07-08-2003, 05:08 PM
350w ATX power supply from Pricewatch.com: $11
350w ATX power supply locally: $55
Actually, US$11-55 sounds about right for the price range between a really cheap power supply, and a middle-of-the-road decent power supply.
Of course, that's not saying that your local dealer isn't selling really cheap power supplies for $55. :)
Check their prices on other items to see if they are charging excessively on everything.
You could expect to pay even more for a PC Power & Cooling PS, which starts getting in to the low end of the high quality stuff.
Since a defective PS can fry the more expensive parts of a 'puter, it is probably worth spending a bit more than $11 to get something that is less likely to mess up. I normally use the middle-of-the-road stuff, and have found that to be better than 99% reliable over the life of the system. (Over 2,000 systems, less than 20 PS failures.)
-rcv-
350w ATX power supply locally: $55
Actually, US$11-55 sounds about right for the price range between a really cheap power supply, and a middle-of-the-road decent power supply.
Of course, that's not saying that your local dealer isn't selling really cheap power supplies for $55. :)
Check their prices on other items to see if they are charging excessively on everything.
You could expect to pay even more for a PC Power & Cooling PS, which starts getting in to the low end of the high quality stuff.
Since a defective PS can fry the more expensive parts of a 'puter, it is probably worth spending a bit more than $11 to get something that is less likely to mess up. I normally use the middle-of-the-road stuff, and have found that to be better than 99% reliable over the life of the system. (Over 2,000 systems, less than 20 PS failures.)
-rcv-