notbob wrote:
> On 2008-04-27, ray <rollingviolation@domain.invalid.com> wrote:
>> Frankly, if you're running a Pentium 133... any Walmart $299 special
>> will blow your socks off.
>
> But, for how long? I've heard they're junk and prone to failure.
>
> nb

True.
I still build my own machines from carefully selected parts.
For other people, if they're not gamers, I've started telling them to
buy the cheapest system they think will meet their needs and consider it
disposable.

When you consider how much you'd have to pay to have someone fix your
PC, it's almost not worth fixing them. I know two people who have
actually tossed machines instead of paying to have the malware removed.
Of course, I find this out AFTER they've done this... I'll take free
two year old computers that just need windows blown away and Slack
installed...

Ray