......my Dell crashed and burned..

[~ Timbrwolf]

...after 7 years of mostly great service, my Dell crashed and burned....never did create a "back up"...but was lucky enough to be able to save my massive picture archive, as well as my "Favorites".....looking for a new puter and was wondering if anyone knows of a site that has some good deals....leaning towards another Dell...

......thanks

[DarkMeister]

Dell Outlet Store? I got my Studio XPS through such an avenue. They have refurb, new or scratch-&-dent. But it's what's inside that matters. eBay sellers of Dell refurbs usually have the same price or more, but they get them from the same place.

http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/studio-desktops?~ck=anav#!

[KW]

Try neweggg.com. . . Good site to check out the newest & greatest doo-dads. It's the place where many of the geeks types go shopping at!
http://www.newegg.com/

However, the 'BEST' deal on a computer will be at a Sam’s Club (If you have those up there in the Northland!) You can get a whole new system, w/flat screen and the all the buttons & bells, for around $400.

Good hunting Timbr!

[PAVALKER]

I think COSTCO has better offers, warranty and return policy than Sam's Club.... JMO.

[x]

I would highly recommend a Toshiba.  Don't know if you want portability or not, and my R830 is just excellent in every respect.

[Jess from VA]

I think COSTCO has better offers, warranty and return policy than Sam's Club.... JMO.

I concur, Costco has a very limited selection, but if they have one you like you will be hard pressed to get a better deal anywhere, and a usually a two-year no-hassle return (replace) warranty (on ALL electonics... get a backup unit too).

Another website to check out is:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaigns/google/tiger-welcome.asp?SRCCODE=WEBGOOTD&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

I'll second that, got a Toshiba Satellite   

[alph]

HEY!  I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!

just went to worst-buy to get a new home computer system, didn't get one, long story.....  but i do back up all my important pictures and documents every six months.  i bought an external 250GB hardrive that i dump into.  started doing that 'cause i had my old PC crash and paid a guy $600 to get an old video of my parents last visit before my father died.  could have saved $600 had i made it a practice to back up before!!  remember even jesus saves!!   

[hubcapsc]

They all look the same on the inside 

I like thinkpads, because I like to use the trackpointer instead of the little pad...

MAC laptops have awesome build quality, but I like winders for my home OS,
most stuff works with winders, I don't want to work on my home computer, just
turn it on and use it...

My current workstation at work is a DELL optiplex 990, Centos 6.0 went right on
with no trouble and it really screams on compiling big projects, I bet it was cheap
too (it looks cheap  )...

-Mike "my only home compter has ever been a laptop..."