Oren wrote in news:kh2408drodq2ioric67lsmssf22702lcls@
4ax.com:

Bought my bride a "system" for some bucks under or
around $400. The system is full of OEM trash-ware,


You probably bought a boxed unit from a chain store.

Get one of those independent hole-in-the-wall places to build one for you.
That way you get total control over hardware choice, partitioning, and
software installs. Plus the builder then takes care of the burn-in and the
warranty, and he'll be up on all the new hardware in a way you and I are
not. Tiger Direct will also build-to-order, and they're probably better
than the hole-in-the-wall places on account of their sales volume.

I gave up rolling my own years ago. It just wasn't worth it any more.


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Tegger