap.

> They have good deals on AMD based [desktops]. Should I go for one, or
> [put together] a homebuilt machine with the same components?

Avoid Packard Bell, and for $DEITY's sake, don't use the same components
that they'd use. Buy *good* components, not cheap ones. These will
have fewer unexplained weird problems. Diagnosing and fixing
unexplained weird problems with hardware is usually a total waste of
your time. HTH,

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