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Help us buy a new computer!
« on: January 21, 2009, 08:53:33 PM »
I'm so lost.  Things have changed so much since we bought a computer last.  What we would like is a computer that's good for fast internet surfing and multimedia with lots of speed and memory.  We also do NOT want Vista, though XP is fine if that's possible anymore.  From what I've seen online, it seems like it should be.  We just need the tower, too.  Seems like wherever I look, they throw in everything else, which we don't need at this time.  Any recommendations.  Nothing terribly expensive, but nothing real cheap, either.  $1000 is a good starting point and we can go a little up or down from there.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2009, 08:55:14 PM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on January 21, 2009, 08:53:33 PM
I'm so lost.  Things have changed so much since we bought a computer last.  What we would like is a computer that's good for fast internet surfing and multimedia with lots of speed and memory.  We also do NOT want Vista, though XP is fine if that's possible anymore.  From what I've seen online, it seems like it should be.  We just need the tower, too.  Seems like wherever I look, they throw in everything else, which we don't need at this time.  Any recommendations.  Nothing terribly expensive, but nothing real cheap, either.  $1000 is a good starting point and we can go a little up or down from there.

1000 is a good starting point? Jinx, you can shave hundreds off that price and get a damn good PC. Hell, you can buy 2 for that at most places.

Check out:

http://www.newegg.com
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2009, 09:02:24 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on January 21, 2009, 08:55:14 PM
1000 is a good starting point? Jinx, you can shave hundreds off that price and get a damn good PC. Hell, you can buy 2 for that at most places.

Check out:

http://www.newegg.com

Yeah, I was just checking that.  When we bought this computer, we were able to modify things online before purchasing it.  Other than building my own computer (something I'm hesitant to do), I don't see that option on Newegg.  And, of course, almost everything is Vista.  The few XP computers they still have are brands I'm not familiar with.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2009, 09:11:30 PM »
I have purchased a lot of stuff through pricewatch.com vendors. They allow full customization, decent warranties, and very competitive prices.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 09:13:04 PM »
Name the brands and someone will probably give you feedback.

Oh, Vista, from what I'm heard, sucks major ass.

You could always spend a couple hundred more and get an iMac. There are people in my office that have those and have NO problems.

http://www.apple.com/imac/


That is, unless you want to learn Ubuntu. Not hard, really.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2009, 09:14:11 PM »
Quote from: Thor on January 21, 2009, 09:11:30 PM
I have purchased a lot of stuff through pricewatch.com vendors. They allow full customization, decent warranties, and very competitive prices.

Pricewatch is just a repository like Shopping.com though, right? You're buying from a vendor.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2009, 10:29:55 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on January 21, 2009, 09:14:11 PM
Pricewatch is just a repository like Shopping.com though, right? You're buying from a vendor.

Yeah, they just list the prices & goods. One buys from an actual vendor. Newegg does have a good return policy. Some of the vendors on Pricewatch don't have as good of a return policy as Newegg, but they often have better prices.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2009, 10:32:52 PM »
Ohhh yeah, and Vista isn't all that terrible, BUT.......... it ****ing nags one to death with configuration, allows & denies, etc. It's not quite as easy as XP. BTW, I found a "bone" on piratebay...... XP SP3 corporate.......
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2009, 11:55:43 PM »
Check out Asus. They are a large global company & still uses XP on their small laptops (10"). Don't know about the larger ones. Their computers are highly rated also.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2009, 09:15:36 AM »
Quote from: Lacarnut on January 21, 2009, 11:55:43 PM
Check out Asus. They are a large global company & still uses XP on their small laptops (10"). Don't know about the larger ones. Their computers are highly rated also.

That was one of the brands I saw.  Never heard of it before.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2009, 09:49:48 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on January 22, 2009, 09:15:36 AM
That was one of the brands I saw.  Never heard of it before.

They used to make kickass mobos. I don't know anything about their PC's, but if they're mobos are any indicator, it should be a good PC.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2009, 10:50:52 AM »
ASUS is very good so is Elitegroup. If you were building a computer I could help. I haven't bought a "premade" since 1997 since I can build my own for less than half the cost of a premade.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2009, 02:45:34 PM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on January 22, 2009, 09:15:36 AM
That was one of the brands I saw.  Never heard of it before.

Me neither until I starting researching inexpensive small laptops; looks like it is the best bang for the buck and theirs smokes the rest of them. Also, their warranty is great. Whichever computer you buy, check out the reviews and ratings.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2009, 04:56:30 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on January 22, 2009, 09:49:48 AM
They used to make kickass mobos. I don't know anything about their PC's, but if they're mobos are any indicator, it should be a good PC.

Their video hardware is also very nice.

I'm probably going to get one of their Eee PC's at some point in the not too distant future.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2009, 01:19:25 AM »
I've had the same Asus motherboard in my PC since I built it eight years ago.  I've been through half a dozen hard drives, three mice, two cooling fans, and enough CD-ROM drives to build a small Stonehenge.  Never had a problem with the motherboard and it runs great.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2009, 12:25:42 PM »
Quote from: Chris on January 23, 2009, 01:19:25 AM
I've had the same Asus motherboard in my PC since I built it eight years ago.  I've been through half a dozen hard drives, three mice, two cooling fans, and enough CD-ROM drives to build a small Stonehenge.  Never had a problem with the motherboard and it runs great.


What is that thing? A 166 MHZ?????????      :tongue:
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2009, 12:48:27 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on January 23, 2009, 12:25:42 PM

What is that thing? A 166 MHZ?????????      :tongue:

When no one was looking I snapped a shot of Chris' machine:

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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2009, 02:29:07 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 23, 2009, 12:48:27 PM
When no one was looking I snapped a shot of Chris' machine:




OOOOOO it's got a nice pair of LARGE floppys!      :lmao:
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2009, 02:46:47 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on January 23, 2009, 02:29:07 PM

OOOOOO it's got a nice pair of LARGE floppys!      :lmao:


LOL, those aren't the LARGE floppies. They are only the 5.25" ones.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2009, 12:06:27 AM »
Quote from: Wineslob on January 23, 2009, 12:25:42 PM

What is that thing? A 166 MHZ?????????      :tongue:

1.3 Ghz tweaked to a whopping 1.5 and 1 Gb RAM.  My VGA card has 16Mb.

Er.  Um, yeah.  It's got a 133 Mhz bus (I burnt up my 266 DDR slot).
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2009, 12:08:45 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 23, 2009, 12:48:27 PM
When no one was looking I snapped a shot of Chris' machine:


That was not cool! :censored:

I had a Tandy.  She had these awesome 1.2 Kbs floppies while the girl next door only had the 640k's, but she ran Tandy DOS and didn't play well with MS-DOS girls.
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2009, 03:03:43 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on January 21, 2009, 08:53:33 PM
I'm so lost.  Things have changed so much since we bought a computer last.  What we would like is a computer that's good for fast internet surfing and multimedia with lots of speed and memory.  We also do NOT want Vista, though XP is fine if that's possible anymore.  From what I've seen online, it seems like it should be.  We just need the tower, too.  Seems like wherever I look, they throw in everything else, which we don't need at this time.  Any recommendations.  Nothing terribly expensive, but nothing real cheap, either.  $1000 is a good starting point and we can go a little up or down from there.

what's wrong with vista?
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2009, 05:50:53 AM »
Quote from: JohnMatrix on January 25, 2009, 03:03:43 AM
what's wrong with vista?

You mean beside its colossal appetite for resources, and instability ? 
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #23 on: January 25, 2009, 05:07:17 PM »
Quote from: JohnMatrix on January 25, 2009, 03:03:43 AM
what's wrong with vista?

Besides sucking the big one?
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Re: Help us buy a new computer!
« Reply #24 on: January 25, 2009, 05:08:43 PM »
My wife was looking online and apparently Dell has customizable computers to order, but I don't know how good Dells are.
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