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Okay gentlemen,I have been reading on this favorite place for me to be(S&W Forum) the occasional gripes about the new Windows 8.As I will be replacing my old XP dinosaur in the next month or so what are your suggestions?I am not very computer savvy.I have Windows 7 at work and it seems okay but I am very limited there as to what I can do.I can still learn but really am not looking forward to any major headaches that I suspect are going to come with this change.The computer I am using now is an old refurbished Dell that I bought about 4 or 5 years ago.It has been very good to me but there are some issues,one of them being the Blue Screen of Death that I was able to recover from a couple of months ago.I am leaning towards Dell and I want a desktop not a laptop.Any and all advice is deeply appreciated.Thanks
Bruce
 
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Everybody has their own opinion as to brand of computers. I have a Dell desktop and a Dell laptop and both run XP program. I have several friends who have the windows 7 and they like them. I can't tell you from experience about the new windows programs but I can tell you I have had good luck with the Dell brand. I have had these 2 for over 6 years and the minute I brag they will probably crash. I hope not. I had an HP before this and it had numerous problems.

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James
 
My current gaming PC is a Dell XPS 8500 with changed up components running on Windows 7. I absolutely love Dell, and that's all I've ever bought from my own wallet. They usually run amazing deals weekly on different things so check with them often and their warranties are really good. If you have XP upgrade to 7 because it's faster and more fluent with some useful features and it works almost identical to XP.

Windows 8 on the other hand is a nightmare. Avoid it, because there's absolutely no reason to upgrade to it. For Christmas my wife got me my own tablet which was a Microsoft Surface, I ended up taking it back and buying a Kindle Fire HD just because the Windows 8 on the tablet was so insanely confusing.

The only semi-bad thing about Dell is their support over the phone is outsourced, which most companies are so be ready for that if you ever call in.... but they will bend over backward to help you.
 
Apple stuff is pretty sweet, I know your'e going to hear It cost to much. Performance for general internet graphics and games, movies, get Apple, much more stable operating system. If want to crunch numbers need some big math problem solved get Microsoft.
 
Bought a Mac for my wife four years ago. Got one for me about two years ago. Never had to reboot because it froze. Neither one has ever given us a problem. Not to trash Windows, but it performs poorly. Who said I can't be diplomatic?!?
 
I used DELL desktops and laptops for many years and had no problems. I chose DELL because they were easy to configure and buy on line. I could pay more for what I wanted and less for what I wouldn't use. The technology would become obsolete before the hardware failed, and over the years I'd give them away to family and friends when I upgraded, but I still have an old DELL Dimension 9100 in the guest bedroom that works. Very satisfied DELL customer.

That said, my wife began using a MacBook Pro over two years ago and she was so pleased with it that I bought myself an iMac. Easy to learn, easy to use, it just works... Since then, we've bough an iPad, two iPhones and three AppleTVs. There's no going back to Windows now... :)
 
I've had 4 Dell units - 3 desk tops and one laptop. One Toshiba laptop and 1 Sony laptop over the years. I had very good luck with Dell and also with the Toshiba. My current laptop is a 3 year old Sony Vaio with a very noisy fan that needs to be replaced and is out of warranty. Sony has had many models with this fan issue most seem to fail after the warranty period has expired. Based on that I could not recommend Sony as they don't stand behind the equipment the same way Dell has done for me in the past. Have never had Apple, but am leaning that way myself if I can't get a good repair fix on this Sony.

Hope this helps.

Pete
 
How much are you trying to spend up front? I have been a computer guy for about 20 years and I will be honest here......I do not own or use a Windows computer at home....why, because I got tired of working on them when they broke. I can honestly tell you the my iMac is the best computer I have ever owned. Yes, it was $1500 new, but it has never locked up, frozen, is much more secure, has a far less likely chance of getting a virus suffering from malware and spyware, it easy to use (and will even teach you how to use it with an interactive tutorial), and should you ever need to run a Windows program for any reason you can do that on a Mac by running Windows in a virtual machine or by using Wine. I am not trying to push Best Buy...I am not a fan, but you can go to Best Buy (they have a deal with Apple) and you can get an Apple computer from Best Buy cheaper than from Apple....go figure. I mention the big box store simply so you can go see one, try it out, put your hands on it, see how it works. It is different than Windows in how it looks and feels (the iMac is not plastic it is aluminum). The keyboard and smart trachpad are aluminum. The aluminum acts as the heatsink so there are no noisy fans, so the machine is quiet. Yes the new Macs use Inter CPUs and have what seem to be specs that are less attractive than a PC dollar for dollar but my defense to that thought is that a Mac costs more to make due to the aluminum and craftsmanship.....the machine is not flimsy and cheap feeling. Also the operating system OS X is designed to run with and on the hardware in the machine making it more reliable. Windows has to be able to run on endless configurations of CPUs, memory, video cards, keyboards, mice, etc. On a Mac it comes with what Apple designed it to work with and it is all seamless. I too was anti Mac until I bought one. The old saying is true that once you go Mac you never go back.
This is my 4 year old daughter playing Pinball Arcade on the iMac. She can launch the game, select the pinball machine she wants but using the touchpad, start and play the game. That is how easy a Mac is to use.
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I really appreciate all the input and advice.Been thinking about the Mac but don't know if the budget will allow it before my present computer takes a dive.The opinions on Dell vs. HP here pretty much coincide with what I've been hearing elsewhere.Now all I have to do is make up my mind.Thank you all again.
Bruce
 
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