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Well, its time for me to go computer shopping again. I haven't bought a computer in about 2-3 years and I haven't bought a desktop in almost 10 years. I have a feeling a few things have changed.

I know enough about specs to get me in trouble. What I really need to know is whether prices might be cheaper now or to wait until after Christmas?

If you know some insider secrets and you don't want to share them with the world, feel free to PM me.

I don't know how this affects the computer industry, but the "new year" for the electronics industry (when they debut their new and most up-to-date models) happens in March. Just something to keep in mind. Notice when Sony is debuting the PS3 - March.

mings wrote:I don't know how this affects the computer industry, but the "new year" for the electronics industry (when they debut their new and most up-to-date models) happens in March. Just something to keep in mind. Notice when Sony is debuting the PS3 - March.

Unfortunately, I lose my computer December 31st.

land_shark3 wrote:

mings wrote:I don't know how this affects the computer industry, but the "new year" for the electronics industry (when they debut their new and most up-to-date models) happens in March. Just something to keep in mind. Notice when Sony is debuting the PS3 - March.

Unfortunately, I lose my computer December 31st.

mings wrote:

land_shark3 wrote: Unfortunately, I lose my computer December 31st.

Just one of the drawbacks of having a "free" company computer.

Just remember that there is a reason computers in stores are often so cheap. They are outdated, and often made with cheap components. Dell has fallen off in terms of quality in the last five or six years. If you must buy Windows (especially if you want a laptop) stick with Sony and Toshiba.
As an Apple user who made the switch just over two years ago, I can't recommend Apple products highly enough. I love my PowerBook, and will likely buy a new iMac some time before next summer. My PowerBook still runs great after two and a half years (a dramatically different experience from the Compaq and Dell laptops I had several years ago).
As far as price goes, you just have to shop around.
Buy from the manufacturer, if you can, or at least somewhere you can configure the machine yourself. If you, or a family member, is a student or teacher, you can probably get an education discount as well (that varies by manufacturer).
Good luck!

Thanks PS. If Apple was affordable, or had an application that could read my PST file, I might be all over it. Then again, my dad's Apple recently "crashed". I didn't even know that Apples could crash.

I didn't even think about the "student/teacher" discount. My fiancee is a student and my dad is a teacher. How nice would it be if they bought me a computer with my credit card. Just a quick glance at Apple shows I would save $200.

here's a link to an Apple discussion forum on how to import .pst files into a mac....

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... 9&#1196709

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:here's a link to an Apple discussion forum on how to import .pst files into a mac....

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... 9&#1196709

Hmmm, never heard of the Outlook2Mac.

I tried a couple of the others on my Powerbook. Unfortunately, my PST file was too large. Oh well, my sister didn't seem to mind when she swiped the Powerbook from me.