>>I am thinking of buying a new desktop machine and looking for recommendations. The main app will be Visual Studio so I want something with some horsepower. Unfortunately I do not have unlimited budget. Looking for great bang for the buck, I guess you could put it. Something that can make VS boogie without breaking the bank.
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>>Thanks in advance for all advice.
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>Why not a notebook? I understand that desktop is probably a little less expensive but I don't think by much. And the flexibility (and portability) of a notebook IMHO is invaluable. As far as a make, I have been buying Dell for the past 10 years.

I got a laptop from Dell and I found working on a PC to be much easier for hands...