What kind of computer is best?

Question

im going to get a new computer over the holidays what kind is better hp,dell,gateway or a mac...?

Answer 1

i'd advise you to get a dell or a mac. the mac is becoming very popular and seems to have a good name. dell has a really good name too. gateway and hp aren't rated as high.

Answer 2

All the brands you mentioned has a good enough track record and all of them are most likely made in China (you can check it out). I personally use an Acer Aspire 4520 (laptop), made by a Taiwan-base computer company and I am very much satisfied with its features and performance even at a budget price.



For all practical intents and purposes I would go for HP with its cool designs. Also I'm partial to a Windows-based system rather than a Mac-based one . In getting a PC, there are five primary things to consider:



The Processor: Today's standards are multi-cores starting at 2.0 Ghz (AMD Turion and Intel Centrino are pretty much at par)

The Front Side Bus: The norm starts from 553 Ghz up

The L2 Cache: At least 1 MB

The hard drive: 120 GB-300 GB will suffice

The memory: At least 2.0 GB for Vista



Some dealers can let you customize according to your specifications.

Answer 3

A computer shouldn't be judged by who it's manufacturer was. It really doesn't matter. but, the things you definitely SHOULD look for in a computer are:



Hard Drive Space: I would go for at least 200 GB for decency, but a good one will be around 250 GB: The more the merrier!



RAM (a.k.a. Memory): A decent amout would be 2 GB of RAM, but in laptops i setlle for about 4. But i need higher needs for my program files.



OS (Operating System): In windows: Windows Vista Ultimate. It covers everything other types of Vista do, and more.

in Apple/Macintosh: Mac OS X Leopard. I'm not sure what the latest version of this is though.





Those are the top things you should be looking for. I hope i helped: but don't let a company fool you into buying a really expensive crappy computer/laptop.

Answer 4

A mac...hands down. That will be my next choice when I need another computer. They cost more, but they last forever and you don't need all the anti-virus programs for them. If you are going to stick with a microsoft system then get an emachine. You get an enormous amount of computer for a very cheap price which will allow you to protect it properly. Go with Kaspersky. It blows away McAfee or Norton, or anything else out there.

Answer 5

I personally hate Mac. They're terrible. Overpriced, restrictive, boring, etc.



I'd recommend an HP or a Dell.



WTF do Mac owners think that because they can run Windows, Mac is better? My PC can run Windows, every version of Linux, FreeBSD, Unix, and even OS X. Shouldn't that make it better?



Edit: surprise surprise,4 thumbs down already from Mac lovers. If they knew anything about computers, they'd see that I was clearly stating an opinion. Mac users are idiots. Don't be an idiot.

Answer 6

in case you like a low priced workstation all and sundry will do. Dell is the main inexpensive however the in many circumstances going on and repair isn't large. purely ought to nicely known what stats to look for and what they gain this which you recognize what you may and cant stay with out. HP has large warranties, provider, and good fees. they are person friendly too. Vista is out and demands a minimum of one million gig of Ram to run. seem for one that has one million and a one million/2 gigs (one million and 512) of ram. 80 G no longer easycontinual for all your music classes and assignments would be a lot. you ought to have the potential to get a 60G no longer easycontinual. as far as on the spot is going, purely make valuable it truly is secure interior the workstation. 802.11 is the type for on the spot. this could be for coffee shops with loose on the spot. additionally you may prefer to get a twine to plug it in to the information superhighway jack. One for DSL that's a telephone twine and one for best speed. You cant purely carry it with you and characteristic information superhighway each and every the place you pass. you may prefer an ISP subscription. (information superhighway provider provider). you may ought to get a on the spot provider in case you opt to have the potential to basically carry the workstation around the residing house or purely understand the place each and all of the hots spots and loose Wi Fi spots are at. it truly is not the workstation it truly is the upload-ons you ought to get for it. a solid printer is approximately a hundred-2 hundred and then the ink refills. make valuable there is all varieties of diskcontinual for it. Like mine has acontinual for a on the spot card, the cardboard my digital camera shops %. on, CD/DVD to observe video clips on, 4 USB ports. The printer, on the spot mouse, I Pod, digital camera, and flash drives may well be plugged in. desktops final approximately 3 years then are like a junker motor vehicle. the main mandatory element is VIRUS protection. you will ought to purchase a subscription for this. it truly is unquestionably nicely well worth the investment. approximately seventy 5-a hundred a year for solid virus protection.

Answer 7

I recommend an IBM by Lenovo. It's a PC. They work really well and I know a lot of people who think they are great!

Answer 8

o hard question depends on what you want to do on it. personally just surfing the web and downloading things to it and more reliable HP or Mac

Answer 9

Mac. It's a bit more expensive but WELL worth it in the long run because you can run windows and mac. They are very nice. I would definitely recommend it!



P.S. Dell's are cheap and break down and have horrible customer service!

Answer 10

Voodoo PC or Falcon NW.



IBM 5150.



HP.

Answer 11

Apple

Answer 12

macs seem to be for like movie makers and artist. alien ware-games, dell-office

Answer 13

mac is really confusing so i would just go for a normal pc

Answer 14

Mac...well it depends what you want to use your computer for. if its for school or business or something professional then go with mac. but, if you want the computer for games them go with a Pc.

Answer 15

Mac sucks laggs hell- only for looks!! never buy mac!!--

Alienware- perfect just costy

PC... good but hard to get a good look

I personally use DELL =]

Answer 16

hp

Answer 17

mac

Answer 18

mac

Answer 19

aple or mac

thats wats up

Answer 20

You know

the one over there.

Answer 21

hp...hp is the best!!

Answer 22

DELL

Answer 23

if i were you,i would buy all of them!!!!