Comments on: 25 Greatest PCs of All Time

By: Herb

Herb — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:04:25 +0000

Dell is an OK computer if you don't mind talking to someone you can't understand for technical support.

Dells customer support/service has sank to the level of Compaq/HP. A cheap computer is not so cheap if you can't get customer support or understand what they are saying to you.

By: DL

DL — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:01:12 +0000

My first computer was an Osborne -was portable had a 5 inch screen and used one sided 5 1/4 inch floppy discs with only 64k to run the entire show. I carried it from client's house to client's house to illustrate how option selling against a stock purchase would reward you without undue risk. It made the sale for me over and over. It took three weeks for me to learn how to make the program on a spreadsheet -as I neared the end of this ardous task, lightning took out my power supply. I learned then how to save! They missed this computer because few had one!

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:47:57 +0000

Gateway has a better software bundle. At least they give you Microsoft Works as standard, which comes with Word and the map program is pretty useful. Dell's standard Coral Wordperfect package is better than nothing, but just a bit better.

By: Michael Demmons

Michael Demmons — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:16:35 +0000

I had the 1996 Gateway 2000 Destination. Although I now own a Dell Inspiron 9200, I still think Gateway makes some of the best PCs out there.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 14:22:26 +0000

The C64 is counted as a "near great." But where's the Timex Sinclair 1000? I remember seeing an ad for that in Scientific American in 1978 and wanted one. I belive it had 1k in RAM at the time. I buy the cheapest computer I can. I'm using a Gateway Celeron I bought for about $299 with free shipping in 2002. It's still humming. I'll wait till Vista is out to upgrade. I time my purchases with Microsoft's OS releases to save money :) I'd love to get a Mac Mini as a second surfing machine, though.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:33:57 +0000

chris:

I had a Dell for just under four years and had the motherboard overheat after about two. They replaced almost the entire inards of the machine, thankfully free of charge since it was still under warranty. My hard drive died on me a little over a week ago without warning.

We decided that it was time just to suck it up and buy a new machine and, against my better judgment, we went with another Dell. They're essentially disposable machines but for a life span of three-four years, you just can't beat them at the price.

By: chris

chris — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:15:29 +0000

What, no Commodore 64? Come on guys, when I was in seventh grade, those little babies were GREAT! You could do all kinds of stuff with them. I remember having a statistical football game for the 64 that was as good as any you could play even today (stats-wise, not graphics-wise).

I now own a Dell I've had for about seven years. And without trying to sound like a paid endorsement, I've never had much trouble with the thing in all this time. A couple of hard disk wipes through the years, and I've been in good shape (knock wood). I wonder if they're making PCs TOO GOOD, or if I just got a solid one.

By: Herb

Herb — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:41:36 +0000

My first PC was a Compaq. I used it for 6 years and then it burned up. My next was a Dell. It was OK but was very underpowered. When It want belly up, I had one made for me at a local PC shop. This thing has everything and plenty of power for many years to come. The good thing was that It cost me only $800.00. A like PC from Dell, Gateway or most other manufacturers would have cost me at least 1500.00