Asus for a laptop - hands down. you can get a free 1 year accidental warrenty on them just for sending in the registration card, had my asus now for 2 years and it will still play crysis great and the battery still lasts a good 3 hours. Just make sure if you are going laptop that you stay away from integrated graphics cards, they will not let you game.
Desktop. IDK cause i have never owned one that I haven't custom built myself.
I've tried Acer, Asus, HP, Dell, Gateway, and Sony. The only comps that haven't given me any problems are the Asus (but it's a Linux EeePC, so it doesn't count) and the Sony.
I said, fuck the computer manufacturers, and just started building everything myself.
I work at my local computer repair shop so here's my opinion:
Dells and HP's are the computers that people bring in the most with the most serious problems. So I wouldn't buy one. Lenovo is a sub company of IBM, who makes great computers. Acer sucks... Until a few years ago when they bought Gateway. Now Acer's stuff is fantastic. And Toshiba is a good all purpose computer. Like the Ford Taraus of computers.
And new Gateways, because they're now made by Acer.
More seriously though, build your own. For high-end gaming, usually works out cheaper and runs better than pre-made ones. And you're not forced to have half your disk space eaten by "backup drives" which can't be reassigned. Admittedly, this is usually less of a problem when not dealing with an Acer.
Laptops, I'd go with Asus or Dell.
Also worth mentioning, Dell are usually pretty open to custom-building a computer for you, but it's expensive. If money's less of an object than effort, worth considering.
As for Macs, I disagree with saying "don't buy one" unless you add "unless you want the best photo editing utilities at the expense of everything else."
I vote other - the brand that made my last pc's is myself. And im totally satisfied by this great brand, that allowed me to buy cheaper PC than other brands, and yet more powerful.
MSI, only brand iv never had any issues with that were not my own mistake, asus also isnt bad, ii have heard many good things and might try them if MSI pisses me off, but until then, MSI all the way.
If you like custom built desktops, then im gona say MSI mobo and video card (like the gtx460), AMD proc (its a little hotter then intel and uses a bit more voltage, but ill take the $300-$800 i saved from the AMD proc and mobo and put it towards a $100 cooler, $50 better PSU, and $10 high grade thermal paste, all of which will now allow me to overclock the AMD proc well beyond the intel's 0.13 GHz advantage)
Western Digital black edition Harddrives (or velociraptor if you have the money)
Rosewill PSU (cheap, big, cool, powerfull, reliable)
Azza case
Acer makes good monitors
Creative & logitech make good speakers
Logitech makes good keyboards and mice
there are alot of people that like intel, but i just cant rationalize it in my head, amd is so much cheaper (like sometimes 1/4 the price cheaper and when your looking at a $1k unit, 1/4 is a $750 discount) for product that is just a tiny bit worse
Intel is in most premade computers (dell, alienware, HP (most), etc..) which is one of the reasons they are so expensive compared to a custom equivilant, my computer (which is running a net total of about $1200, costs about $2500 on Dell and $3000 on alienware, hell, even the custom built equivilant with just the intel proc is about $2000
Best Laptops I've ever laid hands on are Macbook Pros. They are tough, stylish, and have great, nay, fantastic battery life. Decent power too for your typical Mac applications. Pretty good customer support too from what I've heard. Oh and they have iMovie which is the most intuitive easy to use video editing suite I have ever come across, I'm still looking for something half as good for PC. I don't own a Mac because I can't afford the premium, and I've always been a PC man. What can I say I like to tinker. For mobile PC experience I have a Toshiba netbook that has never put a foot wrong.
I'm a lazy ass bastard so I might as well buy a computer which ALREADY has windows installed. But yes, I do not know how to install a second OS. But then I never really intended to in the first place.
Anyone in a computer related field will tell you that Dell is the worst. Horrible parts/assembly, non standard models, HORRIBLE SERVICE ect. Though they are used often because they are CHEAP.
HP and Lenovo(formerly IBM) are the best quality for a decent price.
I usually build my own shit from parts, so the only brand experience i can share is of my Hewlett Packard laptop, wich is running decent, so far i didn't have to deal with any tech support.
Of the companies I have had experiences with (laptops and netbooks only):
Dell - I try to avoid, they make pretty screens but everything else is a bit sub-par.
Advent - Avoid, the Advents I've used never lasted long.
Asus - Absolutely no problems with. Brilliant little netbook.
Toshiba - Great specs for the price, terrible speakers. Still a brand I would recommend though.
Lenovo - I would highly reccommend. Nothing bad I can say really.
Sony - Only had experience with one laptop. It's pretty poor value in terms of specs but has lasted many years.
For desktops all I know is avoid Dell. They are a pain in the ass to do anything with inside. I just build my own these days so I don't really know much else about Desktops sorry.
Was never a huge fan of Steve Jobs. So I'll never get a Mac. Unless I need it for school or something. Then I'll only buy it if I have spare cash and another computer.
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