Let the debates begin 2004-06-17 - By Glen Adomovicz
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Hi David,
I will be honest and admit I don't like Compaq, here is why -
This is from past expense (about 3 years ago) so things might be different
now. At my work we had a Compaq Desktop pro, for some reason win2k got
corrupted and would not boot. There were some files they did not want to
lose so we wanted to reinstall windows without reformatting the hard drive.
Compaq only supplied a restore cd which would wipe the drive clean, talking
with there tech support this was the only option and the computer was only a
few months old. The only way out was to buy win2k and we choose to go that
route.
When I buy a computer I want OS cd and not a restore disk, I have also heard
that there hardware is somewhat proprietary.
A suggestion, check out Dell, my first Dell was bought about 6 years ago and
is going strong (ok slow but strong). We bought two Dells last year, one for
me and one for the girls and we are very satisfied with our purchase. We
order them on Sunday and they were at our house on Friday, not bad
considering they are built when you order them.
I have also converted my work to Dell, in the last year we have bought 6
from them and no problems.
Just my .02 cents worth -
Always lurking,
Glen Adomovicz
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "Dave Angelini" <dpangelini@(protected)>
To: <truespace@(protected)>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:58 PM
Subject: [TSML] Let the debates begin
> I am beginning to look into getting a new PC (current PC is 4 years old
> Win98 and showing its age). For various reasons, I have narrowed down the
> PC options such that only two choices are still left to me....one generic
> and one specific choice.
>
> Generic Choice: Compaq or HP?
>
> Personally, I have had better luck with HP than Compaq, but since HP
> purchased Compaq, is there still a meaningful difference anymore? The PC
> lines in comparison are the Compaq Presario 8000T Series versus the HP
> Pavillion A650Y.
>
> Specific Choice: 256 Mb DDR ATI Radeon 9800 or the 256Mb DDR Nvidia
GeForce
> FX 5950 Ultra?
>
> I have heard that Nvidia has lost some ground against ATI and that Nvidia
> has played some games with its performance specs. But this is a choice a
> comparison between an older Radeon to a newer Nvidia.
>
> These are the choices....true I could look at other vendors, but I would
not
> be able to get the deals that I am currently offered....so again, these
are
> the choices.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Angelini
>
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