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Are MDG computers any good?

Just wondering if anyone here has one. And if so, do you like it etc

Had one before and it was quite the POS. Also have a friend who works in IT sales that says they're still the same. You save a bit, but probably not worth it imo.

bought one many years back. worked for many years. but good god i would not go back after the many many horror stories i've read.

MGD is still around?

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Originally posted by Orko MGD is still around?

yep...people still love that beer apparently.

Don't go MDG. Dont go for an HP/Acer etc from a big box store either.


Id recommend finding a friend who has experience with building pc's and get them to build/spec one up for you. It really depends on what you need to do with it.


If you're going laptop.. Stick with Asus and Toshiba. Unless of course you go the Mac route.

Check this site out:
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?cPath=7


If you have any questions whatsoever, let me know. I have 5 personally custom built PC's in my house for various purposes.

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Originally posted by feelgood I'd recommend finding a friend who has experience with building PCs and get him/her to build/spec one up for you.

+1.

i boguht an MDG many many years ago (it was a P133) and it was a piece of shit. never again. i started building my own pc's after that. now im a mac guy.

Lauren had a laptop from them years ago...POS stopped working right after the warrantee expired. Hard drive was physically damaged....all she did was turn it on.

I got one in 2007 I think, and I've had nothing but problems with it. Two hard drives crapped out after a year or two. When the motherboard broke last year, I was still in the 5 year "parts warranty" (no labour). They tried to charge me over 200$ for the MB and CPU, and they didn't even know if the CPU was done. They said they didnt have the older MB's anymore, so that's why I would need a new CPU too. The whole computer wasn't even worth $200. I found an MB myself, and sure enough the cpu still worked.Never again will I go MDG.

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Originally posted by feelgood Id recommend finding a friend who has experience with building pc's and get them to build/spec one up for you. It really depends on what you need to do with it.

If you do, be kind and don't expect free service.

I've learned that from years of building systems for people. They always want free service, support.

So now, I just send them to Canada computers.

NCIX man. They will build it for you for $50. You can choose every single part that way and ensure you've got quality through and through. Oftentimes companies that sell pre-built computers will use the very cheapest components and that's why they fail. They may sell you on the fact that it features the latest Intel I5 processor, 4 GB of ram and 2 TB of storage, but God knows what quality the components actually are (except for the processor obviously). I'd say spec one out yourself (or have somebody help you) at NCIX and have them build it for you.

I build my own systems. It offers the most flexability and you get only what you need. You'd be surprised how easy it is to build your own.

Next build when they finally come out in a few months... a system with duel octocores!!! Can't wait.

I don't know if it makes sense for the average user to build their own system these days. 5 years ago it made sense, as you could build a custom system with better parts then a packaged system at the equivalent price. Now prices as a whole have come down so much that it isn't really worth the hassle of assembling your own system (epically when you factor in the free OS/software and warranty/phone support that come with packaged systems.) And now more than ever you have tablets and mobile phones offsetting PC use � save yourself the time, find a system for $500-100 from a reputable retailer/manufacturer and be done with it.

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Originally posted by Atho I don't know if it makes sense for the average user to build their own system these days. 5 years ago it made sense, as you could build a custom system with better parts then a packaged system at the equivalent price. Now prices as a whole have come down so much that it isn't really worth the hassle of assembling your own system (epically when you factor in the free OS/software and warranty/phone support that come with packaged systems.) And now more than ever you have tablets and mobile phones offsetting PC use � save yourself the time, find a system for $500-100 from a reputable retailer/manufacturer and be done with it.

Id argue that the problem with premade systems is that they often skimp on components that the average user doesnt think about. Usually this is the psu or hard drive. Even nowadays, modern cheap systems come with shitty psu's and in the worst case, 5600rpm hard drives which are antiquated. If only for peace of mind, id say its worthwhile building your own, especially if its going to be your workhorse.

Big manufacturers (Future shop brands etc.) generally lock the bios limiting upgrade potential as well. Also, small upgrades such as buying aftermarket ram will void entire system warranties etc. Not to mention the dreadful software suites that come preinstalled.

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Originally posted by chinamon now im a mac guy.

Don't you have a hackintosh?

my biggest gripes with pre-made systems is that the parts are often custom and not user replaceable with stuff you can buy readily. It forces you to buy from the manufacturer at ridiculous prices.

For example, compaq used to use custom PSU sizes.. so you had to use their replacement.

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Originally posted by Orko If you do, be kind and don't expect free service. I've learned that from years of building systems for people. They always want free service, support. So now, I just send them to Canada computers.

AMEN!!

It's probably the worst company. Avoid at all costs.

Saw this on Reddit.

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[�]HighBeamHater 34 points 2 hours ago* I worked for MDG computers. That place is the fucking devil. They will charge you $50 for an "upgrade to a black computer" (this was back when computers were mainly white, and black was cool)... BUT WAIT... the trick is, EVERY computer is black... so you are essentially paying a pointless upsale fee. They will charge you $0.85/day FOREVER if they have their way. Technically it takes something like 15 years to pay off $2,000 at less than $1/day and 40% interest but they will get you to avoid that question as best as possible on the phone. The managers literally told me once "if the buyer asks about why we charge $299 shipping, ask them what province they are calling from, and just say we are located a few provinces over and that computers are heavy." We operated out of the GTA. 90% of our customers were from the GTA. We charged $300 shipping and explicitly lied to everybody. To ship a 10kg box via Canada Post ANYWHERE IN CANADA would never cost more than $75. And that's if you splurged for the overnight/express shipping option. One guy got fired because he charged some old lady like $10,000 when she only agreed to pay $3,000... and then lied to management about it. That place is fucking scum. Pretty sure I was fired for not making the required number of cold calls that they asked me to do (which was not a requirement of the job!). They only advertise via infomercials and "poor people" newspapers. They target the bottom of the barrel idiots basically who think they can afford their shitty computers. They would offer you a "free digital camera" with your computer purchase. It was 0.1 megapixels and cost maybe $3 on ebay at the time. Hardly a "digital camera" in most peoples minds. Oh, and they only ever hired student workers/part time workers so they never have to pay benefits/any of that shit. Seriously, fuck MDG. I am truly upset that steve nash (greatest NBA player, ever) is their spokeman.

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Originally posted by spiderpig Don't you have a hackintosh?

i ended up installing windows7 on that box and using it as my media centre then got myself a mac mini.

the hackintosh was great (then challenge was quite fun) but constantly being aware of software updates was a pain in the ass.

people still build computers?

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess people still use computers?

fixed

I have a friend building a new computer for me which is gonna be a beast upgrade to my macbook pro but not as big as the previous one he built me 2 years ago.

I'm just happy to get another PC to take care of all my 3D modeling and rendering. I'm hoping the parts are all good in the end cause I got no one to go back to if they fail lol. But the last one has done my brother well for gaming.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess people still build computers?

Just nerdy gamer types such as myself, or people doing graphic design/video rendering stuff

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