New computer?

[Shawnny B]

Scum, I dont know where you live but I havent heard anything bad from this local company that builds computers, They will aslo take a trade in if I remember, or if you want to upgrade your system in a few years you can bring it back in, As far as support I believe that they offer it at a Decent price, I know that Instead of buying a Dell, Hp, Gateway or Emachine I will more than likely hit these guys up next They are just across the river in Minneapolis on University Ave, Their site is ...

generalnanosystems

I would also like to add in if your not Familar with a mac it takes a little while to get the in and outs, if youve had a Desktop, and havent had issues, why change?

Just my .02

Shawnny B

[Sandmannd]

General Nano Systems is a great pleace. I haven't got a PC from them, but I've bought my share of parts from there and they are always great to deal with.

[Azenmstr]

Good points about considering support when you purchase a computer as things are bound to go wrong. Like others have mentioned General Nanosystems will build you a quality PC at a fair price, and their support is excellent. I have taken in my PC before that I didn't even buy from them and they helped me out with some things at no charge. So if you are close I would highly recommend them.

[SCUMFROG]

Some one here just told me about them also... I'm going to check out the site.

[Guest]

Computers are like everything else with moving parts. Things are bound to break whether its 2 days or 2 years down the road. One thing I tell my customers is get the most computer within YOUR budget. Computers are outdated once they hit the shelf. Average shelf life is 2-3 years. Like Valv said, if you're set on Dell, look for the Dell Auctions. Can;t go wrong with the pricing. If you want to build one, General Nano Systems have good setups there. Micro Center has a nice BYOPC system too.. In all honesty though, I used to work for BB Geek Squad in Woodbury and if it wasn;t for Dell's, the Geek squad wouldn't be so busy HP's have come along ways. So have Gateways. I had a Gateway and it ran perfect for me until I sold it to a FM'er

[Bigeye30"]

Definately consider the laptop and the versatility one has to offer, I myself have a Dell and have had some hard drive issues from the get go but this thing is going on year 3 and still running strong, wireless internet is great you can sit on the couch and surf FM or if your like me hook it up to your plasma TV and you have a great monitor just my two cents

[computerboy]

Hey SCUMFROG,

I'm not sure if you've already made your decision, but as others have mentioned, I would strongly consider getting a laptop. Their flexibility, portability, and convenience far outweigh any negatives. I'm guessing the reason your wife doesn't care for laptops is the awkward keyboard and mouse. However, you can plug a standard keyboard and mouse into a laptop and have the exact same comfort as a desktop. You can also purchase a docking station for your laptop if you don't like having to frequently plug/unplug peripheral devices into it.

Something to consider anyway....good luck with your new toy!

[Shawnny B]

I dont know much about laptops, but I know that you can only recharge a battery so many times. It might be a good Idea to get an extra one at time of purchase? or what if you just leave it pluged in or remove the battery while at a Docking station? .....

ShawnnyB

[SCUMFROG]

Well I called dell and the woman I was talking to tried to push me into a computer I didn't want. The one I wanted had more memory and was faster then the one she thought I should have. So I went down to best buy talked to them and got a very fast gateway with twice the memory of the and a free cannon all in one printer for the same price. They didn't have the tower that I wanted so they upgraded it to one that had way more stuff and it's also a 2 gig instead of a 1 gig.

[Guest]

See, now isn't the human interactiong better then someone on the phone telling you to buy something you don't want?

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Well I called dell and the woman I was talking to tried to push me into a computer I didn't want. The one I wanted had more memory and was faster then the one she thought I should have. So I went down to best buy talked to them and got a very fast gateway with twice the memory of the and a free cannon all in one printer for the same price. They didn't have the tower that I wanted so they upgraded it to one that had way more stuff and it's also a 2 gig instead of a 1 gig.

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[SCUMFROG]

Yes it is, and I got to use the computer before I bought it.

[Guest]

Enjoy the Gateway. I too, use a gateway and haven't had any problem with it.

[SCUMFROG]

It's so fast compaired to what I had, I love it. With in minutes of hooking it up I was making a slide show of all the pictures I have on a cd, and it had music timed with the changing of the pictures.

I can't wait to do more with it......

[Sandmannd]

Making picture CD's is great. Does your new PC have DVD burner in it? If it does, but the slides to DVD so you can watch them on any tv. There is a lot you can do with new PC's.

[SCUMFROG]

Yes it has a DVD/CD burner.