[fred cook]

is usually good advice, but here goes. The desktop pc I am using right now is a 10-12 year old Gateway. It has been used virtually everyday since it was new and I have had to do absolutely nothing to it in the way of repairs! Is it lightning fast? No, but it works every time, there is still plenty of room left on the hard drive and the video is good running on a medium sized HP screen. It appears that if you get a "good one" they will last nearly forever. I can't remember what I paid for this pc, but I think it was about $800 or thereabouts. In 2010 that was a fairly big price for a desktop pc. When I do need to replace this computer, I will buy one with a solid state drive to get the lightning fast boot time. Other than that, I can't think of much I would want different from this one!