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02-06-2012, 12:44 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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I always build my own and I always go with AMD because the cost less...when it comes to buying a laptop I get whatever is cheapest and best and that usually ends up being an Intel not because they are cheaper but because Frys has a sale and Intels mobile CPUs have been better
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A couple of years ago I needed a new desktop and didn't feel like building my own so I decided to try a new Gateway. Bzzzzzzzzz! Bad idea! It isn't that it didn't work its just that I had the warranty voided within hours of taking it home and spent nearly as much upgrading the sound card from the horrible chipset on the mother board to a higher end Creative Labs as well as a Radian 5850 video card. I also replaced the hard drive with a 60gig OCZ SSD and a 1 terabyte data-only drive. And since it was a Gateway those two cards took up all but but slot! Gateway also decided they knew what was best for me and locked out most of the BIOS features -I see them, they're just all greyed out and non-accessible. Oh yes, I also upgraded the processor from the cheaper Duo Core quad core that came with it to the best (at the time) that I could find -but not overclockable since that was locked in the BIOS.
So to make a long story short, I AM building my next one and plan on going the Ivy Bridge route when these processors are released in a month or two.
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02-06-2012, 01:13 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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Just My Opinion but do NOT go to Best Buy and ask for help. First of all they will try to sell you everything they can think of that you "might" need for a new PC.
Second shop around, you might find a better deal on the same PC you want than just at BB. Also BB's warranty they pressure you to buy is expensive and often unneeded. The only thing I buy warranties on anymore is on anything I can't fix myself. But at Frys electronics their warranty is far less costly and they have a lot more choices usually than BB as well as good prices
Everytime I have tried to buy stuff at BB the sales person tried to lead me around the store with a basket and filled it with additional stuff to spend money on
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Your advice about BB is similar to mine. I think they will see Cindy coming for a mile! One in ten chance she gets a good knowledgable sales person and a 90% chance it will be someone just interested in how much they can sell her.
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Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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02-06-2012, 01:26 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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Your advice about BB is similar to mine. I think they will see Cindy coming for a mile! One in ten chance she gets a good knowledgable sales person and a 90% chance it will be someone just interested in how much they can sell her.
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So where do I buy? From Dell?
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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02-06-2012, 01:41 PM
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So where do I buy? From Dell?
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I like Lenovo (IBM Thinkpad) But many like Dell. As far as finding a deal and getting good reviews, I use Amazon reviews as my ultimate ratings source. Tons of feedback.
Agree on no extended warranty.
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02-06-2012, 01:43 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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So where do I buy? From Dell?
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I think it is actually OK to go to Best Buy. Just remember two things: Say NO to any special Geek Squad services and say NO to any extended warranties. I think just about any computer package in the 700-1000 range will work out just "swell" for you. And by package, that includes the monitor, main case, and possibly some el cheapo inkjet printer (although you can probably skip on this if you already have one). Despite my misgivings in buying a Gateway, I think it would actually work out for you as well as ASUS or HP. Nothing in that price range is going to have too LOW of a spec in anything.
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02-06-2012, 02:45 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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Just My Opinion but do NOT go to Best Buy and ask for help. First of all they will try to sell you everything they can think of that you "might" need for a new PC.
Second shop around, you might find a better deal on the same PC you want than just at BB. Also BB's warranty they pressure you to buy is expensive and often unneeded. The only thing I buy warranties on anymore is on anything I can't fix myself. But at Frys electronics their warranty is far less costly and they have a lot more choices usually than BB as well as good prices
Everytime I have tried to buy stuff at BB the sales person tried to lead me around the store with a basket and filled it with additional stuff to spend money on
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You DO realize that most of us CAN NOT fix a computer??? And I don't know about you but having one poop out after the initial warranty (usually 1 year) and coughing up another several hundred dollars to fix or replace it would be more than an inconvience.
Also anyone, even lil' ole Cindy, should be able to say NO to a bunch of extra junk... Up front is probably best... as in "I'm here to buy a computer with a monitor and a printer today but I do not want to talk about buying anything additional at this time please (insert very sweet smile here).
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02-06-2012, 02:46 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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So where do I buy? From Dell?
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As I recall you are on a tight budget? If so I would not be loyal to any particular brand. Try to find what is the best deal at the time you are ready to buy keeping in mind some of the advice you have been given as to the minimums to look for in a computer.
If you check out the webiste http://www.techbargains.com/ daily they show pretty much about all of the computer deals out there online and in stores like Best Buy or Wal Mart. Look at the navigation bar across the top and you can choose either desktop or laptop and it will filter the results for you. It displays the deals by date with the most recent first. If deals have expired or are sold out they indicate that also.
They also have a navigation bar for "coupons" to display any promo codes from Dell or other places for special discounts.
As far as independent price searching goes you can go look directly at the Dell, HP, Gateway, websites along with Best Buy, Walmart and all of the office stores (office max, office depot, Stapels). Not to mention reputable online places like wwwtigerdirect.com
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"I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
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02-06-2012, 05:02 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
I just need a tower thingy, my monitor, keyboard, and mouse are fine. They are all from Dell.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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02-06-2012, 05:03 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
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You DO realize that most of us CAN NOT fix a computer??? And I don't know about you but having one poop out after the initial warranty (usually 1 year) and coughing up another several hundred dollars to fix or replace it would be more than an inconvience.
Also anyone, even lil' ole Cindy, should be able to say NO to a bunch of extra junk... Up front is probably best... as in "I'm here to buy a computer with a monitor and a printer today but I do not want to talk about buying anything additional at this time please (insert very sweet smile here).
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I can sure do that last part. 
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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02-06-2012, 05:20 PM
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Re: Buying A New Computer
Computers are so cheap now, they are almost throwaways. At less than $300 they really are.
Now, I can see you can complain if you spent $3,000 on one. I would want the best warranty.
My Dads first computer was a 8086 with only 2x 5.25 floppy disks. That was $2500 from Sears. I spent that much in 99/00 for the top of the line machine I built myself. It lasted me until 2008 when I HAD to replace it for how much it was out of date.
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