I view PC’s as disposable items. Every two years I buy a new one and keep my budget around a grand (with monitor). I either move the old one to my kid, sell it or give it to the local charity. I wander about the stores with a note book, taking notes, then buy whichever model that appears to be the best bargain. I’m on my third HP. I’ve bought the last two at either Sam’s Club or Costco. I usually dump all the BS HP software, but this last machine isn’t giving me enough trouble to motivate me to do that….yet.
