I had an idea after seeing this not so good deal from ple:
https://www.ple.com.au/Products/632346/PLE-Prebuilt-EOFY-Bus…
I was looking to build 2-3 Desktops for office use or even light gaming the specs would be
Ryzen 2 2200g
Asus A320M Mobo
8gb 2666mhz ram
256 M.2 SSD
Thermaltake Versa H22 case with a 500 Watt PSU.
Windows 10 installed on SSD.
Who would be interested in purchasing one?
Or does anyone see this being a failure and would like to shed some light. Thanks In advance
Expression of interest: Office Desktops for $575. Good price? Would you buy one?
Lockster on 10/06/2018 - 19:12
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Haha whoops it was the first one.
Thanks for the advice
It is possible to make money building systems, but it's only the 'high end' and highly customisable systems that actually have any profit. Think like high end boutique brands like Origin PC.
Their profit margin comes from the value-added stuff that they put in — things like a nice logo on the case, aftermarket cooling, overclocking and other customisations, plus the after-sales service that come with it.
The problem is: you're essentially looking for rich clueless people to rip off, so you have to concentrate a lot on the marketing and branding to attract these niche audiences, and give them a reason to buy your stuff.
As for the "Office PC" market, this market is pretty much saturated and you'll be competing against big names like Dell and HP who sell at a deep discount when you purchase from them in bulk, and also against retailers who can provide a more reassuring buying experience when they offer things like extended warranties, next business day support etc.
TLDR; if your idea of creating a PC building business in your garage, borrowing your dad's ute to make deliveries and providing a 'value' oriented system building service to small businesses, that's probably not going to work in the long run. You'll have to dig a little deeper and find a niche that few (or nobody) else is doing.
I was looking at repairs and tech advice for the old and disadvantaged.
My PC's would be made for people with little to no income but still wanted a Desktop.
I was thinking second hand builds to make them cheap
Honestly thank you though that's the advice I needed :)Yes - but what would you offer that MSY doesn't - http://www.msy.com.au/SYSTEMS/INTELAMD-UpgradeValue.pdf
I'm not sure what your aim is - are you asking if you should do this as a business (i.e. build these and sell them), or are you asking as someone interested in building these for your own business and asking if it's a good deal?
To the former - I don't envision you being that successful. At the end of the day, a basic computer like this is very easy to put together and can probably be done in around 15 mins, if they're tech savvy. If it's someone non-tech-savvy, then I'd suggest going with an big-name system integrator due to the support they can get. In other words, I don't see you being able to charge enough of a margin over the parts for you to make any sort of reasonable profit from doing this as a business.
To the latter - sure, they seem to be great systems that will handle business loads just fine. For a business box, I'd rather go with something smaller. Perhaps the In Win Chopin case would be a good bet. In any case, it's hard to go wrong with a basic office build.