Friend And I Considering Starting Comupter Building Bussiness

[imported_michealo]

contact a good attorney and insurance company before you even think of selling your first machine to a customer

 

[montag451]

DONT sell computers to ppl who know nothing about computers.
I've done it and the amount of times you are called out to
get rid of a virus
explain to them why they might want to try different software than they had on their old 486
explain to them over the phone about printers
answer questions about why that little light that has never flashed before is now flashing *it has always flashed, you just never noticed it*
why is the system more expensive than that £399 DELL, and there is not a £2000 software bundle!!!!
etc etc
Just don't do it - or at least if you do want to do it, then just buy one or two systems worth of components and see how that goes.

Wish you luck though it might sound as if I don't - I really do wish you luck.
He who dares Rodders (sorry that is a UK pun)

 

[CraigRT]

You can't use specific brands, you need to be able to cater to the people's needs.. most people regardless of how much you know, won't pay so much for parts with names like Plextor, it means nothing to them. Which is why I mainly use LG optical drives, they are cheapest and work OK overall. Same goes with every other piece of the computer... anyways, you'll figure it out 😛 cheers.

 

[wpshooter]

Originally posted by: michealo
contact a good attorney and insurance company before you even think of selling your first machine to a customer

I agree with this completely. If you sell a system you build to someone and they wind up using it for some mission critical work/business type applications, and a fault in the system is the cause of them having a critical data or monitary loss, then you could find yourself (especially, if you are not incorporated) with a law suite that would take everything you own to defend, even if you wound up winning the law suite.

If you deside to go ahead with this, I would make sure that you get a legally binding waiver from any losses arising from the use of your systems. You should also consider NOT selling to users who have any intention of using the system for business applications.

You should perhaps consider using your talents in just doing repairs and upgrades for NON-business type customers.

In any case good luck.

 

[wpshooter]

Originally posted by: michealo
contact a good attorney and insurance company before you even think of selling your first machine to a customer

I agree with this completely. If you sell a system you build to someone and they wind up using it for some mission critical work/business type applications, and a fault in the system is the cause of them having a critical data or monitary loss, then you could find yourself (especially, if you are not incorporated) with a law suite that would take everything you own to defend, even if you wound up winning the law suit.

If you deside to go ahead with this, I would make sure that you get a legally binding waiver from any losses arising from the use of your systems. You should also consider NOT selling to users who have any intention of using the system for business applications.

You should perhaps consider using your talents in just doing repairs and upgrades for NON-business type customers.

In any case good luck.