Re: OT--Computer brands
- From: "cybercat" <cyberpurrs@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:50:29 -0400
"yetanotherBob" <yetanotherbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
You don't say whether you are looking for a laptop or desktop model. I
would probably buy a Dell desktop, but my experience with their laptops
has been 100% disappointing.
Sorry, I want a desktop. I have a five-year-old HP with a Celeron 1.3 gb
processor, 512 mbs of memory and a 60 gb hard drive--that was a good
bit of computer for five years ago! Now I want to get something faster and
use this one as a backup. (Instead of just waiting until this one breaks!)
If you're looking for a laptop, check out the HP models with the AMD
processors. The ones I've looked at are well-made, and offer good bang
for the buck. Compaq and HP are now one company, but I've never owned a
Compaq of any kind, so I can't say how good/bad they are compared to HP.
Bob, I got so mad at HP because they put a video card in this thing (HP
Pavilion 520N)
that had a conflict with Windows XP and caused system instability. Meaning,
it
just rebooted at all odd times. So I had a new computer that I had to put a
new video card in--once I figured it out. And they did not send it with any
system or software CDS, which sucked when I had to re-install, I had
to ask them for them and PAY for them. So I don't feel like I want another
HP.
From what I've seen so far, I don't particularly care for Vista, but
it's what Microsoft is pushing, so it's a fact of life. You're likely
to see better deals on late-model, high-powered machines that are pre-
loaded with Vista than on back-level machines that still have pre-loaded
XP. And if the Vista resistance movement gets any traction, I suppose
the XP machines could even command a premium for a while...
Have you looked at that "Dual Core" technology stuff?? I have friends
who say they are faster than Pentium IVs. That's what I am getting my
heart set on. I am sure I will eventually buckle and get Vista.
.
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