Anybody know about computers?

[eowyn_315]

My poor little iBook is on its last legs, so I'm shopping around for a new laptop. I've had this one for over 5 years, and it was free, so I figure I've more than gotten my money's worth. Unfortunately, my new laptop will NOT be free, and as much as I like Apples, I'll be going for the cheap and getting a PC

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[sevvy_o]

I recently bought (and LOVE) the new Sony Vaio notebooks. I have something similar to this (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665239957) and it is gorgeous. It even gets confused with a Mac sometimes because of the built-in webcam and low keyboard (and it's white lol) so if you're looking for an easy transition, consider that. =)

Yeah, CD/DVD burners are standard now. The memory is a lot bigger than 384 MB, so it's really fast. It comes with wireless capability if you move around a lot. Windows Vista is actually really cool -- I don't know what people are complaining about, I love it. And the hard drive is 160 MB so there are no worries about storage space.

Before that, I had a Dell for over 5 years, so I know a lot about those too if you have questions. In my opinion, the best part of Dell is their technical support -- over the past five years, I'd had pretty much every part replaced (keyboard several times, plastic casing, CD/DVD drive several times, LCD screen, hard drive, etc... it's free and a technician comes to your house to fix it for you, which is awesome).

The first question I usually ask when looking around is what's the technical support like, because I am super accident prone and drop my laptop a lot, so I need to go with a company that replaces it quickly and for free. LOL!!

[eowyn_315]

One of my friends (who has a Mac) recommended the Vaio, because they last forever. They look like they're a little out of my price range, though.

Windows Vista was one of the things I was concerned about. I've heard only bad things about it, but it seems like 90% of computers come with it now. I still have XP in work.

The tech support is really the thing my mother is concerned about. The reason my computer lasted as long as it did is because I had what amounted to 4 years of free tech support in college. Otherwise, I'd probably have gotten a new computer a couple years ago. So, Dell is looking pretty good for that.

Thanks for the advice! I think I'm leaning toward Dell right now, but I may end up with just whatever's on sale next week, lol.