brandonjclark :
I don't know why Toms' readers would be so opposed to Walmart doing this. PC building isn't some divine art.
Any rational 12 year old can assemble a PC.
Crappy parts selection at the expense of the bottom line is the issue.
Far too often we see an "oohhh shiny" prebuilt PC.
The basic stats look good. And all that RGB LED stuff looks really fly.
And then when you get under the hood, you find substandard parts, where people don't notice.
Not all 600w PSUs are built the same.
Not all 250GB SSD's perform the same.
I'd have to see the full parts list breakdown, to actually recommend this to someone.
The People Of Walmart, however, will not notice.
They'll see "i7, SSD, gaming, and some blinken lights". That's all that matters.
No, it isn't.