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To: TimbaBear who wrote (23994)	12/23/2001 1:28:21 PM
From: originunknown	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110655

Speaking of building a computer, I would like to know if people here setting up a trading station would buy multiple LCD monitors or CRT monitors. I am getting conflicting advice and my wallet favours CRT even if long term that may not be the wisest choice. TIA ou

To: TimbaBear who wrote (23994)	12/23/2001 8:45:07 PM
From: c.horn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

What I do Timba is price out all kinds of computers online. Write down all their components. Then price them online. Next do a computer show search for shows in your area and go there and buy everything. I've found that haggling face to face with the venders there will save you a fortune. I got an ABIT Raid board, P4 1.8mgig cpu and 512ram for 425.00 a couple months ago. I bet that same setup is 350.00 now at a show. Good Luck.

To: TimbaBear who wrote (23994)	12/24/2001 11:44:45 AM
From: Esteban	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110655

Timba, Have you tried the North Pole? (:-) I've bought components for 5 new boxes now, and I've yet to find a place that offers it all... I am looking for wide selection and fairly low prices combined with quality product and reasonable delivery time and cost. Here's what I do. I go to PriceWatch and search for all the components separately. I note the vendors that are among the lower price ranges for each component. Then I try to combine them, usually ordering from 3 or 4 or so. It's just that the prices can vary dramatically from vendor to vendor, and from component to component. No one seems to offer good deals on all you need. You can easily pay 50% more by ordering from only one vendor. As you pointed out, shipping is an important factor. It doesn't necessarily hurt to order from multiple vendors from the shipping cost perspective. Many vendors charge per item on shipping, with no break for quantity. Like one item ships for $10 and 10 items ship for $100, even light weight non bulky items. You need to stay away from vendors who make most or all of their profit from shipping. Ordering from multiple sources is a hassle and makes the ordering process complex, but I've found this method saves big $$. If someone knows of one place that has low price, quality and wide selection, please post. Good luck building your system. I love mine. Esteban