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Yes but that's a feeble arguement in the "laptop you carry with you" vs "pc you have in your locked room" ... the laptop is at a potentially significantly greater risk.
 
I'm willing to build my computer but what would happen if it starts to have problems. I won't have warranty or any1 to call so im stuck with myself to fix it. When it comes to these things I know very little so I would be screwed. What advice would you give for some1 who wants to build their own comp but isn't able to fix problems?
 
I'm willing to build my computer but what would happen if it starts to have problems. I won't have warranty or any1 to call so im stuck with myself to fix it.
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I concur however do realize a few things:
1. If your computer dies the night before your make-it-or-break-it project is due you're gonna fail regardless of whether you have a warranty or not ... even then fanciest 24hr service is just that ... 24hrs

2. The useful portion of the warranty is gonna be the ability to "send the computer back to the company, they look at it and hopefully then send you new parts" ... not the tech support. Tech support is easy ... make friends with a computer guru on campus or ask around on forums like this one

3. You'd be surprised how easy it is to put a computer together (physically) ... it's the software side that's a bit tricker - hell if my housemate can put together a computer (granted with questions here and there)... anyone can. For the hardware section theres Building 101 (in additon to the motherboard manual which does a pretty decent job walking you through) as for installing the OS theres this
 
Bestmiler said:
I'm willing to build my computer but what would happen if it starts to have problems. I won't have warranty or any1 to call so im stuck with myself to fix it. When it comes to these things I know very little so I would be screwed. What advice would you give for some1 who wants to build their own comp but isn't able to fix problems?
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Usually the only time you may need a warranty is when you first put it together, since thats when it's most likely to go bad. But the fact is, if your careful with how you build it, that very rarely happens.

You also have warranties on the individual parts, so if you build your computer and something doesnt work, you can send it back usually within 14-30 days.

And as Praetor said, you can just talk to a computer guru on campus or come to this forum for help.
 
If you're going to be taking notes in class or bringing your laptop to class then it would be better than a desktop.

If you won't, then a desktop wins hands-down in my opinion.
 
Thanks for the replies
However, i meant tech support, not warranty (i understand theres warranty for the individual parts). I agree that I can always ask a friend to help me out but I feel that with a pre-built comp I'll be able to avoid this especially in college, where I dont want to be worrying about this. Maybe I will try to build one over the summer or something as an extra, not sure.
 
i meant tech support
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Have you ever been on the phone with tech support? I was forced too one day because the cable going into the house from the cable company needed to be replaced. I knew this was the problem but they still forced me to talk to tech support before coming out to fix it because they did not believe me that was the problem.

First it was 30min on hold listening to crappy music. Then it was the guy on the phone that I don’t think knew anything and was just repeating common problems solutions that sounded like it was coming from a script. After about 2 hours I finally manage to convince the guy that the problem was not something I could fix and something they had to come over and replace the damm cable that was underground.

Maybe some tech supports are better but I would not rely on tech support to tell you how to fix your computer unless you plan on being on the phone with them all day and if you lucky it might get fixed.
 
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