Ok, my mom wants a new computer ( and after the novelty wears off it's going into my room )


she doesnt want to spend over 2 grand

I already suggested that I could build a nice one, but she doesnt want that..

She's looking at the Dell XPS 600 and a Gateway somethin or other


what do you guys suggest? It's not gonna be for gaming or anything...basically all she'll do on it is browse the web. But once it's mine, I'm going to burn/listen to alot of music, use photo editing software ( photoshop ) and look at stuff online, of course



Thanks in advance

 

I hate dell, and I hate gateway even more. Get a sony, or an alienware.

 

build yer own. i built mine and have had no problems because i know every part i put in this thing is top quality. all of those companies use a lot of crap parts to save money.the numbers may be good but the parts are crap.

 

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop and love it. No problems and it was a really great deal when I got it. Check it on Dell. If you are anti-Dell sorry for posting this.

 

Gateway has a pretty nice system.. I believe it's a GT5048 or it maybe under GM5048.. is the same system though. It has a Pentium D (dual core processor).. 2 GB of DDR2 ram, 500 GB HD, dvd burner, media center edition of windows (has the TV tuner card so you can watch TV on the computer and record TV also). The price at Best Buy for it is $1499.99.. you could get a Gateway 17" LCD for like $350 or maybe a little less. If it were me, I'd build my own system (well that's what I've always done). I did buy a Gateway once and it was a really good machine.. I bought it in 1999 and I still have it, my brother uses it everyday.

 

I did a little more looking into Alienware...

what do you guys think of the Alienware Area-51® 7500

 

with the default settings or did you customize it any? It has the same processor that the Gateway I mentioned has.. that Alienware has 1 GB of RAM and an 80??!?! GB Sata hard drive.. why does it only have 80 gb that's insane. but the good thing about alienware's is you can customize them. you also pay a butt ton just for the brand name

 

get something to where you can burn DVD's you know those are also good for pics and hommade movies

 

sony or toshiba

is she wanting a desktop or laptop

 

Get a sony...

 

desktop...pretty sure we're going with alienware

 

overpriced

 

eh, not my money...going with the Area 51 5500, cutomized to the specs of the 7500 minus some cooling stuff, and a better graphics card

 

Good decision.

 

+2 I built mine, and it's better then most computers out there now, and it's 3 years old and was half the price...

 

I would agree that building your own is a good idea, but his mom probably wants something with a warranty and stuff.

 

Build your own. I built mine and it was faster than anything you could buy at the time, and it's cheaper too. Plus I know it has all high quality parts!

 

I AM a warrantee...all they can do is fix it if you break it physically, otherwise it's your fault and you gotta fix it anyways... that and alota times things break cuz the computers are obsolete neways...like a great labtop with an onboard video card....and the video card craps out...go figure...

 

lol what are you talking about grimmz, what do you mean if it breaks physically? if a onboard video card craps out generaly the whole motherboard is replaced, which is covered my MFG warranty as long as it was a defect and not caused by something else (example power surge is not covered by mfg warranty)

 

go here for a computer: http://www.abs.com/index.asp

i heard nothing but good things about them....cheaper than alienware, more realible and way cheaper than anything out there.....its also a gaming PC...

 

You really should build your own. It is a LOT cheaper and you can get everything better...

my comp was about $950 with a monitor and i ahve
an amd athlon 64 bit processor
1 GBram
120 GB hard drive
dvd/cd burner.
my comp is about 2 years old and it still is better than a lot of things you can buy. talk your mom into building it, if you know how or someone can help you put it together, its worth it.

 

its all good dude, not my money

pentium D dual core processor latest and greatest

 

I build my own systems because I like to put in it what I want in it and I like saving money.. but then I spend $500 on just a processor

 

Hey, Dell is sending me a free Inspiron 9400 (Dual Core Laptop *drool*).

I have no complaints there :P.

 

The pentium d's that are out right now dont seem to be that great. Not a high enough processor speed yet. I would say go p4 3.6-3.8 w/ hp technology a gb of ram and around a 80 -120gb hard drive. build your own its soo much cheaper and you can even pick a better graphics card. Dont go any lower then 256mb on that either. Trust me when you get a gaming machine you want the extra cooling featurs. The machines heat up real quick.