Re: Core router bakeoff?

[Karl Denninger <karl () mcs net>]

On Thu, May 07, 1998 at 10:39:00PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> In general, I don't buy branded PCs. I tend to go to places where I
> get to spec the motherboard, drives, power supply, case, etc. There
> are a bunch of vendors that will let you work this way. Typically you
> end up having to form a relationship with a particular guy at your
> vendor who you know will get you what you want. Paul Vixie turned me
> on to Billy Bath (who now works at Tesys) but there are lots of
> others. I've done some work with a place in NYC operated by an
> immigrant family, where I literally walk in and point and the parts in
> the glass cases of their tiny and crowded shop. "I want THAT
> motherboard, THAT case, THAT powersupply... I'll need two machines, by
> tomorrow afternoon."
>
> Typically these places/guys are very cheap, but since I'm spec'ing
> every last bit of the thing I get pretty good control, since I end up
> knowing every detail of what I'm in for in advance. I don't believe in
> buying no-name stuff where I don't know what's in it, but its so easy
> to spec the whole thing these days that you *do* end up knowing what's
> in it.
>
> Perry

I've been working with a place called CompuElectronics in Lincolnwood now
for something like three years.

The folks there aren't the cheapest, but you don't get crap from them, and
they build to order.

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