Which Computer Brand

[Panag]

hi ,

Mac , not only for the way the system is , also for its OS , and X really rules the world , ....

have a nice day

[DaShi]

When my hard drive started dieing, I emailed Dell and got the run around. However, I was in China at the time. So when I came back to the States, called them and they helped me backup my old one, sent me a new one, and helped me install it. In addition, the new hard drive has nearly twice as much memory as my old one. All this free of any charge.

And I don't even own a Dell!




Just kidding!

[Tis I]

Okay, one more question. How important is USB 2.0? Gateway has it standard on all their comps but i can't find any info on the Dell website

[pg]

93|AMD AthlonXP 1800+ 266 FSB Processor
105|VIA 266a Chipset MB 1AGP 5PCI
51|40.0 GB Hard Drive, 7200 RPM
70|512MB PC2100 DDR Memory
169|nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 Video 64mb
60|Sound Blaster Audigy 5.1 Dolby Sound
30|16X Toshiba DVD (48x CDROM)
49|Plextor 24/10/40a CDRW Drive
27|Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
20|Keytronics Keyboard
5|1.44MB Floppy Drive
50|Mid Tower Case, 300w PS
free|Linux ($119 Microsoft Windows XP Pro)
5|Mousing Surface
320|19" ViewSonic GS790 Monitor
+ 20|10/100 Network Card
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$1074|Complete System + Shipping(at most 10%)

killer system list i put together in a few mins. comparable systems(preformance/feature wise) from dell would cost over 2000. built it yourself. the main advantages are higher quality parts, and being much, much cheaper. i'd only recommend dell to someone that needs tech support a few times a month. if you don't need tech support that often you are smart enough to built on yourself, and not needing tech support also negates the biggest advantage dell has imo.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Tis I
Okay, one more question. How important is USB 2.0? Gateway has it standard on all their comps but i can't find any info on the Dell website

hi ,

it is the new thing , and it shall be the way , its allready here , well on a MAC that is , ....

have a nice day

[Eroberer]

USB 2.0 is a bit more than twice as fast as regular USB, and has actually already been adopted fairly far and wide from what I can tell. Things like mp3's, cell phones, mobile hard drives, digital camaras are a pain with regular USB, and should either be bought with USB 2.0 or Firewire hookups or you'll wonder if you're still in the dark ages.

pg, that's a surprise to me. =) I guess I was wrong about the prices.

[Asher]

USB 2.0 is far more than twice as fast as regular USB.

USB2.0 is exactly 40 times faster than regular USB. 480Mbits/second vs 12Mbits/second.

It's also completely backwards compatible with regular USB.

[Eroberer]

I was definitely not going to look that up, or waiger higher than what was obvious. =P

[Jack_www]

I say get a dell. I like dells. Macs are good too, but not a lot od games on macs as of now, but I think they are trying to fix that. Also macs are not as fast as a pc, but they are also trying to catch up. So i would go with a dell, unless you have lots of problems with computers then go with a mac then.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Jack_www
I say get a dell. I like dells. Macs are good too, but not a lot od games on macs as of now, but I think they are trying to fix that. Also macs are not as fast as a pc, but they are also trying to catch up. So i would go with a dell, unless you have lots of problems with computers then go with a mac then.

hi ,

are we talking a dell from today with a mac from 12 years ago , ....sure in that case yes , but versus the modern mac , well where is the 1.5 g ram , or the dueal processor , .....and a big systems bus , ....

have a nice day

[Deathwalker]

If you want a premade system Dell are a good choice. But I would build my own

[Rex Little]

Anyone have an opinion on eMachines? Every time I look at the ads they seem to be the cheapest, but I once heard they're going bankrupt. (They've been around for quite awhile since then, though.) If they are in trouble, is it because of a lot of dissatisfied customers, or just because they sell so cheap they don't make any money?