[olug] DIT

[Jesus Cash]

Wow, I'm glad I'm not alone. I've been staying away from DIT as much as 
possible. Every else I know still can't shut-up about it :P I stick to 
pricewatch for finding stuff the cheapest.

Phil Brutsche wrote:

> OBrien, Timothy (Omaha Linux Users Group - OLUG) wrote:
>
>> No, I did not know that they do not sell bare bones systems anymore.
>
>
> Yes, 'tis true.  They seem to think they can get more money by 
> overcharging for pre-built systems.  Just by going to newegg.com I can 
> get parts for a better system for less - not counting the LCD screen 
> DIT "throws in".
>
> PS: Western Digital's "Raptor" serial ATA hard drive ROCKS!
>
>> But then I never go to DIT to purchase anything - though I did go to
>> their Bellevue store trying to put up an Install fest poster. Key
>> word is 'try'....
>
>
> I only go to DIT if I MUST have something IMMEDIATELY (IE it's the 
> weekend and a CPU fan for one of the servers at work dies).  They're 
> not as overpriced as some other retail places (*ahem* CompUSA/Best 
> Buy) but they're still pretty bad.
>
> And to think, they used to have pretty decent stuff :(
>