Best Entry-Level PC: Gateway 310 Series

If you have ever given someone a PC you know the added responsibility that comes with it. Like it or not, you the giver have also entered into a lifetime service contract with the person you gave it to. Whenever Windows crashes or a virus is spreading or error message comes up it’s like Ghostbusters: Who you gonna call?

Unlike buying a computer online or at a major retailer, what’s nice about Gateway, especially for beginner PC users, is they have boutique stores across the country with employees that actually know what they are talking about. That means if you purchase grandpa a PC at a Gateway store, some of the 3,000 questions that come with new PC ownership will be handled by them; not you. Gateway’s affordable 310 Series of desktops offer plenty of bang for the buck. Despite low cost machines starting under $400 (without monitor) and $599 with monitor, each is adequately equipped with Intel Celeron processors, plenty of RAM, large Hard Drives, recordable CD and DVD players plus plenty of connections an Ethernet port and most important : a local ‘SOS' phone number. www.gateway.com.