[Am-info] Roll-your-own categories.

[Sujal Shah]

[SNIP]
> >> People that build their own systems, in my experience, fall into two
> >categories:
> >> 1) gamers/enthusiasts with specific hardware requirements ...
> >> 2) Knowledgeable, cost-conscious consumers...
> >
> >Sujal,
> >
> >In my experience there is a third category: knowledgeable, QUALITY-conscious
> >customers.

Well, we can keep arguing particular categories all we want, but it's
really not that important.

FWIW, I would put Geoffrey in my category 2.  I would put Marcus and
Erick into category 1 (you're enthusiasts who know how to make your
hardware perform).  Many Windows users I know that have built their own
boxes are gamers, so I felt that I should mention them specifically.

My only point was that I don't think OS choice really has much of
anything to do with the decision to build your own box.  There is
usually some other driver to do so. 

Sujal

> >
> >I like to build my own systems so that I know what goes into them. These
> >systems may not look cheaper, but they tend to last much longer than off the
> >shelf boxes.
> >
> [...]
> >
> >But I must admit I don't play games.
> >
> 
> As an OS/2 user I too build my own systems to get compatibility, top
> quality, top performance.  It's easy to build one.  It's shopping around
> on the 'net (Pricewatch helps a lot) and doing research of what's 
> changed with new hardware over the months that makes the challenge.
> 
> Win-modems, win-printers and other win-junk that you find in so
> many "big name" systems are appallingly terrible.  I want SCSI, too,
> for a range of issues.  You will never find a pre-built SCSI based system
> for consumers in the stores.
> 
> OS/2 can be picky about certain hardware, but then its performance 
> pays off handsomely.   It's a lot like the high performance of AS/400 and
> VMS systems:  the hardware and software were wed to each other.
> 
> I don't play games, either.
> 
> -- 
> Erick Andrews
> 
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