Computer question

[dappledoxie]

Mine is custom built also, my bf Shannon built it. He is a computer tech and I met him at my previous job. Anywho, I love it, have had no probs so far, and if it did, I'd make Shannon work on it. lol Well, ask him nicely to fix it... lol hehe

[heinz57_79]

As someone mentioned, a guy a BB recommended an AMD processor over Intel... And I agree! I only wish my toshiba had come with an AMD. They're a harder working processor, they multi-task better than a P4 with HT technology, and they run graphics better. They also have a 64 bit processor, Intel doesn't even have one yet. When I build my desktop I'm going to find the best AMD on the market and that's the processor I'm putting in.

to give you an idea, up until recently AMD didn't have much of a commerical name. They were almost strictly a gaming and graphics processor. Also, because they don't have all the advertising, you'll pay anywhere between $200-$400 less for a computer with an AMD than one with the SAME specs with a P4.

[BCBlondie]

Originally posted by RedHedd
Go to http://www.panicware.com and download, install and use their FREE popupstopper. I won't surf without it!

I actually already have that I've had it ever since I got this computer... I've had Yahoo and Google toolbars, everything.. nothing stopped them But now they're gone for some reason.. I get one or two every once in a while but it's soooo much better now. phew Thanks anyway!!

[Stenograsaurus]

Thank you all for your replies. My first computer was a Compaq. I only had it for a year when my nephew opened an e-mail from someone he didn't know and it had a virus that killed my comp. So his mother, who is an electrical engineer, had rebuilt one for us to replace it. It has lasted about three years and now it's done. I'm thinking about asking my sister-in-law to build us one and ship it to us and we'll just pay her whatever she has in it. That seems to be the cheapest and best route to take. Although I do like the cost of "the poor man's internet". I would go with a desktop instead of a laptop.

[G.P.girl]

mine's Gateway, and it's really good. (i think..i don' tknow much about computers) but i think my dad might have built a little of it..e likes doing that kind of stuff. and i think my mom's laptop is a dell