Computer Buying?

Question

I am currently working with a Dell Inspiron 8600 which I have had for at least 3 years. When was it first on the market? I am now buying a desktop. I am not spending more than $1,700 on a desktop and a monitor. I am thinking of the 20 inch mac, but i still have doubts. Does anyone know a good desktop (or tablet PC) That I can get?

Answer 1

I have worked on PCs and Macs and frankly I have to recommend PC. I would recommend a Dell. As for what specific parts, I would really need to know what you plan on doing with your computer, or more specifically how much gaming do you plan on doing. If you could e-mail me that information I could help you make a good selection.

Answer 2

GOD dont buy a mac its the worst choice u will ever make,
i would advise stay will dell, and get the newer model this is only if u dont know how to build your own machine.
since that will save a lot of bucks, and there is millions of guides on the internet telling u how to build the machine and what parts to get.

Answer 3

In my opinion, you can't do better than a mac. Some operations are slightly different than Windows, but no one I know who used one ever switched to Windows or another brand of machine.

Answer 4

Go for the iMac, you can always dual boot Windows XP on it if you have to.

UPDATE:

Paultech, you have no idea what you're talking about.

Answer 5

hold it right there when you look at this you can put in what you want in it befor you order set this up well online then order .remember the more ram the more speed you pc is & if you do buy from hp-computers .ask for the windows xp .cd to be sent with the order .and dont forget to get the order number from them you can keep track of your order online at there website
From... $549.99 *
Featuring AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core technology and optional NVIDIA graphics card for running multiple applications at once
Windows Vista Capable
Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core processors
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do;jsessionid=Fj2wqm1qYQwMcmukr1SNh1bCOqz72BxjICMMz5mByzFtpu7bCzYD!-566988626?series_name=a1650_series&catLevel=2&category=desktops/hp_pavilion&storeName=computer_store


save this so you can remember how to set up your system recovery . cds if you do buy


when you have the pc set it up put it on then do this
HP computers no1 they have the verry best recover system of all

click on start /all programs
in the list go to pc help & tool
then click on
hp-pc- recovery tools-cd
noW click on
creat the recovery tools cd
use a cd(r) disk ...to creater the pc tools cd
then click next
and wait for it to creat a
system tool recovery cd
do not stop it at all
when the system tools
cd is created your have
a system recovery tools
cd- this cd will reinstall
all the software that came with the pc and
now coz we have reset the software it will
restall the software that is on the pc and
reinstall windows xp home and set it back up
windows xp will be reinstalled and set back up

the
hp-pc-tools cd
this just reinstall's the software that was on the
the hard drive at the time you buy the pc it will also
install windows xp. os .with out asking for the windows xp cd
creat multiple partitioins




hp-pc-dvd revovery creater cd
click on start /all programs
in the list go to pc help & tool
then click on
hp-pc- recovery creater cd
use a dvd (r)disk .do not stop this till the .hp-recovery .creater cd's have been made.then your have your .hp-recover creater cd's



what.hp-creater cd's do
hp-pc-dvd revovery creater cd
use a dvd(r) disk
to create the revovery creater cd
you will have 2 options
options 1: to just install the windows xp & the software that was on
the hard drive from day 1 without for mating the hard drive
options2: will format the hard drive
and reinstall windows xp with out asking for the windows xp cd
& install the software that was on the pc from day1




hp-cd's & windows & product key cd
your windows product key
can be fond on the side of the pc or on the top
or at the back of the pc
now its best to write that windows product key
and keep it in a safe place

and put that windows product key in to a notepad
and copy the notepad
to a back up cd put the
product key cd. in a safe place with windows xp & the hp-pc-recovery cds
all in a safe place

now you can make back up copy's of the recovery cd's you have made
with the hp.cd creater cd's you use sonci my dvd to make copy's of them cd's
with hp-pc-recovery cd you can use windows burner or sonic my dvd
to make a back up copy of that cd
then make them as the cds for what they are but make as back copy cd's
then your not get any of them mixed up then put them all in a safe place/with
windows xp cd so no one can damage them

Answer 6

i-mac or HP only, with intel processor.