Give me good configeration to buy a desktop computor for internet and chating use?
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Any of the computers on this page would be more than enough: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2032280010+4019&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=10  And I personally wouldn't waste my money on a 17" LCD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCompare.asp?Category=19&N=2010190020+1309821311&Submit=ENE&Nty=1&SubCategory=20&CompareItemList=N82E16824014113%2CN82E16824116013%2CN82E16824009088%2CN82E16824176042%2CN82E16824116314%2CN82E16824005079%2CN82E16824116352  I would spend a few dollars more, and get a 19": http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCompare.asp?Category=19&Nty=1&N=2010190020+1309821317&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=20&CompareItemList=N82E16824112177%2CN82E16824116011%2CN82E16824005076%2CN82E16824116052%2CN82E16824116353%2CN82E16824014125%2CN82E16824014111\n\nAnd for the uses you state, spending extra on 1GB of RAM would be the biggest waste of money I can think of.  Yeah, I have 2GB of RAM, but then again, I use my computer mostly for gaming.  For internet usage, 512MB is more than enough.\n\nAlso, I agree that landline DSL or cable is by far the best way to go.  Yahoo has DSL for $15 a month, IF you live in a large city: http://promo.yahoo.com/att/index.html?.u_vers=yss&ovmkt=VBRDFL8TGFPD8LR1R6MMS7EVRO&OVRAW=Yahoo%2520DSL&OVKEY=dsl%2520yahoo&OVMTC=standard  If you live in the woods, though, GPRS would be better than satellite DSL through Directv.  You probably wouldn't be able to get GPRS service, though, I wouldn't think.
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get a computor specailist in, and don't put any deatails on the computor. Infact turn it off! NOW.... Huh hum NOW! Are you listening to me NOW! Fine I wont help you then! Ha I know I'm loony, NOW
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www.tigerdirect.com  has great priced PC products....
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If your home/office use is nothing more than surfing the internet and using office applications, then more or less any pc made within the last 4/5 years will be able to do that. You do not need to spend large amounts of money unless you plan to do photo/video editing, gaming, multimedia tasks, or lots of things at once.\nIf you need to carry the computer about, a laptop is recommended.\nA good basic spec is a desktop processor of 2.5ghz or more, or a mobile processor of 1.5ghz or more. 256mb RAM is a good idea, and a hard drive of 40gb is probably the minimum.\nOther components can be whatever you like
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Check out http://www.cyberpowerpc.com
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Defintely buy from Dell. www.dell.com  They have great products for a good price.  You can pick up a good quality computer for under $500.
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Very Good!! Asus socket 939 Mobo; AMD Dual core 4400+ processor; Zalman CPU Fan; 2GB Kingston ValueRAM; EVGA 256MB or 512MB AGP or PCI Card; Two-74GB Western Digital Raptor (10,000 RPM) SATA Hard Drives; a 600 Watt Power Source with fan controls; one 250GB Western Digital SATAII Hard Drive (with the 16MB Cashe) for backups; one 16x Plextor DVD-RW; one Lite-On DVD/CD Combo Drive; one Floppy Drive with Card Reader; Plenty of case fans to keep your cool. 19" monitor, keyboard, optical mouse, 5:1 amplifyed speakers. Joysticks and other interfaces. That'll probably shoot down that $2500 real fast! Try buying at Newegg.com or at Tiger Direct. That might save you some $$!
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Desk top computers are the way to go.  You will get a faster computer than a laptop at the same price.  Laptops are usually 1.5 times more expensive than the desktop conterpart in terms of specifications.  You are definiately paying for your portablity.  Laptops are good for home or office use.  They are not recommended for gaming.\n\nThe best overall desktop type of computer is an eMachine.  They are well built and are not expensive.  They even have a unique program that automatically fixes any erros that windows likes to give people that cannot be found on any other computer.  It is best used as a home, office, or internet computer.\n\nIf you are looking for a gaming computer, the best way is to build your own.  There are no "cheaper" brands that are really gamer friendly.  The best gaming computer would be Alienware.  They build computers specifically for gamers.  If you have the money, this is the way to go.\n\nHp is ok, and is usable.  Hp is more geared toward picture management, home video optimization, media, ect.\n\nDO NOT USE:\nCompaq\nDell\n\nThese computers are "cookie cutters."  They are produced en mass and are not well built.  The components that they use are not optimized for the computer.  Cheaper is not always better.  For example, the RAM is not fast enough to keep up the the CPU or vice versa.  And what I hear from other people, Dell's customer support sucks.\n\nVOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH!
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" What is the best brand for computers? HP? VAIO? ALIENWARE? DELL? "\n\nThe Best you can get is an Alienware PC. They are the most powerfull (4 GB RAM, Duel Core Prossesors, Duel 7800 GTX Videocards, Terrabyte Storage), and most reliable, but they are also the most expensive (5,000)\n\nIf You are on a budget Then I reccomend an eMachines.\nThey are really cheap but they are well build and have good hardware. Same with Gateway, you can buy a really nice gateway Pentium D, 300GB, 2GB DDR2 RAM, all that for around 800-900 Dollars.\n\nIf you want something that is really reliable and well known with the best free technical support you could go with  HP. The HP website offers free technical support where you can actually chat with a real technichian, most website offer self help. HP has very good computer at the average price range.\n\nVAIO computers are good, but expensive (VAIO = SONY)\nYou are basicly paying for the name just like Alienware. They have really strong PC's, if you want a  really strong PC, then  this would be Right Next to Alienware.\n\nMe, I Custom Build my PC's. You can get the parts cheap from eBay, or NewEgg. You have control of what your PC will be like. For this you buy a case, a motherboard, RAM, harddrive, CD ROM, and more additional stuff, This will cost you much less than buying a new computer. You can can custom build a computer with the same exact things as what you could find in an alienware for alot cheaper.\n\nHope you found this helpfull
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There is no 'best' configuration overall.  The 'best' configuration is based on your specific needs and requirements of a system.\n\n"What will I use my computer for?" is the main question.  If you plan to do simple web-browsing - maybe some desktop publishing, you can save some money by purchasing a budget processor such as a Celeron or Sempron system.\n\nMany power users will suggest dual core processors and 64 bit with the latest graphics cards, etc.  This may not be necessary for you.\n\nStorage comes into play.  How much hard drive space will you need.  If you are not big on downloading a lot of programs and P2P file sharing, torrents, ripping movies and music, etc, then a drive in the 80GB range should be WAY more than enough space.\n\nThe amount of RAM needed is decided by how much multi-tasking you plan to do.  How many programs will you need to have open all at once to complete any tasks you regularly plan to do with your system?\n\nIf you want the ability to burn CDs and DVDs, you will want an optical drive capable of such.  For example a DVD-R/RW drive can read, write, and rewrite to DVD-RW, read and write to DVD-R, and read DVD.  Same for CDs of the same suffix.\n\nDo you own a digital camera and would like to edit images on your computer?  Then you may want to get a digital media reader.  Some printers have them built in, so having it installed in the computer may not be necessary if you get this type of printer, but it is more convenient than having to turn on the printer to upload images.  There are also external media readers available that plug in through USB.\n\nIf you plan on having internet, you will need a modem for dialup, or an ethernet network adapter for broadband.  The network adapter doesn't have to be an expansion.  It can be built directly onto the motherboard.\n\nHope this helps.  Of course there are many other factors that affect performance of a system rather than those listed above, but I figured this information irrelevant to your question.  Good luck.
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HELL YEAH!  I looked into that laptop and for $700.00 you get a lot of features!  Perfect for Internet browsing!  GREAT BUY!
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I disagree with a few posters.\n\nYou WANT XP Pro. Pro allows you to connect to a domain, and use remote desktop. It's more network friendly all around. You'll kick yourself in the butt later on if you need it but are stuck with home.\n\nYou WANT an Intel Centrino (Pentium M) processor. Getting a P4 or an AMD 64 (not mobile) will eat your battery life like no other. Mobile processors give you a lot more life for the power.\n\nYou WANT at least 40gb of HD space. Spend more if you've got the cash.\n\nYou WANT an actual video card (not integerated/shared video). If you're going to play games, this is required.\n\nYou WANT at least 512mb of ram. 1GB is recommended but not required.\n\nYou WANT a Wireless b/g card (a/b/g is not necessary). Intel has some nice brands.
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Hard to suggest a good one unless I know what you are intending to use it for.  If it is for on-line gaming that is a different configuration then if it is for Internet research and college class work which would be completely different from AutoCad design work.\n\nBest thing to do is figure out what you want to do with it and approximately how much you are willing to spend.  Then check out the sites:\n\nwww.dell.com\n\nwww.ibm.com\n\nwww.gateway.com\n\nwww.hp.com\n\nThen price compare for what you want.
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wat do you mean cheap...you need to ask yourself what you will be using the lap top for and then decide if cheap is what you want!!!
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If you r not a pro user and need the computer for basic stuff like email, web, music, films etc. you can buy one for as little as $300-400 depending on what deal u land. The specs you can expect will be something like this: Celeron-M or Core Solo cpu 1.4-1.66Ghz, 256-512mb ram, CD-RW/DVD drive, 40-60gb HDD, wi-fi wireless. If you want to go even cheaper, get one with an AMD cpu (like Sempron) instead of those intel chips. Check the weekly ads for big stores. This week both Office Depot and Walmart had sub $400 notebooks.
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Well, this depends on what you want to do. You can use a linux box as a router/Internet gateway, as a server(web, ftp, mail etc.), as a personal desktop (these days there are many easy to install distributions like suse, fedora, mandriva etc. and they come with a large set of programs: office - word proccessors, spreadsheet applications etc. - , programming, internet tools - browsers, im clients etc. and many many more), or you can use a linux box by combining the three in any form :). if you are really interested you can try a live distro like knoppix to see if it fits youre needs
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www.pcguide.con is a great place,where we can find the kwonledge of the computer and some helpful website as well.\n good luck!!