[Cialug] OT: what computer....

[Jeff Davis]

Those are two questions are just too vague to give a simple answer.
Especially the "what computer should I get." I cringe when I hear it.

I agree with Dave C., if you really don't want to deal with it I think
your best option is to push them towards one of the local shops.

Personally I try not to send anyone to stores like
Best Buy, CompUSA, or Walmart for a new PC/laptop.
If they get one there you're more likely to end up
being their support person.

If they can get by with a pretty generic PC then I'd lend then
a hand in evaluating a specific model of Dell/HP/Sony/Toshiba, etc.

-Jeff





Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Inevitably you get asked the question by a family member or somebody at
> work: what computer should I get?  Is Dell OK?
> 
> I always shrug.
> 
> To me telling somebody to go to dell is akin to sending somebody to Wal-Mart
> or Microsoft and hanging them out to dry.
> 
> And just to keep this off-thread, and Linux out of the picture, let's say
> Apple is not an option.  This person wants "Microsoft".
> 
> What do you do?
> 
> -Nate
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