[olug] Advice on a white box builder

[Aaron Grothe]

I remeber when DIT changed their warranty on pre-built systems from 3 years
to 1 year.  Their reasoning was something along the lines of "due to the
increase in quality of parts, we are cutting our warranty period from 3
years to 1 year."

Dit is a good place to buy either barebones or parts.  The support people
aren't that helpful.  They managed to steer a good friend of mine down the
wrong path when he asked if he could put an IDE card in a PC and use more
than 4 drives.  They said yes it would work and no it didn't.  It wasn't so
much the fact that they were wrong but they sounded like they were sure it
would work.  Sometimes a simple "I don't know is the right answer."

Regards,

Aaron
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Wolf" <CJWolf at mpsomaha.org>
To: <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] Advice on a white box builder


> DO NOT BUY A COMPLETE SYSTEM FROM DIT!!
> They will get you coming and going on upgrades and repairs.  You are
> not allowed to open the case or you void the warranty!  There is also a
> charge for even looking at the system, even if it is a hardware issue
> that they have to fix.
> Great place to buy parts.  I spend at least 10% of my income there
> yearly.  They are like my church, just more fun.  8<)
>
>
> Craig Wolf
> Linux/Web Server Support
> Desktop/Network Specialist
> Support Services Center
> Millard Public Schools
> 402-894-6283
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> >>> gvanmill at unmc.edu 6/26/2002 >>>
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> Check out DIT 72nd near Blondo.  www.ditcorp.com
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>                     Jeff Hinrichs
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>                     <JeffH at delasco       To:     "'olug at olug.org'"
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>                     Please respond
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> I'm looking for input on a white box builder.  Can be either local or
> online.  I need to replace some PCs at work and don't want to fork out
> what the majors are asking.
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> Thanks,
> Jeff
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