[dinasour]

I too, recommend Dell. I have two myself and have recommended them to many people, none whom have been dissapointed.

They are a bit more expensive than the cheapest you can find at costco, etc., but you have much less risk of buying one the is badly underconfigured. This is the biggest mistake most computer buyers make.

Even if you don't actually buy a Dell, looking at the default configuration on their web page will give you some idea as how much memory and drive space you need.

A 120MB disk drive would be way underconfigured. You may have meant 120GB, which might be a bit high. But maybe not, if you want to do things such as video. I have 370GB myself.

On drive sizes, there is kind of a sweet spot. Buying too small wastes money if you can get a 5 times larger drive for $20 more. Buying the biggest you can find wastes money because you pay an non proportional premium for "the best".

[breakem]

I bought a micron PC, with Mill 2000 and now XP, after running macs for 17 years. I regret it every day and can't wait til my next purchase to get back on track. For you folks that worry about price and what's going on inside the machine, help yourself.

I recommended macs because kids are more susceptible to downloading viruses and for school and video stuff they're excellent. So whatever rings your bell.