Why HP says no
The nasty secret about the major brand PC vendors is that they buy cases with proprietary hole patterns for mounting the motherboards and have the motherboard manufacturers follow suit. So you generally can't buy a new motherboard from anyone but HP for your computer.
For my part, it just made me mad that they played me for a fool (coopetition is to key to excellence, but might not be healthiest for any particular vendor company). I bought a new case. Newegg sells great cases for about $50, a fair price to thumb your nose at those who have forgotten that they are supposed to serve our needs, not rip us off.
Of course all your other components are transplantable......sometimes. I tore apart one HP computer that had a weird proprietary power supply! But within reason, expansion cards, CD and DVD drives, floppy drives (what are they?) can all be switched. Memory probably will be different and graphics cards are cheaper and better if they're PCIe. They're ripping off people with older AGP slots because the alternative switch of motherboards is even more expensive.
Don't look at the Saitek Eclipse II keyboard. We have no defense against its attractions and it cost me $40.00.:rotfl:
Last edited by Rockin Robbins; 01-11-08 at 03:03 PM.
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