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Parents looking for new PC

16 years ago

Hi All!!

My parents are looking into a new computer. They have been using the one and only old Gateway with 98 for YEARS!! LOL....It still works fine but it is time to get a new one....They are in their 70's, and are pretty good on it.....But they don't know which to get....Dell, Gateway, Compact, HP...on and on.....They don't like the idea of ordering on line like from Dell.....Dad says he wants to buy it and bring it home.....Any suggestions or anything to help them? This will be the last one they probably get....It WILL have Vista.

Thanks in advance!!! :-)

LucyGoose

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luis_pr
16 years ago
Consumer Reports recommends these laptops: Apple Macbook Pro 15 inches (good battery life & support), Lenovo Thinkpad T60 (good battery life), Toshiba Satellite A135-S4427 (good value) and these for desktop replacements: Apple Macbook Pro 17 inches and Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287. They also recommend these desktops: (for good value) Dell Inspiron 531; HP Pavillion Slimline s3000y and Dell Inspiron 530; (for reliability and support) Apple iMac 20-inches. If you can find them locally, that might be convince them.

Number-of-repair information for latops shows that most brands are about the same. Sony is top listed in this area. The rest (Lenovo, Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, Apple, Gateway and HP) follow it with not that much difference between them. For desktops, Apple has the least repairs, followed by the rest (Sony, Dell, Lenovo, Compaq, Emachines, HP) & Gateway (currently being purchased by Acer) as the worst.

You can also check other magazines like PC World but they lack frequency/number of repair information about the products. So a PC recommended by PC World may be a good product but you would not know if it requires repairs. I suspect that your parents will probably feel better hearing that CR recommended the PCs listed above.

Good luck Lucygoose,
Luis
lucygoose
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks a lot Luis!! I had to get my modum replaced just a few weeks ago, and I didn't realize that my own PC was 6 years old. :-)
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shboom
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Hi Lucy... long time no see. Hope you are doing well these days.

I just bought my second computer in 9 years, another HP desktop with Vista. If you remember my other one was 98se which I was a diehard about. I opted for another HP because my old one was and still is a great machine. Never one major malfunction in all of those years and I can only hope the new HP will be just the same. I've had it just over 3 months now and the more I work with it the more I really like Vista.

Bob
lucygoose
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi back at ya, Bob!

I will pass the word....I don't think they have bought one, yet....98 is what they had, too.....Mother hates change...LOL

Thanks again!! LucyGoose :-)

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