About to order a Desktop from Newegg...

I would hold off untill some more people look at that. Looks overpriced to me, but I always build mine, so I may be way off. The computer looks ok, but the video card is weak, and it seems a bit overpriced.

This is MajorGeeks, what the heck are you doing buying a prebuilt!? :-D

 

Here's some info about Service Net and their contract with Newegg to help you make your decision. Personally I would rather go with Newegg anyday over Best Buy for parts. However, with a new machine I like the ability to go back and get in someone's face if I'm not happy with an entire complete product Having said that, the prices are much the same for product (same on Amazon too). I guarantee the waranty price will be better with Newegg and possible the service. I wouldn;t want Best Buy to be picking my machine apart, period.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_August_19/ai_n14927474

http://www.servicenet.com/company-profile.html

 

I guess HP direct is an option. The good thing about that is it is a one stop shop if any was to go wrong during the warranty period. Purchasing from a store and having warranty with the manufacturer is a bit like having your phone line with one company and your DSL internet connection with another, One will always blame the other for any fault you have and you simple get passed from one to the other and nothing resolved in a timely manner.

Having said that, my HP desktop was new from Best Buy 3-4 years ago and have had no problems whatsoever. I did not take warranty out. I have been impressed with the quality and price (about the same you are going to pay) for the purposes I use it - I am not a gamer.

 

I've had to ship my laptop twice to Gateway. They have paid and even mailed me the protective box (check the HP small print for details first). It has been so sweet and cost effective, considering I've needed a new HD, new motherboard and new CPU in the last 2 years. (As a side comment, while I love Gateway's warranty, I would not buy another Gateway due to reliability).

 

Again, depends how good their customer support is. First time my Gateway went down they had the box to me (Oregon) and out to them (Louisiana) and back to me, all via Chicago O'Hare in bad snowy weather when aircraft were sliding off the runway - 5 days!!! Second time was about 1 week. That for me is far more convenient that having to stay in to give someone access to my machine for simple hardware failure. Only reason I bought it was warranty was cheaper than hardware replacement

 

I think you will be happy with the Intel CPU. I don't have any experience with the complete system builds. Thanks for stepping in Lev!

Enjoy the new 'puter Laura!

 

Mine's an AMD Laura...so is my laptop. So was my HP work laptop running Vista I had until it was stolen. I like AMD working with HP actually

 

I have a couple of E6600 dual core Intel CPU's. Very nice stuff. I think you will be pleased. A 6700 should send your email .2 seconds faster than the AMD can! :-D

Either will serve you well, right now, Intel seems to be the best. But AMD is great for a budget rig, and there is nothing wrong with AMD, unless you benchmark and such.

 

Ooh, another Quad in town! Welcome!:cool :-D Only thing that I don't like about pre-built rigs is the power supply, which is usually underpowered in my experience, no one ever thinks about that for some reason.:confused All in all it looks like a sweet system Laura! Enjoy.

 

Get whatever gives you the best price and warranty! Honestly, either will work just great for everyday stuff. If you want a cutting edge benchmarking gaming rig, go Intel. If not, get AMD, or Intel. Flip a coin. I would buy Intel right now, but AMD is not bad.

 

Yayy.......awesome!

I hear ya Laura....was in both Best Buy and Circuit City this weekend. It's major commission time for them, which means no time for advice, or sloppy advice.

Btw, my AMD machines were Turion 64 Duo Core

 

Now I have to ask. Which did you get?

 

Will this be your first time with Vista Laura? You should like it really, a very small learning curve IMO, and a much better and more stable OS than XP, plus much more secure too. Not to rain on your parade Laura, I hope your scanner and printer are recent and have Vista x64 drivers available, besides your other peripherals.

 

I'm with augie on Vista. Returning back to XP after my Vista HP laptop got stolen sucked. Just as I was really getting attuned to it too. Looking forward to the next desktop baby to be born in our house :-D

 

I edited my above post after you replied Lev. I hope I caught Laura in time as then she won't get shocked. If at all.

 

It's a done deal I believe, so we'd better all head over to the Driver forum on delivery day

 

Meh, I'm sure she can still cancel the order, if not then I can save her some headaches by just taking it off of her hands. Hey, I'm such a nice guy that I'll even pay the shipping too.:-D

 

But it was free shipping roflmao

 

LOL, nothing gets past you eh?:-D gn Lev.:wave

 

Lev is some kind of Mod Admin Borg. Nothing sneaks by her. I mean NOTHING! :-D

And so Lev does not get mad at me, let me post on topic, what did you finally order Laura? I am guessing the Intel one?

 

7 kids, 6 grandkids - you'd better believe it :-D gn augie

LOL @ borg - I will take that as a compliment and assimilate it in my hive mind in pursuit of perfection

She went Intel through HP, Fred (also to remain on topic and not have to ban myself!)

 

We have an HP Plotter here at the office, and the in-office support is second to none. If you're lucky enough to deal with the same people I have, it's worth it. I guess it'd be better though, not having to deal with anyone.