1 Terrabite Hd Pc

[dmegametal#1]

i was just wondering what you guys think about buying a PC with 1 terrabit HD...i saw an ad in a recent flyer for a PC with 1 terrabite HD..for $1299.99 CDN

is it worth the price...i am thinking about buying one of these!!


please note it's either a HP or Compaq fully loaded with windows Vista
and other components..

[sorrowman]

Big HD's are comparatively cheap these days, so as far as HD-capacity is concerned a PC with 1TB HD will do the trick I guess. My concern with these HP/Compaq OEM systems is rather the rest of the hardware present. Those OEM manufacturers such as HP and Compaq offer little flexibility when it comes down to other components (CPU, GPU, Motherboards etc.) as opposed to putting something together from a webshop (which usually costs even less as well) Not so much because it's 1:1 cheaper, but rather because you get more bang-for-your-buck when you put together something yourself (and who wouldn't want that right )

The big advantage of putting together something yourself is the fact that you have complete control over what ends up in your case and you can put something together that exactly meets your requirements.

Another concern with those OEM systems is the limited upgradability of those things in general. While a OEM system may look great out-of-the-box, when you get to a point where you want to upgrade something somewhere down the line (even a small things such as RAM) you might run into trouble 'cause those OEM manufacturers have a tendency to use non-standard parts, so if you go to your local PC-retailer to buy some new stuff you might end up being very disappointed 'cause it doesn't fit or doesn't work.

[dmegametal#1]

so basically can you buy just a 1 terrabite HD to an existing tower and upgrade an old pentiumIII powered by Asus PC with other components?

[sjmike]

If you're considering buying an OEM system that's prebuilt, check out Dell. At least with them you can customize all the components, plus I'd recommend Windows XP over Vista.

[dmegametal#1]

mind you this tower i am using now is running on Windows 2000 and only has 20GB hard drive(Cdrive)only..that is why i want to upgrade it or buy a new one

[slayerdiabolus]

I started using Vista about 6months ago and now I'd find it hard to move back to XP. Vista is a bit powerhungry and there is a few small bugs (that will hopefully be fixed by the time Service Park comes out in roughly a month or so) but as PCs grow faster and faster I dont think the CPU consumption will matter

[Fadingtoblack]

Also the problem with these massive HDD's is that is it goes, you're going to lose a shitload of data with it.


All your eggs in one basket as it were