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Hi all. It is a shiny new thread that I have never been in before.
iTunes let me know this last weekend in no uncertain terms that my 7 year old compaq desktop is a piece of shit. I use my computer for the heavy and constant interweb use, email, lots of video streaming and downloading and the occasional spreadsheet and database application for work. I don't need anything fancy and would like to keep the price under $1000. I would prefer a notebook over a desktop but, that may be pie in the sky. I don't need a monitor or keyboard or printer or any of the stuff they usually throw in.
Any suggestions would be welcome and appreciated although I may not get back here until after comic-con.
I dunno if Dallas is just behind in the distribution?
My freind Joe works at the one on Knox/Henderson. He worked on Monday and said they had cut off the line, and when he left 3 hours later people were still waiting to get the phone.
If you're thinking about getting a Mac, I would definitely wait a couple of weeks, as there are rumors swirling around that Apple will soon be releasing newer, lower-priced models.
I highly recommend the MacBook. They start at $1099, but rumor has it they're gonna release one that starts under $1000 sometime soon. [link]
eta: x-posty with the other Tom.
tamara, if you are in education or know anyone who is, you can get a 20% discount on macs and dells.
I love my Toshiba, which was under $600. I had to upgrade the memory from 1GB to 2GB, and that cost me about $25.
Our low end Toshiba laptop and my BIL's low end Toshiba have been good computers at around the $500 price point. Battery life isn't all that great though, I think that's pretty common with the $500 and under laptops.
Oh, I must share with you an email from one of the rugby boys, and I actually don't know the answer.
hey, i know you're into the computer stuff. just got a new laptop, and the free virus stuff that was on it just ran out. If i'm wathcing videos on websites (ed. note- read: porn), can i get biruses from that? if so, what should I get? (free)
Is there a danger? I was going to recommend AVG for protection, but does anyone have any other recommendations?
Actually, I have a question about AVG. Can you change the time of day it does its auto scan? I'm about to dump the whole thing because it clogs up my computer from 8 to 9 am which is a pretty prime usage time for me.
I dunno, I just use the free and unobtrusive Windows defender and keep my computer up to date with security patches and dispense with virus software. This has never caused me any problems, but then my webbing doesn't involve going to dodgy websites.
