Thank you for your information and time to enlighten me . I also thank those that answered my question about a good Brand Name of a computer to buy, Thank you all Lionel . ----- Original Message ----- From: "cajun12" <cajun12@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:46 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Computers >I personally have owned 3 Dell computers, and I've not had major = > problems with any of them. I had a Dell laptop that started to develop = > a video problem and I got rid of it while it was still running. I = > currently have two 7-year old Dell computers that are still going = > strong. I've heard some say they had problems with proprietary RAM on = > Dells, etc., but I've not had any such problems. My Dells took any and = > all RAM that I put in them. I've also had good luck with Dell's Tech = > Support. I usually don't call them, though. I email them and I always = > get a response within 24 hours. I've never bought extended warranties = > and they always answer my questions anyway. Unlike Gateway, who = > wouldn't give me the time of day or even point me in the right direction = > on their website without a service contract. I have always been able to = > access information and downloads for my specific computer build on their = > website with no problems. I would not buy their printers because you = > have to buy ink directly from Dell - you can't go to your local store to = > get it quickly or at a better price. > > Like Sir Troth, I am not a Compaq fan. I'd rather buy an E-Machine. = > The last Compaq that I worked on had a proprietary CD player and it was = > so old that I couldn't get another one. Since all of today's media is = > on CD-ROM, you're dead in the water without one. Since it had a = > uniquely shaped case front, no other CD-ROM would work (I tried). The = > only option was to use one of the 2 USB ports for an external CD-ROM = > drive or install a USB card for an external CD-ROM. =20 > > Bottom line, I would buy another Dell in a minute, but I wouldn't buy = > any computer with integrated video. > > dj > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub 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 delete this line and everything below.> To unsub 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/