Dianne Lewandowski wrote:
>> Regarding purchasing a new one: have you tried Tiger Direct? That's
>> where we almost always get our PCs. They have XP- and Vista-ready
>> machines. I have not looked at laptops. Have no interest. But they
>> carry an enormous selection, many "to order", which my new one is. >>
>> We simply bought a new hard drive and started from scratch. There is so
>> much junk that accumulates on a computer and clogs things, that I'd
>> format and start over. Formatting is easy. Getting everything up and
>> ready again is the hard part. As long as you have Serial numbers -
>> especially for XP - that should do it.
>>
>> And, of course, back up your data if you can. :~) We have a 150gig
>> external USB for just that purpose. Saved my hide this time around. >> >> Dianne
>
>Thank you, Dianne. After I get some more advice as to which laptop
>would be best for me, I shall certainly look there.
>
>Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
I find my Dell XPS with Vista Home Premium very good, I can't fault it. I did upgrade a couple of things on it, you do not have to order a common model - if you look on the site you can view options etc. I upgraded the monitor because I like pics and wanted an even better one but the normal one is more than adequate if you are not into pics. All I can say is - I feel it was priced right and it has not given me any problems in a year so far, so I am not really anticipating any.