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Originally posted by @theCBE+Apr 19 2005, 02:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (@theCBE @ Apr 19 2005, 02:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-flamingchina@Apr 19 2005, 07:49 PM
Similar company located in Calgary:
VooDoo PC
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Voodoo Computers builds amazing computers and you get great support from them, (my monitor blew out once after having it for 2 years and they came and delivered a brand new one and took the old one within an hour)
however their stuff is ridiculously expensive... [/b][/quote]
Voodoo computers builds horribly overpriced, overhyped computers and they highly exaggerate and even decieve customers about what they are getting.
While the build quality and components are high, it's really all just off-the-shelf stuff you can buy anywhere with a flashy coat of (IMHO gharish) paint and an ugly Voodoo "tribe" tatoo or panel cutout.
You might get good service but you are paying a ridiculous premium you never should for it. I've put together systems with the exact same components as found on Voodoo's site for their various systems and even laptops (my laptop is the same as a Voodoo model from an OEM in Taiwan, just without the paint). The savings were between $1000 and $2000. It's ridiculous.
They also decieve customers by claiming that THEY have to service the system (at extraordinary cost) because they do things like "solder on" the CPU which is bullshinguard. I met a guy online who was trying to upgrade his voodoo laptop but was afraid it was soldered together like the Voodoo rep told him. I simply went to the website of Taiwanese OEM that the actual chassis came from and downloaded the maintenance manual for the guy and showed him it was actually really easy and that Voodoo did the exact same thing and was just BSing him.
It p*sses me off when Voodoo gets the media coverage and awards that it does. Look, I'm proud that some Calgary entrepreneurs figured out how to overcharge and grow a customer base and hype for computer components like they have, even catering to celebrities and medical institutions (wtf???), but seriously, any real enthusiast would do it themselves and not go with Voodoo.
If your monitor blew out after 2 years, you generally have a warranty for that from either the retailer, reseller, manufacturer, or extended from credit/debit card and bank all included so you would've gotten a replacement anyway. That the guy came and replaced it in an hour is fantastic but in the end, you paid for that service by being overcharged 100-200% of their actual cost.