What computer should I get?

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I have a Compaq/ Hewlett Packard computer and I have to say they have excellent support. Its a mixed praise however in that I am now on the third printer in one year as the other two HPs have broken down but the good part is that in both cases they immediately send me a new one. Same with the CD player that came with the computer. It too broke down but they replaced it..

like with cars u can get a lemon, i have had every type of PC on the market and for one that is already built for u DELL is the best, i still have my 1st DELL which is slow because it is 9 years old but it runs... i have two desktop DELL's & a laptop that i use every day which i love, they are so easy to work on and repair ...... i have a brandnew gateway that is junk i have two brandnew HP's that are junk anyone want them? lol and for DELL's customer service IT HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER!! so if u want a good pc BUY A DELL!

have a great day!

Dell customer service...better? I don't think so. I'm on hold with tech support right now!! The first rep I spoke to had no solutions and *tried* transferring me to tech support. I got disconnected. Our company's Dell sales rep only cares about selling and failed to help us in returning one item from our previous order.
Their computers are solidly built, but if you have to deal with their customer service, avoid them like the plague!! It's not worth it.

good day leo,
i'm a graphics person,i use corel graphics suite,adobe photoshop,macromedia director,macromedia studio mx and i love working long hours,so consideration has to be on battery power e.t.c,
what notebook/laptop do you recommednd me to buy, my budget is about Rm3500 which is about $950....also i love working online(internet),so the notebook/laptop has to be connected...also waht is the difference between a notebook and a laptop.

Unfortunately I think your needs outstrip your budget. I'd be hard pressed to make a specific recommendation. My advice would be to get your laptop with as advanced a graphics adapter as you can, because that's difficult to upgrade later. Then make sure that everthing else, like RAM, Hard disk and perhaps even battery life, can be expanded later as you're able to afford it. My Latitude is like that .. I don't have max memory, but I can easily upgrade when the time comes. I also opted for a second battery (this model allows you to replace the CD-ROM drive with a second battery) which may be of interest to you.

Laptop versus notebook is vague. I think of notebooks as smaller ... say under 5lbs, but there's no hard and fast rule or definition.

Hello Leo
I'm looking for a fairly cheap but reliable PC, i was looking at some Dell Pc's and they seem to be what i'm after. What i need to know though is if they are easily upgradeable, as i will no doubt be doing so in the near future if i do decide to buy one...

Thanks a lot

The best way to determine what Dell's can do is to run through their customization page. You can see how far each machine can be upgraded. For example you might be able to order up to 4gig of ram for your computer... so only order 1, and you'll know you can upgrade to 4 later.

Hi Leo,
Ive been using Windows now for the last eight years and it's eventually starting to push my patience to the limit. I currently have a Packard Bell laptop, 14 months old, which pauses an awful lot, has a dreadful battery life and has the many annoying windows glitches etc.
The use of my laptop is primarily for doing websites, using Dreamweaver and many other large applications, which eat up memory.
Im between staying with a Windows OS laptop and waiting for the new Windows Vista or moving to Apple Macintosh - what would you think?
Also, if I was to change with a budget of up to $1,200, which make of windows XP run/Macintosh laptop would you recommend I choose?

Vista's a way off, so it's not something I'd wait for. Apple could be a great choice but it seems like it's out of your budget. I've been very happy with my Dell.

I am at the verge of buying a Dell inspiron 9400 for DigiVideo post production use. Do you think this laptop would serve me well? I intend to use an adobe production studio software. Thanks

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