How a build works

1. Configure

Start from a preset or an empty builder. Parts are chosen in dependency order: assembly, chassis, mainboard, memory, storage, display, keyboard, expansion cards, graphics module, charger, operating system. A choice can only be limited by the parts before it, so picking a larger SSD never greys out your chassis. When a later part stops fitting, the builder swaps in the closest match and tells you what changed.

Assembled or kit is the first decision. Assembly and testing cost $79. A DIY kit costs nothing extra and ships without an operating system.

2. Check out

Add a shipping address and pick one of 43 coins. The total is parts plus the flat rate for your zone, in US dollars, shown before anything is sent.

3. Pay

You get a deposit address of your own and an exact amount, held for 2 hours. The order page follows the transfer as the network sees it and confirms it: nothing to refresh, no account to make. Keep the order ID, because it is the only key to that page.

4. Sourcing

Once the payment confirms, we order any part that is not already on the bench. Nothing is stocked on speculation, which is why lead time is a range rather than a date.

5. Assembly and test, or packing

An assembled laptop is built by a person and burn-in tested. A kit is packed with every part checked against your order. Lead time is 6 to 10 business days assembled and 3 to 6 as a kit.

6. Shipping

Builds and kits travel in an unmarked outer carton: no store name, no description of what is inside, and a plain sender name on the label. The tracking number appears on the order page when the parcel leaves. Transit takes 2 to 4 business days within the US and 7 to 14 for the farthest zones. Rates per zone are on the shipping page.