[[NBK] G.I. Jerk]

A strong case against buying what I'll call "proprietary" computers. ie: dell, packard bell, HP and so forth. They not only pose a real bitch a lot of the time when you want to add/disable things but also tend to have:

1) WAY fewer PCI slots (ie: less toys you can add to it)
2) A non-ATX formfactor (you can't use a generic mootherboard to upgrade)
3) Fewer drive bays (you can't add as many disks/cdroms/dvds)
4) A STUPID recovery CD that loads EVERYTHING windows can possibly offer (most of which you'll probably never use.....BLOATware)

and on and on and on......

I will always build my own bawx using only parts I have read reviews on, or from manufacturers that I trust. And I'll $ave a $hitload of money doing it myself.