Windows 10: Best Desktops ?

Hello

Who has the best reputation these days for desktops:

Dell
Asus
Or... ?

Best to stay away from HP ?

$ 600 range.
No gaming.
Just basic word processing, some light spreadsheets, and internet.

Thanks,
R.

:)

 

Windows Desktops : Will it save different Desktops when crashing Windows?

ok, thanks

it would have been fine if win would remember the exactly desktop "interieur"

fact: win opens only existing own file explorer instances when restarting.

but when crashing mostly it forgets the explorers.

will the program Windows Desktops then remember all file explorers?

it has to save regularly the desk config so.

i search for a good app to do so.

thank you very much

 

Windows Desktops : Will it save different Desktops when crashing Windows?

in short - no.

something caused the crash, if it attempts to put it back
exactly as it was then likely it will crash again.

Edge (and ie, I think) will attempt to reopen the tabs you had, some apps (such as excel or word) have an autosave function that may have saved the open file a few minutes before the crash which can be recovered when you open the tab.

windows will not automatically open all the apps etc that you had open at the time of the crash.

 

All of them will do if you are buying a desktop. They all make a pretty good home unit.

Do know that you could also build your own computer. It's not that difficult and you get better bang for your buck. I outlined most of the process here: QWERTY Articles Recommended Building Guide – 2018 - Qwerty Articles

 

Great Article Justin

I would also recommend building........upgrading in the future will be a much easier task and the knowledge gained along with the self-confidence is a wonderful thing.....

 

But whether you buy or build, the one question is: What exactly do you want it mainly for?
I mean Gaming? Browsing? Facebook machine? Music and/or video production? Using Office or like suites? Business? Overclocking and benchmarking*Cool

An off the shelf would be ok or even a laptop actually.

 

Seems a lot are complaining about HP's desktops and laptops on HP facebook page.
Probably the best one is will be the one you build yourself.

 

If the specs are identical both are good

 

Great article Justin. I always recommend building. You get the components you want and the quality you want instead of what someone else thinks you may want. Very well written and explained.

 

A little more about the above as an example:

A few years ago I bought a Lenovo H530 and was able to run two virtual machines simultaneously with it, and it cost me 499 Euros over here in Germany, and our prices here are high than stateside. For the specs(originally it came with 8GB RAM, but I upgraded it to 16GB, and added an SSD as system drive and used the 1TB HDD it cam with for data and system images. And it came with Windows 8.1, but I later upgraded to 10 on it)
System Spec

System Manufacturer/Model Number

Lenovo H530/10130OS


Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
CPU

Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard

LENOVO SHARKBAY (SOCKET 0) (BIOS Version IEKT31AUS)
Memory

16GB (2x 8GB Kingston)
Graphics Card(s)

1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7000 series (MSI
)Sound Card

Realtek High Definition Audio & AMD High Definition Audio Device
I still keep it as an emergency backup pc if my main system dies on me.

What I will recommend though is, if you get an off the shelf one, let Windows 10 install, then get all your drivers(ONLY the drivers from the manufacturer's site, then do a clean install with Windows 10 install media, so you won't have any of the crap ware that gets included.

 

I built my own rig after researching and buying all the parts. [see specs] The feeling of satisfaction when I pressed that "ON" button and it booted for the first time was immense*Biggrin There's really no comparison in just buying pre built unit.

 

I haven't researched it lately, but I believe that building a system yourself does not necessarily save money. The PC business runs on low margins, and large manufacturers get component discounts that may not be readily available to retail parts buyers.

That said, all of my desktop systems since 1997 (Pentium II) have been home built. It's more work than checking a few boxes on a large PC maker's configuration list, but the actual assembly can be done in a few hours or less.

 

I built my own Desktop too. I'm sure you can find a YouTube video on how to do that. It's very simple, you just need to know the minimal amount of parts that you need to build it. It will save you a lot of money, and make it the perfect system for you. There won't be any pre-installed nonsense software in there. You don't want pre-installed software in there, because that dramatically slows down the computer for no apparent reason.

Very simple computer (this is just at the top of my head, YouTube surely has better info):
1) An outer casing
2) A Motherboard
3) Solid State Drive
4) Graphics Card
5) Audio Card (if the motherboard doesn't already have one)
6) Wireless Network Card (if the motherboard doesn't already have one)
7) Add more optional hardware if you need them (example: DVD/Blue-Ray drive, more hard drives, etc)
8) Oh and of course, the Windows 10 Operating System, unless you already have a valid Product Key (I bought Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit for $40 online somewhere)

 

A little off topic, but thank you both for your kind words. Much appreciated. *Nerd

 

Yes, I've been comparing build vs. buy for many years, and the buy option always wins.

Plug it in and it works. No hassles. No labor. No mistakes. No head scratching.
And you get a warranty.
And it often costs less than home-made.

I went that route last April and got a high-end Dell desktop.
A local build shop said he'd build the same box for me for the cost of parts plus 8% (but he quoted a 1 TB second drive rather than the 2 TB in the Dell).
The parts cost was $1413. (Add $113 for his labor.)
Instead I bought the Dell for $1416 using their "special price offer".
Easy choice.