Custom-Building systems vs. Buying Brand-names

I am a self-employed computer tech who would very much like to include custom-built systems as part of the services I offer my clients. However, I'm wondering about the best way to "sell" the idea to them.
As far as I can tell, there is no way to build a custom system (unless I use all used parts and charge $0 for labor) for less than a $300 low-end Dell. As a card-carrying computer geek, the advantages of a custom-build system are obvious to me, but from the POV of my clients, many of whom are "Word-and-Email-Only" users, these advantages would seemingly be trumped by the higher price tag. So how do I go about "selling" the idea of custom-built systems to the average user?

Thanks ahead.

--
Dave
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Custom-Building systems vs. Buying Brand-names
    ... custom-built systems as part of the services I offer my clients. ... As a card-carrying computer geek, the advantages of a custom-build system are obvious to me, but from the POV of my clients, many of whom are "Word-and-Email-Only" users, these advantages would seemingly be trumped by the higher price tag. ... -Custom PC's have parts of higher quality: the OEM PC's often have parts that only just made it trough the qualification, or have a name for just that pc so useless parts can be sold anyways. ... -Custom PC's often have better cooling: you can add in some large fan in, for example, a Coolermaster Stacker: 8 120 MM fans that you could put on a really low voltage to be almost unhearable. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Custom-Building systems vs. Buying Brand-names
    ... wrote:>I am a self-employed computer tech who would very much like to include>custom-built systems as part of the services I offer my clients. ... So how do I go about>"selling" the idea of custom-built systems to the average user? ... If you want to sell a custom built machine to these people, you have to go below the $300 entry-level box. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Custom-Building systems vs. Buying Brand-names
    ... >I am a self-employed computer tech who would very much like to include ... >custom-built systems as part of the services I offer my clients. ... I like upgradability, but I have yet to actually upgrade the cpu on ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Custom-Building systems vs. Buying Brand-names
    ... >I am a self-employed computer tech who would very much like to include ... >custom-built systems as part of the services I offer my clients. ... bring their box in for repairs because a floppy was left in the drive. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)