My wife and I each have a desk top Gateway. I have a desktop replacement laptop. All are Gateways and networked with WI-FI. Each has a separate email address. All have the same hardware and software for redundancy. I had to replace one HD after 5 years. My laptop has over 50,000 miles on it from motorcycle trips. No problems. All have XP Pro, Office 2003, AVT, Ad-Aware, Spy-Bot, Nero, Street Atlas 2003, Adobe Elements. We have no messenging service and use Earthlink as our provider. We maintain 2-3 times a week and have never had a virus or glitch. I use the KISS principle and don't clutter with free-bees. We have a Comcast Cable Hi-Speed modem. Good support.
No brand name, all home built.
1) HP Desktop, Windows XP 2) Compaq Presario Laptop, Windows HP 3)HP 6449 laptop, Windows Vista
3, I have a 2000 malinium, 1 is a custom built one back in 04 that has XP PRO on it, And the 3rd. is a Dell XPS 400 Media center 2005...In the past I did have alot of problems with the Dell...I had to reinstall the OS 3 times before it would operate right....Roy in Eagle,ID
A Medion, MIM2080.
A Toshiba, Portege 7020CT.
And a Mac Performa 450.
I have two functional computers. One is a Gateway and the other is a Sony Vaio.
Both of which I love.
I have one laptop which is a hp pavillion ze4900
We have 3 computers at home. Most used is a Dell Dimension 4600 desktop that my wife uses constantly. I use a Dell Latitude C840 laptop, but not constantly. Then there's a Toshiba Portege my wife uses when travelling.
Two desktops.
A Mesh (quite new) Vista OS for internet, e-mail, music etc.
A Dell (old) Win 98SE for MS Office applications.
We have 3 computers in our home: my laptop which is an Acer TravelMate 2410. My desktop is an Asus, & my step-son has a desktop which is an Samsung (I think)
1 a Dell desktop purchased August 2004. Trouble started when I started to add on programs, especially diagonistic programs. To restore it to its original state (Windows Professional XP)I have had to completely re-format it TWICE. When will I learn to add new programs with wisdom? Hopefully now!! Lost all data 1st time I re-formatted so learn from me and BACK-UP COMPLETELY BEFORE submitting computer to a repair place. When working okay the only annoying thing I experience is that sometimes a document can be slow to open.
The keyboard after a lot of use has started to pack it in by not giving a capital 'S' first time I want it. So I have just replaced it a few weeks ago (about 6) with a CHEAP (about $35.00 Australian)Microsoft keyboard. Already (!) its starting to show signs of wear!! The "Shift" key (l.h.s.) and the "Ctl" key (l.h.s.), because I use them so much, are starting to become faint with sweat. The original Dell keyboard stood the test of time and looked okay until the day I replaced it.
... but I've got:
*four televisions,
*three cell phones (when Grandma's home from California),
*one microwave oven,
*a window fan with temperature control,
*two portable land-line phones (Uniden brand),
*a modem & a router,
*a few VCRs & a DVD player,
*an xbox,
*oh, and two desktop personal computers (once I get mine running again). ![]()
So, my total is 20 computers. Not to mention those that I forgot, and the devices that have multiple computers within one device.
Soon, I hope to add to that list, making a Macbook number 21.
I'll leave ya with a definition ...
Computer: a programmable machine that inputs, processes and outputs data
only one. gateway
i have two, on is an iMac G5 (w/o intel and isight
they came out on the g5's about a month after i got mine) (20") and a home made computer, windows based(kinda mediocre though...)
4- 1 desktop, 3 laptops
sister got a dell latitude D620, for work, she likes it
bro has an old HP compaq which is slow but does the basics
dad and main pc, is an old dell, but thats where it stops as a dell becuase we have changed the insides completely everything is new in there.
and me i have a dell inspiron e1505 and i love it to bits
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