Computer Brand Poll

ramodkk · 05-09-2008, 08:29 PM

I voted everything except eMachines. We've had bad experiences with two of 'em.

diduknowthat · 05-09-2008, 09:40 PM

Isn't Compaq/HP one company now?

ramodkk · 05-09-2008, 09:44 PM

Emperor_nero · 05-09-2008, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diduknowthat

Isn't Compaq/HP one company now?

HP acquired Compaq however they are still sold under separate names.

But as to the poll, most of those brands aren't very good. Basically low-end systems. But it does depends on weather their desktops or laptops.

I think that Dell would be a much better if you had to go with a prebuilt. They have some really nice deals going on right now.

But I would almost always build one myself for a desktop.

Garethman!!` · 05-09-2008, 10:11 PM

Gateway, Acer and Emachines are one company also.

just a noob · 05-09-2008, 11:51 PM

acer ftw lol

they're great products for the price

lovely? · 05-09-2008, 11:59 PM

i prefer acer, as i had a great experience with one of their laptops.

voyagerfan99 · 05-10-2008, 12:39 AM

Well, Compaq totally sucks monkey balls.
Gateway is really good. I've never had any issues with them - I've owned two of their PC's (Gateway 2000 & Gateway E-4100)
I've heard good reviews on Acer and HP, but have never personally used or owned one.

eMachines offer some pretty good builds (speed and capacity wise) for the money, but I don't like their cheap parts.

Garethman!!` · 05-10-2008, 12:57 AM

In 2000, I got a Hewlett Packard 7810(UK), it was in main use 24/7 till July 2005 (with the odd shut off, when we moved to the USA), and to put it short, its still in use today. The only thing which failed was the HDD. It was also upgraded to 512MB RAM in 2000. Everything else is what it came with, even 8 year old, cables. It is such a fantastic PC, I wish build qualities of brand new PCs were the same

g25racer · 05-10-2008, 01:28 AM

HP all the way!!!

View Poll Results: What Brand Would You Choose?
Gateway	6	15.79%
eMachines	3	7.89%
ACER	15	39.47%
Compaq	9	23.68%
HP	23	60.53%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

05-09-2008, 08:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 3,327	I voted everything except eMachines. We've had bad experiences with two of 'em. __________________ E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W NZXT Apollo Orange 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourny: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-09-2008, 09:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
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05-09-2008, 09:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 3,327	Yep __________________ E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W NZXT Apollo Orange 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourny: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-09-2008, 10:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
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05-09-2008, 11:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
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05-10-2008, 12:39 AM	#18 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,181	Well, Compaq totally sucks monkey balls. Gateway is really good. I've never had any issues with them - I've owned two of their PC's (Gateway 2000 & Gateway E-4100) I've heard good reviews on Acer and HP, but have never personally used or owned one. eMachines offer some pretty good builds (speed and capacity wise) for the money, but I don't like their cheap parts. __________________ Mach Speed MSNV-939 nForce Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (OC'd to 2.20 Ghz) Power Up Black ATX Mid-T Case w/450w & Clear Side 3 GB DDR RAM 2X CD/DVD-RW (Concealed) ATI Radeon x1650 Pro 512MB 22" Viewsonic LCD w/ iPod Dock + 17" Dell CRT Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Logitech LX7 Cordless Mouse Computer Pics

05-10-2008, 12:57 AM	#19 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 17 Posts: 584	In 2000, I got a Hewlett Packard 7810(UK), it was in main use 24/7 till July 2005 (with the odd shut off, when we moved to the USA), and to put it short, its still in use today. The only thing which failed was the HDD. It was also upgraded to 512MB RAM in 2000. Everything else is what it came with, even 8 year old, cables. It is such a fantastic PC, I wish build qualities of brand new PCs were the same __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5400+ 2.80GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2-800 PC6400 A-DATA / 2GB DDR2-667 PC5300 A-DATA HDD : Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB SATA/ Hitatchi Travelstar 120GB 5400RPM GPU :Sapphire Radion HD 2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate / Windows Vista Basic Check out my custom built Desktop Computers for sale!

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