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Page 7 of 8 The Finished Build Before we move on and begin wrapping things up here, we need to give due justice to the actual system build itself. We were extremely well pleased with the overall fit and finish achieved using the components selected, and we feel we created a budget system anyone would be proud of.          Where To Buy: Until recently, we were big fans of NewEgg.com. However, one of our business credit cards was stolen, and we contacted American Express and put the card on fraud alert. We had recently placed an order with NewEgg.com, and they locked our account thinking we were criminals. After about an hour of explaining our situation and that we are members of the press and needed our account unlocked, they have still yet to comply. They told us we could never use our credit card again, and if we did, the account would be locked forever. NewEgg.com has become such a large company, that even we at FastSilicon.com can't get help from customer service. We're sure even a larger technology publication like Anandtech.com would have the same problems. Their fraud protection has gone overboard. NewEgg.com still has one of the best selections, user reviews, and good prices. However, there are many other good websites that can be found using Pricewatch or PriceGrabber. ZipZoomFly and Directron are also favorites of ours, with dirt cheap prices and great customer service. There is also nothing like going a mom and pop computer store, or a computer show. The smell of fresh PCB can almost make one euphoric. The only company we would strongly advise to stay away from is TigerDirect.com. |
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