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11-05-2009, 09:40 AM
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| Bored Mommy  Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid
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| Death is imminent I'm on borrowed time with my hard drive. And since the CD drive is broken, too, and the unit is over 5 years old, I'm just going to get a new 'puter instead of replacing components. Any recommendations? I typically get a Dell and have been happy with them, but I'm open to other options. Keep in mind that I need a workhorse, not a light machine to check email and surf the web. Design applications being a primary, gaming not worth mentioning. And don't say Mac, because they suck and I'm not interested in buying a bunch of new software to accommodate it. Thanks for any suggestions! |
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11-05-2009, 09:50 AM
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| Only happy When It Rains  Member Since: May 2004 Location: Great Mills
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| Are you looking for a desktop or laptop? If laptop, then I would reccomend the Dell Studio 17. It is a major workhorse machine and is beautiful to look at. I got one for my wife and it has never caused her one problem. She also uses it heavily for work on average of 10 hours a day. Dell Studio 17 Laptop Details
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11-05-2009, 09:55 AM
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| They're out to get us  Member Since: Oct 2007
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| I'm typically a fan of Dell, however I've heard they've been slipping. I heard HP has jumped up recently, but I'm not sure. I'd check Consumer Reports if you have access to it, they are usually pretty good. They're also great at disspelling that myth about Apple being oh so amazing.  so yeah, stick with a PC! |
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11-05-2009, 09:59 AM
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| I'm not a fan of Dell or HP, although the HP I have at work now has been pretty reliable for the past 3 years. I've always had my best luck with IBM (now Lenovo), both laptops and desktops. Rarely had motherboard or LCD failures with them, but have seen quite a few with HPs. Keep in mind we're talking corporate devices, not necessarily the same units you'd get for home.
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11-05-2009, 10:02 AM
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| My sweetest Friend  Member Since: Jul 2006 Location: Lusby
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| I'd go to best buy and browse around and see which one catches your eye. They all have so many different computers depending on what you primarily use it for.
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11-05-2009, 10:05 AM
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| USMC 1983-1995  Member Since: Apr 2007
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| HP TouchSmart 600 Review | ZDNet: Reviews this is a review for an HP desk top. I have an HP Pavilion Laptop with AMD Turion II 17" display that work for what I do at home, but I think the Toshiba Satellite would be a better choice for you. |
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11-05-2009, 10:07 AM
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| one day the dark will end  Member Since: Apr 2009
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| I have a Dell XPS710... 3.0 GB of RAM. ...4 "250" gig hard drives that I can swap in and out to save data which gives me a working load of ONE terabyte of hard drive space!!!...2.39 GHz...two huge cooling fans..weights a lot....and it is huge... Oh, I have 3 optical drives a 3 1.2 floppy drive and a multicard reader... I have never had any trouble with it..never acted up... no BSD.....nothing.. I do a lot of photography...and it handles many Adobe programs at once. Oh...and it is Win XP.....Home Edition...again, never any problems... I would buy an XPS again. I went to the Dell Outlet site and bought it there and saved 100's....UPS delivered ...Love my Dell!!!
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11-05-2009, 10:29 AM
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11-05-2009, 10:36 AM
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| Bored Mommy Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid
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11-05-2009, 10:40 AM
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| It's just like a Mac-hater to be a Dell person.
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