[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Chauron:
So screw the tech support and build your own machine, its cheaper than buying an entire machine from HP or Gateway and you won't have to deal with those annoying TS morons.

This is also good advice. For anyone that doesn't feel up to this though I suggest paying a little bit more and buying a computer from your local computer dealer. Not the big chain stores, or even Gateway, as good as they are. Find a reputable computer seller/servicer that has been in business locally for a few years at least. Every town has a few of these. It's so much easier to get good quality service when you can take the thing in and plop it down on their counter and look the guy in the eye. And smaller operations like that can't afford to piss off their customers, so they tend to try harder. At least the ones that Last do. You might pay a couple hundred dollars more up front, but it will be well worth the agravation you save yourself in the long run.

Geoschmo