Velocity Micro - experiences?

David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
edited November 6, 2005 in Digital Darkroom
Anyone here ever buy a machine from this company? I see them more and more in PC World, and comments are generally favorable at Reseller Ratings. I like the fact that Velocity actually follows up each unfavorable comment at RR.

Any experiences with them would be helpful.

Actually, any experiences with any "build-your-own / customize" computer company (other than Dell or Gateway - yuck!) would be helpful.

Thanks in advance!

(I am trying to finally enter the 21st century)
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    (I am trying to finally enter the 21st century)

    Wow, so you're buying a Mac, eh? clap.gifclap.gif
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited November 5, 2005
    andy wrote:
    Wow, so you're buying a Mac, eh? clap.gifclap.gif
    Hey there Mr. 10K!

    No... Macs were popular in the 20th century, weren't they?


















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  • luke_churchluke_church Registered Users Posts: 507 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    Anyone here ever buy a machine from this company? I see them more and more in PC World
    IMHO You should be instantly suspecious of anything that you see being sold in any quantity PC World. Beyond that I can't comment.
    Actually, any experiences with any "build-your-own / customize" computer company (other than Dell or Gateway - yuck!) would be helpful.
    Sorry, I could only comment on Dell, I've never seen any incentive to use anyone else.

    There are some other things that set my alarm bells ringing:

    ->A default machine build for SOHO uses liquid cooling??? WTF?!?
    -> T_Shirt - I would prefer a cheaper computer thank you?
    -> Origami-style folded drive cables??? I'd prefer to have wires that aren't snapped thank you
    -> .. testing for 'complete component and software functionality'
    (I'd like to see that stand up in court, if the software developers could do this we'd be very happy, but it takes more than the number of atoms in the universe to encode the state)

    I smell male cow's exrecement in rather larger quantities than I would prefer to, I can see why they get on well with PC World.

    Just my opinion,

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  • luke_churchluke_church Registered Users Posts: 507 Major grins
    edited November 6, 2005
    Oh yes, and I'd really like to know why the top of the range SOHO machine doesn't have on-site warranty?

    Hmm......

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