[NefCanuck]

meford4u,Nov 1 2005, 03:17 PM Wrote:Mine has crashed 4 times in the last year and I am giving up on it.  It keeps getting a virus and we can't get rid of it short of formatting the HD.  So tell me what's good and in laymans terms.  I am not a puter geek.  My wife does photo editing and video editing and I just fawk around with you guys, so a good ethernet card and a box of condoms is all I need.
Any suggestions on where to get one?  And if you say MDG, your dead!
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Okay now the answer depends on how simple do you want setup/operation to be?

If you're looking for "Turn it on and it runs with minimal user intervention" might I suggest a decent Windows laptop? The reasoning is as follows:

A laptop can be taken anywhere in the house, most new laptops come with wireless access right out of the box.

No need (or temptation) to muck about the machines internals.

Now laptops do have their disadvantages:

Easier to damage

Easier to steal

Can't be upgraded as easily.

Now if you do need a desktop, with maximum amount of hand holding. I would suggest a name brand machine (HP, Dell) because they will be there if something goes wrong (Think of it as the difference of buying a car from a Ford dealer vs. a used car lot/curbsider)

If you're okay with less hanholding I can recommend several smaller shops that I deal with. No problems with anything I've purchased from them, but there is always that risk.

If you have a specific budget/questions fire away.

NefCanuck