[Leica] What Desktop Computer to Buy These Days?

[dnaplasmid at compwrx.com (Aram Langhans#2)]

Definitely late to the show, but I am catching up a bit on mail.  Read 
most replys and wonder why, as Leica users, we do not support the little 
guy?  I have never purchased a computer for my personal use from a major 
player, and I include Apple in this.  I always find some local, stable, 
shop and have them build my computer for me.  If something goes wrong, I 
can take it down to them and get it fixed pronto.  I get the components 
I want and the price is usually cheaper than Dell, HP or Gateway.  Also, 
it is not proprietary and I can buy just about any part later and 
upgrade either myself or have them do it.  I usually find upgrading is 
cheaper if I do it, but building the basic computer is cheaper if they 
do it.  Of course, I am not in a large city where I can find a multitude 
of cheap components.  When I do visit my in-laws in SoCal, I do venture 
into Freys, but I find it always takes two trips to them.  Once to buy 
the items and a second trip to replace them with working parts.  Has 
happened with drives, Motherboards, CPU's and memory.  I am convinced 
their cheap prices are due to seconds.  Just some thoughts from the 
trenches.

Aram