Snik is dead, time for a new computer!

Jul 16, 2014 18:58

After over seven years, several upgrades, a few reinstalls, and other fun-- it looks as if Snik, my main computer, has finally bit the big one. The BIOS isn't even coming up. I am on a nicely functional laptop until such point as I can get a new computer, which basically means I have until the end of July before I get *really* twitchy ( Read more... )

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c_eagle July 17 2014, 07:16:41 UTC
Sorry to hear about the fade of your old box, me friend.... ;P .... *hughugs*

...These are the ones I've been buyin'/recommending the last few years.... http://us.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/dx-series/dx-series ... Beefy, fast, reliable, and not too expensive... a good one can be had for 350-550 or so...

...p.s. ...... (psssst.... have you had a chance to 'experience' windows 8 yet? ;P ... ya *might* wanna fiddle with it at a store before goin' for it... and Win 7 is still an option if it proves to seem like utter awfulness to ya..)

Best of Lux!

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chefmongoose July 18 2014, 14:52:50 UTC
Hmm! Gateway might be workable, yes. Price range is reasonable.

And yeah, There's some thigns not to like in 8, even in 8.1, but it's time to move from Windows XP and I might as wel get properly modern.

--Chi

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