We won't say you shouldn't.  But, we believe most consumers are better off buying standardized component systems.

Many computer companies, in efforts to reach home and small business users, create machines with the cost factor as their primary goal.  As with anything, when you cut costs, you cut something else.  Most times, this additional cut is quality, and you end up paying for it with your time and frustration.  Following are some considerations when deciding on a computer that will not only meet your expectations, but will grow with you and last.

• Is the machine upgradeable?  Most cookie cutter machines are severely limited in scalability.  You can add RAM, of course, and you might even have a few expansion ports.  But, in two years, when everyone is running twice the processor you are- you're stuck with a case, motherboard and component ensemble that only work with that model, which, of course, has been out of circulation for 18 months.  Andriel uses industry standard business-class templates that allow you to upgrade at any step in the process.  You COULD buy an Andriel NOW and only buy a new motherboard and/or CPU in two years, or - buy a disposable now, and a new disposable in two years, spending more in the long run for less machine.
• Is it over-integrated?  Many computers are manufactured with the most highly intensive hardware components powered by the motherboard's resources.  Particularly, integrated video, and sometimes even on-board modems literally drain the system resources to levels which greatly affect the performance of the system.  When you find a super "fast" machine at a super low price- beware!  Something's not adding up.  Chances are that multiple components are being piggybacked.  Andriel machines are proprietary in their most labor intensive parts, with multiple cooling fans, and expansion ports and slots left over for your growth needs.  Our machines are built to perform at the levels you expect from their specs.
• Are the components of a good quality?  Poor parts make a poor whole.  We find it an unacceptable practice to simply fill a box with the cheapest components that meet our specs.  Our components are quality, time-tested, business-worthy tools that WE want in our personal systems.  It's typical in an Andriel to find multiple cooling fans, super-fast DDR RAM and higher open resources upon boot up.  Why?  Good components that pull their weight.  We're not building merchandise- we're building business class computer systems for home and businesses.  Our goal is not the point of sale, but the duration of satisfaction.  Your new Andriel will be your most-loved machine to date.  Because of that, we believe that you will come back to us for your future upgrades.
• Is it yesterday's junk?  Manufacturers overstock frequently.  The solution?  Cheap computers.  HP, for example, had a "new" notebook a while back with a 939 chipset that had no Dual Layered DDR compatibility.  What's the point?  MANY manufacturers buy outdated source materials to build bargain machines based on the few things they know the customer is looking for: processor speed, amount of RAM, huge hard drives (even though they're slow as Christmas), etc.  Andriel is about quality & matching performance in it's source materials.  Our goal is to build a computer that has few bottlenecks that can take full advantage of your fast processor.  Every system we build is built on templates that match components to work properly together.  Take your time and read the spec sheet- then compare an Andriel system to what you find.  You'll understand.