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Not sure if this is the right place or not, as I'm really not that much of a 'newbie', but still not a super up-to-date kind of guy, so, anyway...
I'll be buying either a PC or Laptop pretty soon, but would like to get some opinions on what you guys would look for if it were you. It's really just for general use... nothing like gaming or for use with graphics packages; I've heard they require some pretty crazy high tech gear.
To be more specific, what hardware/software is a must? Really, I want to start fresh, this time taking care of the thing; I'm taking nothing from the computer I'm using right now (stuff may be infected from viruses, etc.), which I've had for many years.
Oh, and what's best, to purchase from some electrical store, or just get one custom made from somewhere?

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