Since I've looked into all this building your own computer stuff, I've been pretty shocked by how much money I'm going to be saving building my own, especially considering I get all the stuff I actually want. It's hard to find a good comparison from a place like dell or something like that, but its going to be hundreds, probably at least 1000 less, as I'm sure most people on these boards are well aware. I didn't even realize I'd save all that money when I started, I just thought it would be cool to make my own. But I don't understand why places like dell or gateway or whatever all those crappy pc makers charge so much, not from a price gouging or whatever standpoint but just economics. I mean, I assume they get all their parts in bulk from some wholesaler or even make them in house, so they must be paying way less for each part than me. Then the case and psu are generally pretty junky, so you save money there. The whole thing is probably assembled on a conveyor belt or something along those lines, so labor can't be too much. Dell doesn't pay doodly poo for support or stuff like that, so all in all, it seems like materials are going to be way less per unit for dell and labor won't add much. It seems like if you're dell or one of these places, you could drop your prices down quite a bit in an attempt to beat out the competition. Now, I realize part of what people pay for is not having to come on here and do all the work of making their own. I know people are going to come on and say its all price gouging or whatever, but my impression is that competition in this industry is pretty fierce so you woudln't think that companies would have the leeway to price gouge too much. If anyone can shed some light on this or the comp business I'd appreciate it.
Of course, now I'm wondering about my car quite a bit.
Of course, now I'm wondering about my car quite a bit.
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