If I had a choice I'd never go for a brand computer, pick the components yourself and slot them in.
If I had to choose a brand I'd propably go with Dell that usually has good prestanda for the bucks, altough they are a bit noisy.
Stay clear of Compaq (If you can find any) and HP who usually have their own solutions to things, solutions that aren't always so good. Also they sometimes tend to be sparse with upgrade space, few free slots and custom crammed cabinets.
IBM used to make good PC's, but I don't know if they still do though.
As to processors you can't really go wrong. Choose anyone that is reasonably fast, it doesn't matter if it's AMD or Intel. Both are good. (Oh, don't let this become a Intel/AMD war, I'm so boooored with them).
Can't say much about Apples computers as I rarely use them.
Or why not buy a Sprint Plus?
Where to buy a Sprint Plus
[ April 01, 2003, 20:17: Message edited by: Ruatha ]