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    Just before i buy my S96J.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ClockWorkBrain, Jun 19, 2006.

  1. ClockWorkBrain

    ClockWorkBrain Notebook Guru

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    I'm buying my S96J as soon as i can and have narrowed it down to two places to get it, RJTech and ExcaliburPC both who ship to the Uk.

    RJTech has everything i want and ships to the Uk AND builds it for me.
    BUT only takes wiretransfer which ive never done before so im aprehensive about doing, if i can do it.

    ExcaliburPC also has everything i want, ships to the Uk AND takes Paypal which i excelent.
    BUT i'd have to build it all myself which i'm uncertain about. While i would say im technically minded, anything involving parts of this value freaks me a fair bit.

    So three questions really.
    Anyone ever done a wiretransfer? Are they hard to setup? Only thing i know about wiretransfers is WestenUnion and i cant do a transfer of high enough value to pay for it. Any help anyone can give here?

    How hard is it really to build? I've read the threads on the matter, read guides around. But really for a paranoid guy, how much trouble am i going to have?

    These are the only two places i've found via here and google that ship to the Uk, anyone know anyothers that be better/easier? To say i'm gagging to buy on would be a minor understatment.

    Cheers.
     
    ClockWorkBrain, Jun 19, 2006
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well if you want you can use excaliberPC, and do it through paypal, its not really that hard to build, the CPU, would be hardest, the RAM and HDD, are easy, and so is the intel wireless card, just try to get it with the CD/DVD drive already installed because if you get your own you might have a loose fitting one. :)


    I was gonna build mine but it would only save me about $25US so I said the hell with it and ordered it built.
     
    usapatriot, Jun 19, 2006
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  3. lahomey20

    lahomey20 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It would only save you 25? Really? Well is that with shopping around, or buying from the place you're buying the barebones? Because I'm sure if you shop around, you can find much cheaper ones, some even with better quality. Like me, I'm thinking of buying the three parts from ebay, cpu-used (or new pulled out of a notebook), hdd and ram-new. I mean, cpu's can't be damaged that easily right?
     
    lahomey20, Jun 19, 2006
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  4. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    yes they can be damaged ridiculously easily....
     
    stamar, Jun 19, 2006
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