Favorite non-Mac, if any

[Abstract]

Dell was #2 in computer sales worldwide in for the half-year up to mid-2008, and ranked #1 in sales in the US, and yet it's not even listed in the poll? In fact, you listed "Silicon Graphics" in the "Other" category, and yet not Dell.

What's the point in the poll them?

 

[SkyBell]

Seriously, no Dell? I love Dell, never had a problem with mine. When I need a new PC, they'll be the first company I look for to satisfy that need.

 

[toolbox]

If i wasn't using a mac it would have to be a toshiba. I bought my A30 back in 2004 - Still running. Have had no warranty work done, still has original hard disk.

only upgrade is the ram.

 

[McGiord]

Atari 2600

 

[63dot]

Dell was #2 in computer sales worldwide in for the half-year up to mid-2008, and ranked #1 in sales in the US, and yet it's not even listed in the poll? In fact, you listed "Silicon Graphics" in the "Other" category, and yet not Dell.

What's the point in the poll them?

Again, I messed up leaving out Dell. Just put other.

I consider Dell better than most and priced inexpensively. Definitely better than Compaq (like mine) or HP.

Not long after I purchased my Compaq, I saw a similarly outfitted Toshiba. My Compaq has "hot keys" above the regular keyboard that are supposed to do something, but they kept on getting disabled. It's a bit on the thick side and the Toshibas, for that time, were quite thin. The rubber feet on my Compaq, as well as other parts, tend to fall off. The ones on the Toshiba are more integrated and built tougher. At the time the IBM Thinkpad was also more simple and streamlined and like Toshiba, built thin, yet tough.

If price were not issue, then Sony would be it these days.

 

[dmr727]

We have three. (plus a couple of indy's and an o2).

Last year I got to go on a tour around SGI UK HQ after snagging two of those octanes and a few drive sleds. They had some serious kit there it was amazing to see so many MIPS based machines still going, I even got to poke around a Tezro!

My girlfriend once blew out the fuse on her floor at university as a result of powering on both her octane and her indy at the same time! The boot power draw spike on those things was insane.

Sweet! I have another Octane and an O2 as well. I love SGI hardware, and have owned pretty much every MIPS based piece of hardware they made (that'll run on household power, that is!) short of a Tezro. I'm jealous you got to play around with one!

I even had a Crimson at one time - talk about power draw!

 

[Sideonecincy]

Lenovo hands-down. It's the only PC laptop that's meant to last and actually doesn't feel cheap.

I am looking to dump my macbook pro and possibly buy a lenovo. I want a laptop that has the sturdy build that a MBP has and doesn't feel like a plastic POS.

Do you know of any retail stores that carry Lenovo laptops? I checked at best buy and microcenter but didn't find anything.

 

[ravenvii]

Why no Dell on the list? I'd pick the Dell's with Ubuntu!

But from the list, Lenovo. I had one of their netbooks, I really liked it. I sold it though, because after the tech-lust, I found I don't need it and would rather use my 2002 Compaq laptop over it (with it's normal-sized keyboard).

Oh well.