Re: packard bell ?

thanks dion_b, that was very informative. I think I'll stay away from
PB.

Maybe you can help me out. I do pretty heavy computing (number
crunching under Linux) and need something reliable, and with a dual
AMD. I don´t know much about hardware etc. so I'm not inclined to
build my own machine. So the alternatives are

1) Buy a ready made computer. I saw the Presario 1677 that fits my
needs. How good are Presarios? any other brand to recommend?

2) Have one built by a computer store. Where I'm based there is a
store that does that, but they use their own standard set of
components and I don´t know how good they are. What things should I
look out for?

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