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Gaming PC Makers Take Aim at Lucrative Niche

Posted by michael on from the old-age-and-treachery-beats-youth-and-megahertz dept.

Cymage writes "Yahoo (Reuters) reports that gaming PCs are now a high profit area, and that the bigger players (Dell, HP) are trying to get into the market: 'In an age when a new PC can cost just a few hundred dollars, an adolescent need for speed is creating a profitable niche for souped-up gaming computers at the ultra-costly end of the market.' How many people really spend $5,000 on a gaming machine? Mine cost less than $2,000, and I can play UT2k4 and others on it just fine."

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  1. Re:3-5k? No probelm. by Paulrothrock · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Actually you can do a SCSI raid with my PowerMac. You'd need a SCSI card and some drives, but you could do it. I just haven't had the need for it.

    And I never said you built for games. But you could. The silly little nerfherders who convince their parents to buy them a $5,000 Dell 1337 will think they're hot sh!t because they have it, when folks like yourself are the ones with the real skills.

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  2. Re:If I spend quite a bit of time, why not. by ducman · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    See, you just don't get it.

    My wife's car is a WRX sedan (not an STi). The Acrua's not as fast, but the build quality, and especially the fantastic six-speed, make it a much more fun car to drive.

    The TiBook may cost more for a machine that's not as fast, but the build quality and overall experience make it more fun to use and worth the money.

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