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Hello, 

 

Me and a couple friends.  run a company called [redacted]. We make computer peripherals (keyboards, mice, portable desks), Pre-Built PCs and Custom PCs (Full customs cases such as Flame Maple and Burl or Aluminum Etc)  and our pre-builts are what we are building on now. So I would like the communities opinion on if you consider these good value. Please understand these are pre-builts, I am not asking if prebuilts are worth it. I am asking is it/what could make it better: value wise. 

 

 

Our Pre-Builts Follow (All come with windows 8.1 by default, you can order them with windows 7. We can not install windows for a discount): 

 

The Fiero $629.99:

AMD Athlon x4 860K

Asus ITX FM2 Motherboard

8GB 1866 Memory

R7 260x

1TB Blue Drive

NZXT  550 Watt Power Supply

 

Whisper $950: 

Intel Core i5 4460

Arctic Cooling Pro 7

Gigabyte GA-B85 Gaming Motherboard

8GB 1600 RAM

AMD 280

Adata Premier Pro S900 120GB

1TB Blue Drive

Seasonic 550 Watt Power Supply

 

Tiny Titan $1500: 

Intel Core i7 4790

Cooler Master Hyper TX3

Gigabyte H97N Wifi ITX Motherboard

Adata Premier Pro S900 256GB

1TB Blue Drive

EVGA  GTX 980 SuperClocked

EVGA 500 Watt Power Supply

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I'm questioning the statement of "We make computer peripherals" and would like to hear more about that

I would ask @thekeemo :). He runs that department. But currently we are finishing/prototyping a portable desk/notebook cooler and I am working on the design of a mouse and keyboard. 

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I would ask @thekeemo :). He runs that department. But currently we are finishing/prototyping a portable desk/notebook cooler and I am working on the design of a mouse and keyboard.

the mouse and keyboard are the part i want to hear about lol
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Trying not to advertise. I am not sure how to ask without saying a name... that is why no link or whatnot. 

But we have a name. If we Google search your name, we may find it. You should've said "We own a company..." and then state its purpose.

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Enough but not too much. 

 

I edited the post, I didn't think you made a lot, the problem with this is that you are going to be buying retail parts and selling them again through a retail enviroment. That's why you won't make much money off of it. If you are aiming for that you need to get bulk parts.

 

That doesn't matter in the beginning though, just a thought.

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Right now I am just sketching ideas, mostly because we have been focusing on the portable desk idea. If you have anything you would like to have be part of it, PM me!

no I'm just interested in what you are doing. I plan to keep making my own keyboard for future use like the keyboard I'm using right now or the next two I'm planning to make for myself
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Whisper isn't a particularly good deal.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.79 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $710.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-14 18:30 EDT-0400
 
The unit I chose BTW has a Seasonic S12II platform. With MIR, you're paying $240 less. I know who you're marketing towards, but there are prebuilders that have deals just as bad as yours or better. You can even get the price down more by removing the unnecessary CPU cooler and making other adjustments. I'd suggest you play with the prices more instead of looking to make $200+ on every mid-end system you sell. IIRC, Micro Center and NCIX will even put together PCs for less.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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The unit I chose BTW has a Seasonic S12II platform. With MIR, you're paying $240 less. I know who you're marketing towards, but there are prebuilders that have deals just as bad as yours or better. You can even get the price down more by removing the unnecessary CPU cooler and making other adjustments. I'd suggest you play with the prices more instead of looking to make $200+ on every mid-end system you sell. IIRC, Micro Center and NCIX will even put together PCs for less.

 

We are only buying from two deals for business reasons. I will say we are not making anywhere near 200 dollars per unit after all is said and done. Closer to $60 on a good day. 

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This isn't a comany that needs to keep major secrets, especially if they are asking for help from the "public" lol.

its not something companies normally do unless you are going to do a initial public offering for stock. How legit is this to be honest, how old are you guys. I approve of what you're doing, just be careful/smart the way you go about it. Lawyers aren't cheap.
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its not something companies normally do unless you are going to do a initial public offering for stock. How legit is this to be honest, how old are you guys. I approve of what you're doing, just be careful/smart the way you go about it. Lawyers aren't cheap.

 

If I ever started a business, I would already have a lawyer, we've got a family lawyer :P

 

Except for a serious lawsuit you are going to need rmore than one D:

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its not something companies normally do unless you are going to do a initial public offering for stock. How legit is this to be honest, how old are you guys. I approve of what you're doing, just be careful/smart the way you go about it. Lawyers aren't cheap.

I happen to know a couple good lawyers, don't I @thekeemo. I am 21 and have experience in Retail and owning a business. I am a partner in another one. 

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I happen to know a couple good lawyers, don't I @thekeemo. I am 21 and have experience in Retail and owning a business. I am a partner in another one. 

yes.. phil has a few lawyers.. I make sure not to piss him off too much...

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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I happen to know a couple good lawyers, don't I @thekeemo. I am 21 and have experience in Retail and owning a business. I am a partner in another one.

great start. If you do make some real money, make sure you redo your w2's, the more "legit" this gets the more you should cover yourself, where you are building is it zoned for what you are doing, look up osha guidelines if you haven't. None of this should mater now, just keep it floating around.
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