Hello, With XP soon to bit the dust and with my very old Gateway computer I feel I should buy a new computer. Any ideas as to a good brand? I do Genealogy, Gardening and emails. I would appreciate any information. Thank you! Joan

Hi Joan Most computers will be much of a muchness these days Get the best you can for your budget The most RAM, the largest hard drive, best processor Budget will dictate more than make Set your budget then see what is the best you can get for that I have been happy with an Acer, my wife with a Lenovo Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 19/03/2014 19:26, Dasmi1170@aol.com wrote: > Hello, > > With XP soon to bit the dust and with my very old Gateway computer I feel I > should buy a new computer. > > Any ideas as to a good brand? > > I do Genealogy, Gardening and emails. > > I would appreciate any information. > > Thank you! > > Joan

I've built my own machines for years, but if you know someone that will build a custom system for you, it usually costs less overall and you get what you want without all the stuff you don't need. -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dasmi1170@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:26 PM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: [COMPUTERS] (no subject) Hello, With XP soon to bit the dust and with my very old Gateway computer I feel I should buy a new computer. Any ideas as to a good brand? I do Genealogy, Gardening and emails. I would appreciate any information. Thank you! Joan