Who makes the best Computers?

Question

They also have to have excellent support as well. I'm looking to buy a new one since my Dell has been a headache from day one.

Answer 1

Ok, dont take any of those answers. The truth is that the best service is from friends and coworkers. My family had a small computer store and we couldnt believe how badly companies milk customers. almost all our repairs were simple things that customer support couldnt even handle. Stupid things like drivers and basic settings.
When people dont know what they are buying they get taken advantage of. I look at dells and all the other manufacturers and cannot believe what they give you in those computers. They give hard drives from 3rd world countries, motherboards that are rigged with fake performance numbers, modified cpu's, and inferior ram. not to mention ugly cases.

Here is what you need to look for:
The HARD DRIVE should be at least SATA. if it says ATA its old crap. SATAII is even better. size doesnt matter because its easy to get an external drive that you can bring from computer to computer as you upgrade. The external drive will not transfer viruses, since it doesnt have an operating system.
The CPU should never be an entry level: Celeron or Sempron proccesors are terrible and should be avoided at all costs.
Pentium M and Pentium 4 are outdated. Core duo and Pentium D are the best to go with, and AMD's are hard to come by with good parts to back them up.
The RAM should never be lower than 512mb, and 1gb should be what you aim for. THE SPEED OF THE RAM SHOULD MATCH THE FSB (FRONT SIDE BUS).
The VIDEO CARD should never be intigrated. those are terrible, and are not worth any money at all. Go with an Nvidia card with a number above 6200. ATI are good, but the software has alot of bugs that you dont want to deal with. Nvidia have "one size fits all" drivers, so they are easy to keep up.

Besides that, use firefox instead of internet explorer in order to protect your new investment. Get norton antivirus, and every time you download something, check the single file for viruses by right clicking and selecting that option. that will keep it in working order.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

Dell sucks. I am a PC tech and they are the biggest liars on the market. I fix more dells than any other PC and the don't even sell you the newest stuff. Hello a P4 is not the newest processor. The Pentium D has been out for about a year know and the P4 LGA 775 is still newer than the 478 P4 is what they push. Now if you know PCs then you know what you want so your good to go through Dell, but there service sucks if you ever need there help. As for MAC there great.... If you know how to user them. Easy to learn but they don't have the compatibility as a PC does.... Sorry MAC users. alienware good looks cool but to much $$$$ for what your getting. All Antec parts inside, which you can buy cheaper at any retail store and even cheaper online. To answer your question I would go with Sony, IBM, HP or Compaq (HP and Compaq are the same company though.) HP has good support and they are the best for local repairs. Circuit City is HP certified and Comp USA. Not sure if Best Buy is. I've heard both. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Sony Vaio's are the best (name) PCs out there. Apple is the best for graphics and ease of use. Dell customer support has been going down hill for years. HP used to have the sturdiest computers on the market, but no longer. If you want a great PC go to a computer store in your area and have one built for your needs. Then you will have a tech that knows your computer that can fix any hardware problem.

Answer 4

When you consider that computers fail all the time you have to look at the computer along with the support that the company provides its customers. When you look at that I would have to say Dell does. They make solid PC's and then provide support that is second to none. They do it all while still having reasonably priced PC's. Dell is a top company for a reason.

Answer 5

Dell

Answer 6

Support has been going downhill across the board with outsourcing. Being a former Dell Field Engineer, I had my fights with those from Bangalore, India.. But it is prevalent in HP & Toshiba.

In my view,

Desktop : Dell - They are the cheapest and productivity per parts in comparison to price

Laptop: Toshiba - I have been their fan since Day 1 from their Tablet PC ( I own Protege M200) and their Media Portable (I own Qosmio G25). They had the least recall issue (from battery and parts) and have seen better cooling system (as well as design)

Server: Compaq (own by HP). Though Dell PowerEdge Servers are viewed as better server in price, they have a built-in design flaw that shortens the longevity of the server (until they redesign the board and chasis).

I hope that could point your direction.
Other notes:
Sony: Decent but you paid more for name brand
HP : Decently priced and starting take market share from Dell
Acer : Cheap but mediocre parts (you get what you paid for)
Gateway/eMachine: Cheap but mediocre parts
IBM/Lenovo: Decent but again, you pay more for the brand name
Apple/MacIntosh: Good (not Great parts) but you pay premium for brand name and you need Apple compatiable software (and not all older software work in new Apple with Intel processor yet)

I do not recommend clones from local mom/pop stores. You do not know what you get and support.

Answer 7

It relies upon on the coolest person. For the final, off-the-shelf person, A Dell contains more suitable useful aspects and restoration than maximum customer products. also for this team of people, a Mac will artwork yet you'll discover extreme obstacles in software and hardware, and they are going to **always** be more suitable extreme priced than their laptop opposite numbers. For mid-decision business enterprise apps, IBM's. those are MY determination for a pre-configured laptop, because they're nevertheless gadget-oriented sufficient to customise, see next classification. for someone with sufficient time and expertise on their fingers, construction your own laptop is the very superb answer, because it lets you tailor the gadget for your particular desires. You get no help inspite of the actuality that, and putting it up so all the hardware performs at the same time properly can be a troublesome answer with little or no documentation. to that end, my determination may be an Intel-depending mom board, to employ the hot Intel processors (twin, even!)

Answer 8

I say Dell Desktops and Mac PowerBook laptops....

I don't know if you have Dell Desktop or Laptop, but I love my 6 yr old Dell desktop. I really think Dell's Laptop are trash, so get a Mac PowerBook. Service is cool too if you live near an Apple Store or get AppleCare.

Answer 9

I have a Dell at home and work and trust me they work great...

I also asked the Computer technician at work and he said Dell and Sony are the best...(Dell has cheaper prices & better customer service). He said never get a Samsung or any of those small brands...

Answer 10

HP does, I'm a network admin, HP makes the best PC's Servers and Laptops. Dell sells good PC's and on www.bensbargains.net you can find coupon codes to get the best price. Dell Best Price, HP Best PC's