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[cellio]

Where should I buy a new computer quickly? My ideal machine will be here in a few days, will work out of the box (I don't have to install an OS and drivers and crap), and will come loaded with Win98 or Win2k but absolutely will not have been infected with XP. I probably also need some peripherals (printer, scanner, maybe USB hard drive), and if I buy all that stuff from the same place I want the configuration to have been done for me. It also, of course, has to come with an installed network card. Oh, and this is a desktop machine, not a portable.

I suspect that the OS requirement will prevent me from just going to Circuit City or whatever on Sunday.

Note that I haven't really mentioned price. It shouldn't be way out of whack, of course, but I'm willing to pay to (1) reduce my effort and (2) reduce my downtime. And I do not personally do any hardware installation that involves opening the case.

Suggestions?

Comments

[seanmcguire.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Buy a Mac. I can get you a discount. :>

[steven.livejournal.com]

www.tigerdirect.com?

Not sure if they can skip the XP, but they're reliable, cheap and fast.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

You might want to consider building your own. You get to pick out the components, and the resulting system will be both better and cheaper that way.

I'd go poking around on the net for stuff -- http://shopper.cnet.com is one of my favorite sites for doing price comparisons.