Need a new computer.

[collecture]

Biggest think I hate about the box computers is that they come loaded with so much extra garbage it takes more time to clean it out than build and load from scratch.

Ditto! I hate all the extra garbage they load on them!   

[tkaz]

One great place I found is the Dell Outlet, you can buy nice 'refurbished' computer for a lot cheaper, if you're just looking for the box.  Keep an eye on the deal websites, like Fatwallet.com for the 20% off coupons and you can get something real nice for a decent price.  People were getting Intel Core i7's with terabyte drives for around $500 last I saw. 

Here's one of the threads: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1029817/

About 6 years ago I thought about building my own, priced it all out, then checked out the Dell Outlet.  I got an insane deal at the time, and picked up a box for around $175, which was great.  I got it shipped (for free) and wiped all the dell software out, reloaded windows (it came with the disc), and it ran great for the last 6 years, with a few small component upgrades over time (TV tuner card, RAID setup, DVD burner).

Here's the dell outlet link as well: http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandId=2202&c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

[Pat Pixley]

The one 's we get go straight to our tech guy and he unloads all the crap on them.

[jnapp18]

MAC MAC MAC MAC MAC... i have always used a pc until liiek 6 months ago... I am a computer geek/programmer ect.. and i havent regretted on bit.. i love my macbook

[David D]

If you're looking for a deal I've had good luck with slickdeals.net and dealnews.com both have good links to vendor online sales, I've also had good luck with Dell outlet, the deal sites generally have dell coupons which offer a percentage off.

[Creighton]

Thanks all!!
Linda has a mac laptop. This box will have digitizer pad and all sorts of other usb stuff attached. Looks like another Dell from Costco. Boring but reliable. Again thanks!
Creighton