What do you think of Compaq? It was the best I could get before I lost my mind on DT's over being without a computer. God Bless Becky Tori <verse@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I too can recommend eMachines. My 2 year old HP Pavilion motherboard died and it had developed other issues (which HP knew about and didn't fix/care) and money was a consideration so I did some research and found out that eMachines now have a pretty good reputation even though they are low cost. I have had absolutely no problems whatsoever with it. I brought it home, opened the case, put the HP hard drive in it as a second drive, plugged it in, booted it up and never looked back. It's much faster than the HP was. I am using XP SP2. I'm one of those that will hold onto XP for as long as possible as it's the most stable system Windows has ever built. I have no interest in Vista and will likely skip right over it (as I did with ME). My eMachine is quiet, reliable and fast. Considering the price, it's one of the best bargains around. Tori At 10:05 AM 5/1/2007, you wrote: >If you're planning to buy an inexpensive PC do think about looking at >Gateway's eMachines line. I have an under $500 eMachines PC with 1G of mem, >130GB hard drive, a CD-DVD RW system, 5 USB 2.0 ports, and 2.8 processing >speed (I think). I use this with an inexpensive 160GB external hard drive >for backup purposes. This system performs flawlessly with WinXP and basic >DSL, and does everything I want it to, including excellent video streaming, >fast downloading, and efficient handling of Photoshop >Of course I am not a rabid gamer and so do not need all the hi-tech stuff. >If it plays cards and checkers and shoots a game of billiards with me, I'm >content... ">}) >~greywoulf~ > >-- >Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and >everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > >To unsubscribe or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ --------------------------------- You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/