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Where Should I Buy A Computer From?

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Give or take... you can add stuff you may need, get rid of stuff/change stuff you don't need...its gonna be a bit pricier, but something like that will be a better machine.

*Waits for flaming as people point out that it would actually be a crappy pc*
 
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Mike Money said:
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Give or take... you can add stuff you may need, get rid of stuff/change stuff you don't need...its gonna be a bit pricier, but something like that will be a better machine.

*Waits for flaming as people point out that it would actually be a crappy pc*
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And why not make a poll? Sounds like a good idea to me
 
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That makes sense.

My friend just got a Dell. It is a great computer and was well priced (expensive but not without reason). He suggests a Dell, and I will probably do that when I upgrade, but I am fine for now. :cool:
His Pentium is a friggen 3.8, I havn't even seen a 3.6 advertised anywhere, granted I haven't looked online, but still. Mine is only 2.8 and that was great when I got it.
 
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Here's a question: I went to the TigerDirect.com site, and there's some great deals on some monitorless pcs. But I've not heard of several of the brands, and don't know if they're quality or crap. There's brands like eMachines, Acer, Systemax, and Cybertron (isn't that where the Transformers are from?). Anything to avoid? I'm a little iffy on refurbished computers just because I wouldn't know how to tell if there was a hardware problem.
 
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Yea, also consider a processor with that list Mike. :p Also, scrap the sound card as he said onboard would be fine for now. There's onboard video also, which should be fine for the internet/movies, so scrap the video card. Maybe I'll post a revised list later, but it might be worth it just to buy a pre-assembled one if you have any doubts.
 
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Davidoc said:
Yea, also consider a processor with that list Mike. :p Also, scrap the sound card as he said onboard would be fine for now. There's onboard video also, which should be fine for the internet/movies, so scrap the video card. Maybe I'll post a revised list later, but it might be worth it just to buy a pre-assembled one if you have any doubts.
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That's probably my best bet.

There's this refurbished one I found that looks great, with a monitor it'd be around $700 or so. What do you think?
Compaq
 
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Bryan R. Tyler said:
and Cybertron (isn't that where the Transformers are from?).
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Yes, the good thing about the Cybertron PCs is that if someone breaks into your house they can transform and defend it. If I had one I'd always be sounding false alarms just so I can hear that cool noise they make when they transform.

Also...it makes waffles.

brad cook
 
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My friends compaq fried his windows disk... fried his copy of BF1942... and then stopped playing audio... so he got rid of it.

We had a compaq for about a week, until it just plum stopped working for no apparent reason....

then we just let a nerd friend of ours build us a PC... and we haven't had a problem since.
 
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Mike Money said:
Find a nerd friend...

and get on http://www.newegg.com/
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Agreed. I built my own computer, and now that I have I won't ever even consider buying a pre-built desktop computer. If you can find someone with some knowledge, you can figure out where you should distribute your money based on what you need and get a great PC for a good price. However, it's definately not for the faint of heart, because holding hundreds of dollars worth of equipment can make some lose control of their bladder.

I've had one HP and two Compaq computers in the past, and I only had problems with one Compaq after 4 or 5 years of use (hard drive took a dive). It's anywhere from difficult to impossible to upgrade some of the hardware on lower-end systems, and a computer geek would cringe at some of the hardware they put in those boxes, but for the average user they're fine. Concerning the refurb you linked to, it seems fine. Don't know what you're planning to do with it, but as long as you're not a hardcore gamer I don't see any problems.
 
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Bryan has already proclaimed himself to be a technical idiot, so the idea of having a box of computer parts sent to his house is not practical. Building his own machine is not going to work here.

Bryan....we use Compaq SFF D530's where I work. Currently, there are about 600 of them deployed. Of those 600, I think we have had problems with maybe five of them, and that was right out of the box. A couple bad burners, and a loud fan. If you decide against Dell, the Compaq would be a wise choice. Despite the whole bovine theme that I dislike, Gateway does put out a decent machine.

I heard the other day that Mac is coming out with a $500 desktop, so you may want to at least give it a look. Lot's of Mac users here at TB, so you could get some great tech support from them.

-Mike
 

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