[DUG] [DUG-Offtopic] new PC

[Peter Hyde]

> What brands have others liked?

Asus, for desktops and laptops. Almost all our in-house systems are
that. Our latest "at home" purchase is an EEE 1000H which is just
another home appliance in the lounge; fantastic.

> Sony has been the best in my experience.

Used to love Sony, but will never buy another of their products
(appalling customer-service experience a couple of years ago; they
had their chance and blew it out of the water).

> How many of you are developing on a laptop

I made the switch about four years ago. While our business has always
run from our home-office, I've been lounge-chair based since '05. In
the '80s I used to work in laptop software design for a manufacturer
in Japan, so had a keen sense of their limitations for many years.
Never liked them. But at some point, the price-performance-capability
curve was going to persuade me and, ultimately, it did. No regrets.

> My first computer experience was on a VAX 780.  2 MB Ram, 550 MB

Just.don't.start. It's not Friday, and we are not in Yorkshire. <g>

cheers,
peter

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