am i missing something with scans prebuilt PCs ?

[GoNz0]

just had a look at the specs on scan prebuilt systems, is it me or are they offering a really low spec pc for a total rip off ?

Qty Configurable Components
Case
1 Akasa Mirage-62 V2 Midi Tower Case - Hi-End
Default Products
1 **3XS-CORE DUO HIGH END SYSTEM**
1 Intel BLKD975XBX2KR i975X, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/533, SATA I / II, SATA RAID, ATX, OEM
1 700W Tagan U35 Easycon PCI Express, SLi, Molex, EPS 12V, 80% eff.
1 120mm Akasa Amber Case Fan, 3 Pin, 2 Ball Bearing , Ultra Quiet and Long life
1 50cm 3XS Round ATA133 Certified IDE Cable
1 50cm 3XS Round Floppy Drive Cable Certified
1 Scan 3XS System - 1year Onsite Warranty (Mainland UK)
1 Ahead Nero v7 - Essentials Suite 1 *OEM for Data, Audio, Photo, Video and TV
1 Scan System Configuration
1 Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan (Fits onto the Memory slots to cool the memory)
1 3XS/Intel Digital Home/Office System
1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound for CPU and Chipset Coolers
1 AKASA 8 Pin (F) to 8 Pin (2x4 Pin) (M) Extension cable (30cm) (End to End) AK-CB8-8-EXT
CPU
1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6320, Socket 775, 1.86 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 4MB Cache, Retail
CPU Cooler
1 Zalman CNPS9700-NT nVidia Tritium Super Aero Flower Cooler
Overclocking
1 *No System Overclocking*
Memory
1 2Gb (2X1Gb) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC8500, 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15
nVidia VGA-The Way It's Meant To Be Played™
1 640MB XFX 8800GTS Extreme XXX, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1800 MHz, GPU 550 MHz, Dual DVI/HDTV
ATI VGA
1 *No ATI VGA Card Required* (nVidia required)
Specialist Card Option
1 *No Specialist Card Required*
System Drives
2 150 Gb Western Digital WD1500ADFD Raptor Enterprise, SATA150, 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, NCQ, 4.6 ms
Raid Card
1 **No Raid Card required**
Storage Hard drives
1 *Hard Drive Not Required*
Floppy Drive /Flash - Card Readers & Writers
1 Mitsumi FA404M 1.44 Black FDD+Int USB2 7 in 1 Card Reader (SM/MMC/SD/CF/MD/MS) Fits in 3.5" FDD Bay
DVD ROM/ DVD Writer
1 *CD/DVD Not Required*
DVD Writer
1 Samsung SH-S183L/BEBN x18 18x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Black, OEM, LS
Sound Card
1 *No Soundcard Required* (Onboard option only)
TV Tuner Card
1 *No M/M Card Required*
Modem/Wireless Router
1 ***NO MODEM/ADSL REQUIRED***
Wireless Adaptors
1 ***NO WIRELESS ADAPTOR REQUIRED***
Operating system
1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit
Media Center Remote Option
1 ** No Remote Control Required **
Software - DVD Decoding
1 NVIDIA DVD - Platinum Edition Dolby 5.1/Digital Headphones/Dolby Pro Logic IIx/DTS
Software Application
1 MS OFFICE 2007 60 Day TRIAL Basic,SBE & Professional
Software Security
1 PC Tools Spyware Doctor NEW V4 Award Winning Spyware & Anti Virus Suite for PC - DVD Retail
Games - "Hottest PC Games"
1 *No Software Required*
TFT Monitor
1 *Monitor Not Required*
Keyboards / Keyboard & Mouse Pack
1 Microsoft Black Optical Value Pack V2 - Multimedia Keyboard & Intelli Optical Mouse
Gaming Mouse Option
1 *Gaming Mouse Not Required*
Speakers
1 *Speakers Not Required*
Headphones
1 *Heaphones Not Required*
Case Fans
1 120mm Akasa Amber Case Fan, 3 Pin, 2 Ball Bearing , Ultra Quiet
Acoustic Sound Proofing
1 **No Sound Proofing Required** Not Needed if Using Antec P180
Network Attached Storage
1 *Hard Drive Not Required*
Extended Warranty
1 Standard 3XS System Warranty
1 *No Custom Colour Required*

£1,623.85 inc VAT


am i going bonkers or have they added a £1000 profit margin in there? ontop of what may just be a £600 PC ?


jeez, a 1.86 cheep as core 2 and a bloody 8800GTS??? i know there 2 raptors, but those are what £150?

[MadduckUK]

and thats without a monitor of any description? lol
yes, something going on there, i doubt that has been done on purpose

[Steve B]

the mirage is £100
the tagan is £100
the motherboard is £130
the raptors total £300
the dominator is £130
the conroe is £100
the 8800 is £230

not quite the £1000 profit margin now is it?
i'll admit its expensive, but its not that expensive

[mcmiller]

8800 gts is £260
cpu is £100
raptor is £100 each
ram i guess is £120

yeah i guess there is abit of a mark up on it, but you have include the time it took for someone to build it , test it etc.. and then they have to make a profit on it

[GoNz0]

so there screwing £600 for what would take the average pc builder a little over an hour to put together, and another hour to run the test CD (while the engy is making the next one)


i was looking at pre built systems to sort a m8 out who lived to far away for me to build him one, but if thats what im up against i can add in £100 fuel for the round trip and still sell him a dogs nads PC and have enough left over for the pair of us to live it up for the weekend ! (

no etailor can justify a 50% mark up jsut to put it together :\

i welcome scans comments on this..

[MadduckUK]

remember, the prices quoted here for conponents already include a price markup

[Steve B]

thing is though its not 600, as theres lots of other components that need to be paid for.
labour to put it together, labour to test it, one years onsite warranty, extended warranty.

[SHare]

If its a rip off dont buy it. There are plenty other stores and suppliers out there.

[Steve B]

If its a rip off dont buy it. There are plenty other stores and suppliers out there.

thank you for your eternal wisdom, it really adds to the discussion

[SHare]

I dont see why the excessive price of a scan system needs debated. I could trawl the net and find hundereds of systems that I think are a rip off. The guys run a business, wages need to be paid, warranty's have to be covered in the price, they can set whatever price they want, if people think its too much they wont buy it.

[Stoo]

Alienware/SavRow, etc etc are all far worse offenders...

Not everyone wants a generic Dell

[Chris P]

GoNz0

With the majority of the parts listed come to over £ 1240.00 and certainly not a £ 600.00 PC

If you can get these parts for £ 600.00 tell us so we can order this and re-sell

Guys enter the LN numbers into our site and see for yourself ... We certainly don't make £1K profit per system, if we did I would be typing on a Gold plated Keyboard

QTY

Price (ea) Ex VAT
Total Inc VAT
Remove

LN17017
Intel BLKD975XBX2KR i975X, S775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/533, SATA I / II, SATA RAID, ATX, OEM
£109.95 £129.19

LN14852
Akasa Mirage-62 V2 Midi Tower Case - Hi-End w/o PSU - Overclockers & Gamers Best Choice
£89.89 £105.62

LN16545 - 700W Tagan TG700-U35XL Easycon XL Modular, SLi, PCI-Ex6, SATA, Molex, EPS 12V, 80% eff.
£98.99 £116.31

LN18120 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6320, Socket 775, 1.86 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Conroe Core, 4MB Cache, Retail
£87.00 £102.23

LN16831 - Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium Super Aero Flower Cooler
£33.50 £39.36

LN15484 - 2Gb (2X1Gb) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2 Dominator, PC8500, 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered,CAS 5-5-5-15, EPP
£107.99 £126.89

LN17054 - 640MB XFX 8800GTS Extreme XXX, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1800 MHz, GPU 550 MHz, Dual DVI/HDTV
£239.00 £280.83

LN12802
150 Gb Western Digital WD1500ADFD Raptor Enterprise, SATA150, 10000 rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.6 ms, NCQ
£111.58 262.21

LN17167 - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit 1Pk OEM (DVD)
£54.99 £64.61

If you change any quantities, please re-calculate your basket

Scan Finance - Buy Now Pay Apr 2008
Pay £124.45 deposit and then NO payments for 9 months, then settle the balance and pay NO interest.

Scan Finance - More Sense Than Money

Net Total £1,044.47
Carriage £14.68

V.A.T. £185.35

TOTAL £1,244.50


We have changed the default CPU from the E6320 to the QX6700, which matches the components included in this High End specked system ...

Hope this helps

Best Regards

[vicar]

Not everyone can build a pc, some people want peace of mind and there is no price for that.

[Tobeman]

Alienware/SavRow, etc etc are all far worse offenders...

Not everyone wants a generic Dell

I was discussing SavRow to a friend the other day... where have they gone?!

[Stoo]

I was discussing SavRow to a friend the other day... where have they gone?!

http://www.savrow.com/

Fizz-Pop by the looks of it.. Couldn't see that coming

ahh yes: http://www.laptopshowcase.co.uk/suppliers.php?id=27

5th January 2007 - Unfortunately, it would appear that SavRow have ceased trading.
There is no information available as to what is happening with the company. However, they have been un-contactable for several months now and the company has not been officially liquidated, it has just vanished.

http://www.rockforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6681

Well something's gone on at Director level (They're not in receivership at the mo though)


26/07/2006 Babis Lagoussis Has Left The Board
21/07/2006 New Board Member (fereidoun Raissi-dehkordy) Appointed
20/07/2006 Change In Reg.office
20/07/2006 Change Of Company Postcode

I fell out with the MD in Monaco last year, as he could not understand why I would want to sell him our chassis when he only bought 5 at a time ???

For their customers sake I hope they have not gone, although I don't think they had that many customers. They are another company who boxes above their weight when it comes to PR

Apparently the last known address was a safety deposit box somewhere in London..

[Tobeman]

http://www.savrow.com/

Fizz-Pop by the looks of it.. Couldn't see that coming

Indeed, would've been interesting to see their sales figures...