[fqued]

a few very important suggestions:

Call DELL, they might give you a good deal on two, and their over-the-phone deals are good.

PCs (i.e., MS windows) are used by 90-95% of people, including the gamers, so go with that rather than linix, unix, apple, mac, etc. Almost any software and games you would want are made for PCs, but not necessarily for the others.

Most important, talk to your local phone company about DSL, broadband. I have MSN Broadband through Qwest, it costs me about $30-35 a month, and I don't need another internet connection. You get unlimited connectivity at quite fast speed.

[mlmr]

I have cable modem and will be installing a new lan. The electrician is coming next week. No, I don't want to go wireless.