I've just bought myself my first very own PC which means that I truly am becoming a computer geek. After lots of deliberation I went for a Dell, partly due to cost, reputation and familiarity, and mostly because that's what my sister was getting.
Getting the thing up and running was actually pretty pain-free which I found surprising. It seems that Dell has come up with a product so idiot-proof that even I couldn't mess it up. According to Tom the machine's got a decent specification (although not as decent as his of course), so I'm pretty happy.
But I have reached my first hurdle - Antivirus software. I bought McAfee with it but I haven't installed it yet since I heard that it makes your computer crawl, as does Norton apparently. Tom and Liam both suggest AVG as it's free (for now at least), and works really well. According to the most recent reviews, The Shield Pro is rated top for effectiveness, customer service, ease of use amd low cost. However for more advanced users, Kaspersky 6.0 comes highly recommended.
So that's my lesson learnt; next time I'll do my research first. And in the mean time I think I might have to return Mr McAfee back to the Delhi Dells and start again.
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