A couple considerations:

The BIOSs are starting to drop the second FDD.  I can't imagine what 
they are saving.  If you don't care, then no problem.  A salesman at 
Fry's said there were no more MBs with two FDDs.  He was wrong.  I 
easily found two on his shelf.  The system builders are dropping one 
or both FDDs.  But don't expect the BIOS vendors to add USB.

MB\CPU compatibility.  There was a time when if it fit, it worked. 
Not necessarily so now.  Get the processor and board as a set, 
preferably already plugged in and tested.

And, MBs like PSs and every other component tend to have many sources 
and a very short shelf life.  You will never be able to determine what 
is best because you will never find everything that is available.

I think there are two aways to buy: shop a big box store with good 
service, or search for deals on-line and self insure.  That is, except 
that sometimes a thing won't work; like my MB that won't recognize KB 
or mouse under OS/2.

I have done rather well at http://www.tigerdirect.com

Ray


 
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