Poll: Best Computer Brand?

[Signa]

I've got an Asus, and I'm pretty happy with it. It's only a few months old though, so who knows what problems I'm going to see in a year's time. My default judgment for brands in the past has been Toshiba. They usually offer a decent lappy at a decent price.

 

[thom_cat_]

I vote 'other'. Don't buy computers (only laptops), just make them yourself. You get it cheaper and you get it better.

 

[bak00777]

I am a huge fan of Dell. my high school used HP and they all sucked ass. And im not a fan of Steve Jobbs so Apple is out of the question.

 

[Signa]

If you go with building, I say Asus/ASrock Mobos, Intel processors, EVGA video cards, Gskill Ram, Antec or rosewill PSUs but thats just my personal opinion too. Asus has one of the easiest mobo layouts as they typically print very clearly on the mobo what hooks to where, so if your just learning its almost like paint by numbers.

I've got most of that in my current PC. I'm a die-hard Rosewill fanboy. My last PC had a powersupply that lasted something close to 3 months, and then I replaced it with a rosewill. The fan on it eventually died, but I was able to throw in a new one. That PC has been running almost 24/7 for four years, and it's currently running 110 days without even a restart. My new PC uses the old one as a server, so it's never off. The only time I turned it off when it was my main PC was when I would take it to lans. I don't even need to do that anymore thanks to Hamachi. I'm able to take my main PC or laptop places and I always have access to my files.

 

[black-magic]

Build it.

 

[viranimus]

Another thought on building. I know people who have never done it before are terrified to try it. I know I was on my first build, and two years later I am still using my first build as my primary PC. Ive since built 16 PCs for work and family members and have not had one failure yet. Once you get past the first build it becomes a very enjoyable experience.

But If that is your fear, I still say build. If you are afraid of overheating a processor or bending a pin or other legitimate worries, Just about anywhere in the US within a 25-50 mile radius you can find a local mom and pop style computer repair shop who will do the assembly for you and typically will do it for the cost of an hours labor. Which if thats the case that might add on another 50-100$ on your price, but you would still end up saving a couple hundred dollars over buying an equivalent designed prefab

 

[Feriluce]

Build your own obviously.

 

[Daveynewmie]

I personally would never pick Dell as i my friends have always had problems with them and to get them fixed they had to send them to dell..and there after sale service is poor. I chose acer as i have had my acer laptop for 5 years...(i know wtf right?)

It has rarely given me problems...Oh and the reason they shut down without warning sometimes...is usually because they are not cooling enough...so try putting them on a desk to cool down and not a bed or place that heats underneath it

 

[ActionDan]

And no, Apple's not counted because the only good mainstream game you can play on a Mac is..what, Sims 3?

Team Fortress 2.

Edit: And Torchlight.

Macs do have Steam now, so there are a fair few games being ported over.

Yea but they perform terribly. And Macintosh computers are a COMPLETE ripoff. Just don't buy one.

 

[daftnoize]

Apple!!!!!.... or not. Also steer clear of Advent

 

[waterhazard]

For me I'd like to say Alienware because they're fast well made but are quite expensive :/

 

[DazZ.]

And no, Apple's not counted because the only good mainstream game you can play on a Mac is..what, Sims 3?

Team Fortress 2.

Edit: And Torchlight.

Macs do have Steam now, so there are a fair few games being ported over.

Yea but they perform terribly. And Macintosh computers are a COMPLETE ripoff. Just don't buy one.

I wasn't replying to how well they preform, they play the games which is what OP was saying they didn't.

 

[ActionDan]

And no, Apple's not counted because the only good mainstream game you can play on a Mac is..what, Sims 3?

Team Fortress 2.

Edit: And Torchlight.

Macs do have Steam now, so there are a fair few games being ported over.

Yea but they perform terribly. And Macintosh computers are a COMPLETE ripoff. Just don't buy one.

I wasn't replying to how well they preform, they play the games which is what OP was saying they didn't.

Yes I know that, but I'm simply warning the OP just incase he maybe tempted to get one.

 

[DeadpanLunatic]

I have removed my words from this site.

 

[jakjawagon]

I've used one Acer, one Asus and two Toshiba laptops. The Acer just fell apart after about a year, and customer service refused to do anything about it. The Toshibas are good, but do run quite hot. The Asus runs just fine, though it is still relatively new. I have also heard good things about Asus laptops generally.
For desktops though, I agree with the consensus here - build your own.

 

[hecticpicnic]

And no, Apple's not counted because the only good mainstream game you can play on a Mac is..what, Sims 3?

Team Fortress 2.

Edit: And Torchlight.

Macs do have Steam now, so there are a fair few games being ported over.

all of the worcraft games too

 

[Darktau]

Novatech, because there so god damn cheap.

 

[Jindrax]

Desktop = you make em yourself

Laptop = you google reviews untill you are sure.

 

[hecticpicnic]

dell and acerarekindofcheap and standerd(kind of like mp3) thre fine for people not used to computers,
i like macs because im in to animation and music production and thre quite good
but for gaming go for a gaming built computer etc. alien ware,but i use Toshiba for windows