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In worsening economic conditions with less disposable cash and more limited access to credit, it is reasonable that people will be more willing to search for quality than they used to.

Assuming my current computer remains reliable and in working condition, my next build will probably be built by your company for the reasons I outlined above.

Anyway, keep up the good work and I have enjoyed reading all the articles/blogs on your site. Please keep doing that if possible so I know what the technology is that I’m looking at in a couple years.

The receission has caused a lot of people to rethink their spending habbits. There’s a phrase that has become very prevelant in the last year or so that wasn’t nearly as popular before. It is one of the few good things to come out of this recession and the phrase is value for money.

It’s a phrase that is being used instead of price to performance. Before the recession many of my purchasing habbits were made based on the fastest system for the least amount of money. Computers (and not just computers, but cars, televisions, furnaces, refrigerators etc.) are getting to the point where many consumers are redefining what is important with a given product. I recently purchased a refrigerator and spent more than I nornally would have because of an increased savings in electricity over the life of the product. Since it was something that I was hoping to have for a long time it was a justifiable premium to pay. How does this relate to Pudget systems, or any other boutique dealer? I’m glad you asked.

I perceive a computer now to be “fast enough.” I recently had a hard drive fail and replaced it with a drive that was not the fastest, didn’t have the most capacity but had a 5 year warranty. It was a little more expensive that a competitors drive but it was again a justifiable cost for the longer warranty. Pudget systems is developing a reputation for building highquality systems with a longer lifespan. For me, that is why I would recommend and purchase from a company like Pudget. I am no longer looking at price/performance ratios, what I am looking for is value for money.

Based on my own experience, I believe you’re increasing sales because you’re a boutique builder.

Dell, HP et al. sell a commodity product based on price. They get a low price based on proprietary parts, cheesy plastic design, marginal specs, and their acceptance of an “acceptable” failure rate.
As a customer, that’s fine if you’re in the good part of the failure curve, your unit does what you want it to do, and you don’t mind cheesy.

I had a Dell XPS 400 that worked but had a cheap metal case that vibrated.
It hummed. The only thing that stopped that was wrapping a bungee cord around it and taping all the seams. That worked – but it looked stupid.
I went with an HP Elite next after Vista had been out for a while. My only real complaints are that it blue screens trying to hibernate and the thin case does a lousy job of muffling the noise of the video card.

I was going to buy another Elite when Windows 7 came out. I also wanted to upgrade to the i7 Intel.
I was lucky I put it off because they had a real problem with defective units. It went to the point of a class action suit. They have supposedly corrected the problem. The price is great but why gamble? (I also saw that they dropped some previously standard specs and went with a cheaper case – again the cheesy factor.)

My point: I’m here looking at you.
I put the TV in a closet years ago; ditto the radio. Everything is now PC. Since it has become that important to me, I’ve gotten to the point where I’m willing to consider spending a premium for quality and reliability. (In your case, it’s about a 50% premium.)
A year ago, I wouldn’t have considered Puget because I wouldn’t have looked for a company like yours. I don’t think I’m alone.