Thor Schrock Introduces the Ultimate Upgrade Computer Sale on the Morning Blend
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- Written on: May 3rd, 2011
Thor Schrock was a guest on KMTV Channel 3’s morning show, the Morning Blend to talk about Schrock Innovations 2011 Ultimate Upgrade Sale.
The best part was when he spooked Mike DiGiacomo by just knowing he had a Commodore VIC-20 in his basement that he could trade in if he wanted to.
Take a look at the video. The sale is going on at Schrock Innovations through May 7, 2011.
Computer Component Prices Edging Higher
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- Written on: April 20th, 2011
I just finished placing a component order for my Computer Repair Service Centers in Omaha and Lincoln and I noticed something curious.
Slowly over the past 8 weeks base component prices have been edging higher. For example, each component that we install in a new computer is costing on average between $.40 and $.99 more than it did eight weeks ago.
Specifically, the cost of the motherboards we use in our Modular Computers has increased over $1.40 in the past 8 weeks.
I’m not an economist, but there are a few things that I see reported in the news that could be responsible for the upward tick in computer component costs:
- The price of oil and Diesel continues to rise
- The dollar is weakening against foreign currencies
- Gold, Silver, and other component hard costs are going up
So far Schrock has been able to avoid paying the cost increases by ordering in larger quantities and aggressively shopping for those vendors who purchased their inventories before the prices started to move up.
No matter who you buy from, eventually this is going to come home to roost on individual consumers.
I am still young enough that I have not experienced sudden and dramatic inflation, but from what I have seen in fuel and food prices and what i am seeing now in our component costs I am starting to wonder if this is the beginning of what may be a significant inflationary trend.
