What kind of computer do you have?

[HeyManThatsCool]

I have a Sony Vaio PCV-RX850.
I've now had it coming up on three years. That is unheard of for me because prior to this computer purchase I used to buy a new one every year and a half b/c I hate when computers get slow. I had so many brands of computer before this- IBM, Compaq, HP, Dell...

I am IN LOVE with this computer.
But since I got the iPod I want to turn this into my music computer (Since I am loading upwards of 8,000 songs into it)
& get another computer for general use. I am thinking I would like to stay with Sony since it is such a stellar product, but I am wondering if anyone else has a kick ass computer. Or has had problems with the Sony Vaio notebook?

I'm Particularly interested in a laptop. Can anyone tell me how the i book is?

[qnr]

1. Homebuilt that I'm typing on. Compaq 732US that my wife uses (laptop)

Atari TT, Atari STe, and about 12 others in storage in Maine.

[SKKY]

2. I have a few...

2 Dell Laptops
A Dell Dimension 4100 Desktop
And a pretty hyped up Workstation I rolled myself.

[HeyManThatsCool]

3. So you give high marks

to the dell laptops?
Good to know.


I havent had a Dell in about 5-6 years. The last piece of pure shit I had b4 this Sony as an HP. I hated that freakin thing. GOSH

[SKKY]

6. Many, Many people slam Dell for this and that...

...but I've had no problems what-so-ever with Dell. I just needed a little more machine, and didn't want to pay the price, which is why I rolled my own.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

4. Several

Homebuilt P4 3 Ghz with 1 gig of ram and a Radeon 9800 Pro video card. (That's my Half-Life 2 machine)
A laptop provided from my company for my job.
And three Amigas: Two 1200's and a 500 in storage. Once I get my apartment straightened out completely, I'm bringing them up from my hometown.
I must admit I've never used an iBook, but I hear they're nice.

[DemoTex]

5. A fucked up Dell 4400.

It totally crapped out today. I am on Dr. DemoTex's sacred desk-top (Dell 4100). She will kill me when she finds out (not really).

[Deja Q]

16. Well, you're not supposed to put liquids INTO the box! Safe computing...

:wow:

[agates]

7. Four home built

desktops plus one emachines laptop. I was expecting it to be crappy but I'm quite pleased with it. The home growns vary in capabilities but none need updating yet.

[HeyManThatsCool]

8. I dont get it

Everyone can build their own BUT me........
If I even attempted I swear to god the whole town would end up powerless & without water for 6 weeks. I'd totally fuck it up

[agates]

15. Really it isn't that hard

Find a local shop that sells components. Hang around. Ask questions. Look and learn. Open up every computer you can and learn to ID the parts. (First shut off the PC, unplug, open case and then discharge static electricity by touching the power supply housing.) If I can do it, anyone can! Most things can't be hooked up "wrong" -- the connections are pretty specific.

[Ready4Change]

9. An older iBook. G3 800mhz.

Love the thing to death. Honestly. It's my first Mac, and I still use a desktop PC for many games, or software I only have a PC version of. But this iBook is really the main computer I use. Totally rocks for web surfing, forum crawling (like this), carrying around on trips, etc...

I suppose a PC laptop would do as well. But my iBook really just feels so polished and together. Every PC I've ever owned or worked with has felt sort of unfinished or cheap. Not the iBook.

[Philosophy]

10. Just built me one - some old, some new parts

Raidmax Scorpio 668 case with a 420W power supply and 6 fans
AMD XP 3200+ Mhz cpu with a 400 Mhz FSB on a Soyo KT880 Dragon 2 motherboard with integrated sound
1 Gig DDR400 RAM
ATI Radeon X800 XT video card with 256 Mb of RAM
Maxtor 300 Gig Serial ATA hard drive
DVDR/CDRW
Old salvaged LS-120 drive
Really old Boston Acoustics speakers with subwoofer
Really old but still awesome Hitachi SuperScan 753 19" CRT monitor

[MrScorpio]

11. I've got a 17in Apple iMac....

And it loves lesbians too.

[AwakeAtLast]

12. Whatever my husband built (I have no idea)

:shrug:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

13. Dell Inspiron 8200 notebook

It's a heavy one, more a desktop replacement. It's getting on a bit now, more than 18 months old but still pretty fast. P4-M 1.8Ghz 512mb RAM, GeForce4 graphics, 1600x1200 resolution.

I love it, I'm now too damn lazy to own a desktop when I can surf the web lying around on my bed.

[LeftyMom]

14. I have a newer Vaio

with a LCD screen and a DVD burner. If it were legal to do so in California I'd marry it, I love the thing so freakin much.

[huellewig]

17. Beige G3 300...

Mac Mini in a few days. Apple finally hit my sweet spot.

[guitar man]

18. I build my own

I have a couple I use for internet surfing that are old slow Win 98 clunkers, 400 and 450 mhz processors.

the one I built as a workstation for my recording studio is getting a little dated, but still fast enough. Athlon 1600xp processor with 1GB of ram. The next studio computer I have will most likely be a Mac.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. I have an iBook and a new G5 iMac.

I just LOVE both of 'em.