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    Brand new gear

    Do you usually get your PC parts brand new? Second hand? Or get stuff with bad caps (or other repairable fault) and fix it?

    Personally, I usually do the latter two, since I can rarely afford new hardware. The only new parts in my signature PC are the RAM and DVD Drive. My monitor was one I got from work for free with bad caps. It works fine after re-capping. My laptop came from fleabay with no OS or COA sticker.
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    Yes, I usually buy new
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    I don't care whether it's new or used
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    I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!

    No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards

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    #2
    Re: Brand new gear

    I usually get stuff for free.

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      #3
      Re: Brand new gear

      Sometimes I buy a few things from Newegg (hard drives, motherboards, etc).
      Usually get things for free or cheap from work...
      And sometimes I buy brand new laptops...
      Then again tons of stuff I have was bought broken and either fixed or combined with something else to make it sort of work good enough

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        #4
        Re: Brand new gear

        I prefer used when the price is proper... but i buy whatever it takes to get the job done.

        yes, i agree, freebies rock... as do trades...
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          #5
          Re: Brand new gear

          I usually buy second hand these days. I honestly don't see a point buying brand new when I can buy something a tad older that does the same job and save $$$.
          Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous

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            #6
            Re: Brand new gear

            I almost always buy used stuff from my local recycler. I have bought socket 775 P4 motherboards complete with CPU & cooler , CPUs, SCSI drives, power supplies etc.

            I have in the past acquired used motherboards off Ebay. I'll occasionally buy a Socket 939 mobo for recapping.

            I have bought several "display model" LCD monitors from local resellers.

            I have in the past acquired a collection of cases that I can swap parts in and out of.

            About the only thing I buy new is DDR2 Ram, DVD burners, and, of course, caps.

            I have a couple of first-gen Core 2 machines but seldom use them. They are just too quiet!

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              #7
              Re: Brand new gear

              I prefer used but will buy new if I can't find it used.
              I've been getting many stuff for free in the last few years (mostly very old stuff) so I haven't had to buy anything lately.

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