Can somebody offer a suggestion. I am buying a basic desktop computer for someone who is dyslexic. She isn't good at setting electronics up (even hooking a monitor to a console). I can't help, since she lives a few hundred miles from me. What would be the best strategy to buy a new, basic desktop computer (console, monitor, keyboard, mouse, cheap printer) from someplace (store, company, chain, etc.) so the place I purchase it from would also come to her house and set it up for her? I don't want to spend more than $400-$600. Is there a 'one stop shopping' place that would do that? (She lives in Philadelphia.) Or would it be better to just order a computer sent to her place, and hire an independent technician to set it up? Thanks.
2007-09-10 07:01:54 · 3 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I'd probably grab one of these funky new Ubuntu systems from Dell:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
You won't have to confuse your friend with "defragging", "spyware", "adware", "spyware" "registry problems" or any such like.
Better still, you can set up the system to that you can operate it and configure it remotely.
The tricky part is getting someone into another person's house to do the actual plugging in. I'd suggest getting one of her friends over as its really simple to set up a computer.
2007-09-10 07:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and find a local Computer dealer in their Town. Preferable a Computer Tech individual, not Best buy geek squad(they are a joke).
Call them and ask the local "Computer guy"
2007-09-10 14:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by ○Freeman○ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy one at Best Buy, Circuity City, or CompUSA... they often offer at-home installations and service for a fee.
2007-09-10 14:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by krazy_teknos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋