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Going to go look for a computer today for my son any suggestions, windows 10 any good? Any idea what I should look for l'm really ignorant on the subject?

I made the change over from Vista to Windows 10 earlier this year.

Not seamless but not difficult.

Dean

Windows 10 sucks rope. If you're looking for a laptop,the wife got a Google Chromebook a year or so ago. None of the issues of anything we have to put up with from Windows. There was a learning curve with it,but I don't know if she'd go back now.

I've got windows 10 on a couple of computers and no real problems. It is different than Windows 7 so it has a learning curve. If you are buying it for your son then he would be the best person to ask. Chances are if he is young he knows more about computers than all of us.If I have an issue that is all I do - call my youngest son. Its like having a free IT department.

After messing with HP computers and printers for 15 years (which included new models and software), we dumped everything HP and went to Dell with a Canon printer. We are having a lot fewer problems now. Just my 2 cents.

I just bought a new laptop/tablet that I use for work. I carry a lot of manuals in PDF format. I am having trouble working with the Windows 10 PDF program. Rumor has it that W 10 doesn't play well with Adobe.(Hopefully i will have time to dig and learn this weekend.) Check with your retailer on this if he needs Adobe

See my post on "computer bloat" above.

A refurbished Mac from Amazon and the Office software . Good to go.

I love my chromebook. It's crazy fast and needs no additional security other than a pop up blocker. I would say its very good as a browser[reading mail,tractor sites, face book, ect.]. As a full service computer it lacks a disc drive an does not like to play with windows. Not the best choice for a student.

+1. We stayed with HP many years too long, NEVER again, only we went to Brother printers, but everything is better, Dale

Thanks everyone for your thoughts

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I've got a couple of Dell factory refurbished laptops. Very reasonably priced. I had to replace the battery in both of them, but other than that no problems. One is running Vista, the other is running Windows 7. Very little difference.

I have been using a chromebook for over three years now and do not miss windows at all. I have had no issues yet, and do not have to deal with anti-virus software. My wife has a macbook pro, but likes chrome for her browser. When my last windows computer was three years old, I was ready to take a 4 lb hammer to it! Oh, and gmail is great also. I have seen some older people bash chrome because it is too fast and simple for them to get used to.

(quoted from post at 14:05:22 08/12/16) I have been using a chromebook for over three years now and do not miss windows at all. I have had no issues yet, and do not have to deal with anti-virus software. My wife has a macbook pro, but likes chrome for her browser. When my last windows computer was three years old, I was ready to take a 4 lb hammer to it! Oh, and gmail is great also. I have seen some older people bash chrome because it is too fast and simple for them to get used to.

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I am one of those older folks. I tried Chrome. Don't know if it was any faster or not 'cause most of the stuff that I needed was hidden somewhere and I got really tired of having to go look for it. I dumped it.

I just got a new Lenovo with windows 10...and I hate 10.7 was nice.10 has way too much unnecessary junk you filter through

Intended use will vary this answer greatly, so can't say much. Laptop, desktop, tablet (some run Windows), ...budget? I'd guess portable since most people get those these days. Basic use, hard to beat a Chromebook. Many of the same benefits of switching to a Mac (minimum maintenance, few virus issues, pretty much idiot proof), long battery life, some have comparable/just as good as screens, and MUCH cheaper generally. They are a bit limited but cover what I'd guess "most" people do.

For me, I get a new desktop every few years, generally 5 or so. I buy parts and assemble it. I install Linux, done. Been many years since I've had a hardware failure, or crash that lost data (even crash or freeze of any kind, years). Neighbors, I suggest Dell, not "great", support "stinks" if you need it (but they generally go through me so I'm used to dealing with them, I know what's wrong, what I need when I call to try to get them to send warranty parts/arrange fixing, out of warranty, no reason to deal with Dell and just get what they need). But, value wise, fair. Outlet is a good place to buy, same as new warranty, they have coupons occasionally. Some of their new systems are moving away from standard parts again, so annoying to fix out of warranty. Their power supplies for instance.

Laptop, Dell is ok, Toshiba was ok but they are quitting the business. Lenovo can be "fair", as can Asus. Support for warranty stuff from any of them is not good. Apple does have the best there, but, the laptop hardware is IDENTICAL to regular computers, same companies make the stuff that's inside them. They are solid though, if you don't mind paying the premium for them.

Classic Shell still works, gets the start menu back to "7 like" at least, and other tweaks.
http://www.classicshell.net/

I bought an imac back in '05. Never been in the shop and Apple automatically updates it for security purposes. I changed software once for free from their site that comes to my computer when logging onto a blank screen and the only reason I that is because sites like LA Times, for one that I recall, said that their software no longer supported mine and I couldn't read their information. So I went from Operating System Ten (OS-X) Snow Leopard to El Capitan last year to stay up with the times.

I bought a Dell with Windows 10 a few moths ago and it works great.I did pay a expert computer man $100 to set mine up right and I think its made a great difference over
jacklegging it.He did some things I'd of never known about to make it run smoothly.I can use either Explorer or Firefox like Firefox the best.

Desktop or laptop? Makes a big difference. Desktop PCs are pretty much a commodity, parts are interchangeable. If something fails, you just swap it out with a new part. Often the brand name desktop computers use cheap components or worse, they use proprietary parts that can't be upgraded.

Laptops are a whole different thing. What's your son going to use the PC for? Playing games, school work or running engineering applications? These all have different requirements. How critical will it be if the PC craps out? Just an inconvenience, or could it cause him to fail out of college? Understand that the useful life of a laptop computer is only about three years; after that it will be either dead or obsolete. So he should probably get something that will meet his needs for the next few years, rather than a high-end laptop that he'll end up replacing anyway.

As for Windows 10, well that's what the current PCs ship with. Big corporate customers may get machines loaded with Windows 8.1, but you as an individual probably don't have that option.

we put a Mac mini on the desk for like $550. Love it.

Wife has a Toshiba laptop, it is way heavier than the kids' Macs, but half the price.

I just go to Ebay and get a $40 smartphone. It does anything a computer will do and Runs the Android system. I never could stand Windows and the new Mac systems suck.