Recommended Manufacturers

For me:

WHATEVER IS GOOD AT THE MOMENT

i can't stress this enough. I see people on forums all the time going "OMG MY AMD KILLS YOUR INTEL, n00b!"

With every generation of components come superior products from various manufacturers and those are the products u should go after.

(an exception is the budget motherboard manufacturers such as soyo, ecs, pcchips etc..)

Laptops? w/Nvidia and if possible compatible w/OSX86 and of course linux?

For laptops, I like Dell. I know a ton of people hate Dell but I have had a couple Dell laptops and my latest one, an Inspiron 6400 dual core Intel, is great and I got it for a great price last year.

For desktops, I prefer Asus for motherboards; AMD or Intel - whatever's newest and best at the time; I like Mushkin for RAM; Plextor for CR/RW or DVD/RW though they're expensive; and Western Digital for hard drives :)

CPU- intel c2d ou QX6800
MB -asus ou DFI
HD -WD RAPTOR 10.000 RPM
VGA-ate the momento its nvidia 8800 ultra
CASE-LIAN LI
PSU-ENERMAX

I highly recommend building your own system, but if you're unwilling to explore the new opportunities of creating your own rig, it'd be good to just get a Dell with a good warranty.

Really dig my ati 9800pro. Kind of ancient now but i have a soft spot
for it. Half life 2 still looks the shit with 1gb or ram.

Ive actually had bad experiences with asus mobos and have loved every bit of the DFI mobo's. corsair ram is also solid

:whistling Apple! what else... :yup:

Edit.

CPU - AMD
Motherboard - Asus, Abit
VGA - Leadtek, XFX, Gamecube
HDD - WD
Audio - M-Audio
RAM - Corsair, Geil, OCZ