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lilmama2b_oct04

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Posted: 11-04-04 12:49pm

Ok, erin, since your the computer genius, I want to ask you a few things, hopefully you can help me, I know you know alot about computers, but im not sure how much...

My mom wants to get a new computer and wants me to go help her pick a good one out. What is a good computer? Shes already got a brand new monitor (her old one took a crap, and now the rest of the computer is taking a crap)... She doesnt want anything really expensive, but she wants it to be nice... What would be the best to get? Compaq (crappy! Thats what her last one was), emachines, hewlit packard? Can you buy dells in stores? And just get the tower part thing (lol sorry, im partially computer illiterate) lol I cant really think of anymore, but she wants a computer with windows. And what should we look for/watch out for? But yea, shes already got a new monitor, and a new printer/scanner/copier thing so all she wants to buy is that tower thing (lol, what is it called?)
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bellax0x

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Posted: 11-04-04 12:54pm

You can buy dells in stores. Look for one with a lot of memory .. The newer ones all have windows xp


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gaby
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linuxChique

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Posted: 11-04-04 13:13pm

If you know anyone who knows how to build a computer, i'd recommend building it yourself! You can usually get a better deal. Mike and I just built brand new computers (one for each of us) for about $300 combined. If you're lucky, you can get one at a store for $300. If not, dell is a great brand.
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lilmama2b_oct04

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Posted: 11-04-04 13:14pm

What stores can you buy dells at? Ive never seen them in a store, and kevin wants to buy a dell, and ive heard they are good computers, so maybe my mom should get one... And they are inexpensive
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linuxChique

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Posted: 11-04-04 13:20pm

I dunno. You can order online at h ttp://www.Dell.Com.
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lilmama2b_oct04

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Posted: 11-04-04 13:21pm

The only computer guy my mom knows (i dont know anyone) is the one that messed up her computer in the first place... He went in it to put in more ram and ever since then it says sometimes "hard drive detects immenent (sp?) failure" and every time you try and turn it on it you have to press f1 to boot it up.
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linuxChique

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Posted: 11-04-04 13:23pm

Lol uh oh! Sounds like he scratched the motherboard. Easy to do, but not repairable! Do you know the specs of her current system?
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lilmama2b_oct04

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Posted: 11-04-04 13:45pm

Loll this might make me sound dumb, but what are the specs? What I know is that she used to have like 60 ram, but now its like 264 or something, lol but im not sure... What I do know is shes got windows 98, alot more ram than she used to, and her cd-rom drive doesnt work, and neither does her rewritable drive...
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linuxChique

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Posted: 11-04-04 14:08pm

Do you know how fast her processor is? Should be something like 800 megahertz or 1.6 gigahertz. Course the number will be different but either megahertz or gigahertz.
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lilmama2b_oct04

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Posted: 11-04-04 14:34pm

Oh wow, I have no clue... Why? I can call her and have her look on the sticker... Lol they never took the sticker off after buying the computer, and I know for a fact thats on there. She said she might just take the thing in and have somebody fix it... But the her computer guy friend said that its not even worth fixing and she should just get a new one... I asked her if bill was the one that messed it up and she said "no! Its just a peice of crap!" so I really think that bill did do something and he doesnt want to admit it, so he is telling her its junk and to just get new one, he wont even look at it for her, she told him what it was saying. Otherwise, why wouldnt my mom just have him fix it? I dont want her to get that one fixed, shes gonna give it to me when she gets a new one, then I can have yahoo messenger finally. I dont mind having to press f1, and I dont mind it when it just randomly stops working, I just wont do anything important on it... Lol i'll just use it for yahoo messenger, and for uploading pics off my digital camera. She wants to get a computer with lots of memory and speed, and faster internet ability crap... What should we look for to get that?
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babyluvwu

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Posted: 11-04-04 14:59pm

Dude your gettin a dell! Haha those are really great computers though, tell her to make sure she gets one with a pentium processor (the newer ones are a 4) and the more gigahertz the comp has the faster it will be, also look at the size of the ram, the newer ones have like 500 or 600 or faster, if you want one with a lot of space on the hard drive to store pics they have ones now that will hold up to 280 gigabytes, but in reality you really dont need all that much space unless you just want to pile a bunch of stuff on your comp, maybe get one with at least 60 gigs or so. I can find good deals online for you if you want me to.

~<3becca
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IDABABY

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Posted: 11-04-04 15:00pm

I have a dell laptop!

! Kristin
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babyluvwu

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Posted: 11-04-04 15:01pm

Thats what my parents have and its what we use at my work, there really good comps, you think so kristin?
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IDABABY

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Posted: 11-04-04 15:04pm

Hell yeah!!! I love my dell laptop!!!

Here is the one, I have.
Http://www1.Us.Dell.Com/content/products/p roductdetails.Aspx/inspn_600m?C=us&cs= 19&l=en&s=dhs

kristin
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jessamyn

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Posted: 11-04-04 15:07pm

A white one!! Hahah j/k


dudeeeee getta dell hahahah
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jessamyn

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Posted: 11-04-04 15:07pm

Ask erin I dotn know anything no one listen to me
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babyluvwu

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Posted: 11-04-04 15:15pm

Jess your so goofy! Haha I still love ya!

~<3becca
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