I stopped suggesting that people build their own PC's, because they invariably ask me for help. One thing for me, though, is that I stopped using desktops around 2002, when I went to college. You can't really build a laptop (it'd be more of a loltop) and I've become super evangelical with regards to Apple's laptops.
Nothing else gives better value and quality for the $$. There's OS X. Plus the maglock power cable = no more busted motherboard after tripping over the cable. And the battery now has a (roughly) 5-year lifetime (dependent on recharges). And! It's got gizmos that detect if the laptop is off balance and locks your HD in place (and has for 6 years now). This is cool because you can turn your MacBook into a light saber and the embarrassment will cause troublesome girlfriends to leave the room. Also, Steve Jobs' reality distortion field causes you to furiously hit your browser's refresh button for two hours at work, 2-3 times a year, during the keynote speeches where they show you what you can't afford. Truly gratifying. Scott #2 On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Scott Rowe <scott.r...@joann.com> wrote: > When it comes to PCs, I just order the parts and build it myself, it > certainly not rocket science. Any of this August group who have any > hardware knowledge should be able to build a PC easily, and that way you > don't have to compromise on hardware - you get exactly what you need, > instead of some generic box that is more or less than you need. > > >>> Scott <sc...@aitrus.org> 10/22/2009 12:44 PM >>> > I generally advocate getting a Mac and being done with it. After some > basic > adjustments, you'll begin to wonder why everything else feels like it's > 20-years behind. > > But if you get a PC, I suggest Lenovo or Fujitsu. Even the newer HP's are > pretty good. Always stay away from Dell. > > Scott > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Arthur Gutowski <aguto...@ford.com> > wrote: > > > On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:55 -0500, McKown, John wrote: > > > > >Not necessarily true. I know of a number of decent PC vendors who are > > entirely local to the US. I've even gotten a Intel i7-920 from one of > them > > (Zareason) for a very good price. Of course, all my PC purchaces are 100% > > Microsoft free. (Linux bigot). > > > > > >http://www.zareason.com/shop/home.php > > >http://www.shoprcubed.com/ > > >http://system76.com/ > > > > > >and many more. > > > > John, thanks for the links. Also thanks to all who provided contact > info. > > I had > > a recent "experience" with a dock station for my home machine that I want > > to "share" with Dell corporate and "consumer reports" sites. I used to > > think HP > > was the bottom of the barrel. For my next machine, I'll explore my > > options. I, > > too, wiped out Windoze for Linux, and am virus- and relatively > crash-free. > > > > Regards, > > Art Gutowski > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains > confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If > you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received > this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, > distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) > reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase > or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, > amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have > accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
