Laptops aside I dont really get why programmers buy whole systems. Surely building a PC is an integral part of understanding how the computer works and thus improving your knowledge. Sure building a PC is only board swapping level knowledge, but basic knowledge is an important foundation.
Learning about software and hardware compliment each other and in that regard I dont think Dell or any other manuracturer is cheap at all because of the non-tangeable loss of knowledge compared to a DIY build - I think it's an expensive mistake for the technically inclined to buy a system.
If I can do it with long fingernails and a complete genetic inability to grasp anything mechanical or with moving parts, you lot should find it easy.
Learning about software and hardware compliment each other and in that regard I dont think Dell or any other manuracturer is cheap at all because of the non-tangeable loss of knowledge compared to a DIY build - I think it's an expensive mistake for the technically inclined to buy a system.
If I can do it with long fingernails and a complete genetic inability to grasp anything mechanical or with moving parts, you lot should find it easy.