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Historic NY

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1. I have a dell desktop its a government contract I like it ....

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 04:15 PM

Aug 2016

they have pretty outstanding warranty and available help. I've use it twice for Windows 10 issues that crept up It was originally a Windows 8.1. If their IT people couldn't talk me through the problem a supervisor took over the computer and made the necessary corrections. But the new ones for home use probably don't have all the junk like encryption installed. Anyway this is my 2nd Dell desktop the old one was Windows XP an 11yr old model. I beginning to like 10 but read up on things to turn off etc, it makes it a bit more friendly.

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I have held on to my 10 -yr old computer for as long as I can-- questions re buying next one. [View all] ellenrr Aug 2016 OP

I have a dell desktop its a government contract I like it .... Historic NY Aug 2016 #1

Computer Suggestions GeoSquared Aug 2016 #2

If you do get Windows 10... Ron Obvious Aug 2016 #3

My computer history started with Win 3.1 OxQQme Aug 2016 #4

You can get a nice basic desktop PC from Amazon for about $120.00, free shipping, 1 yr warranty ucrdem Aug 2016 #5

dvd ellenrr Aug 2016 #8

It doesn't have native DVD-player software. ucrdem Aug 2016 #10

For DVD player software vlc media player is free and will play damn near anything Egnever Aug 2016 #13

thanks, my computer guys also said it is no big deal to be able ellenrr Aug 2016 #14

Keep both computers up and use both. I found this referb. on amazon, a complete package $91 Sunlei Aug 2016 #6

windows 7 ellenrr Aug 2016 #7

Win 7 is scheduled for radio silence in January 2020 ucrdem Aug 2016 #11

refurbished ellenrr Aug 2016 #9

I needed a pc for some wireless cameras, so I ordered one of those $91 complete packages. Sunlei Aug 2016 #12