Um, well, it is time vs. money. Last time I did this, I could afford the
time, barely, but could not afford the money. OTOH, how long can you
afford to be without the given PC? If there is a problem, fixing it on
your own schedule if you can fix, can take less time than putting in the
shop.

I remember from another forum a heated discussion on cheap components
that might fail just out of warranty versus big name components that
will continue working long after becoming problematically obsolete. I
think that there will always be a market for these cheap components,
knowing that they are likely to cost time and effort later (and, yes,
Denys, they may cause interesting instabilities). Or, my PC at home has
a bargain basement keyboard, because my children find interesting ways
to render them inoperative. Something to be said for cheap, I never buy
just one, and have yet to wear one out...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denys P. Beauchemin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 1998 11:21 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [HP3000-L] PAVILION PC
>
> X-no-Archive:yes
> Wirt has an excellent point.  Systems are rolling out very quickly and
> it
> spending time and energy (and frustration) upgrading mobos is not
> something
> to take lightly.
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