What is the worst computing advice you have ever recieved?

[Adul]

What is the worst computing advice you have ever recieved?

i havent decided yet. but I am interested in your answers

 

[Scouzer]

"Don't format your hard drive! It will cause permanent damage to the hard drive. I suggest you never do it"

--Certified ZDNet Tech

 

[Kelvrick]

Since Adul has been the first to AIM me to make sure I was still alive and then sent me this thread, I decided to respond before I hit the sack.

Salesman: Yea, without this UPS, you're computer might get a virus.
Me: We're going to another store

I was out helping a friend shop for a new computer. I dragged his ass outa there as fast as I could.

<== computing monkey dance

 

[John]

"You don't need a computer" - My parents back in the 80's~90's.

 

"Install Win ME!" - From so called computer guru...sigh. He is behind the times now.

 

[glen]

"You don't need that much memory"

 

[Adul]

windows 98 is better then win2k.

 

[dc]

best buy tech: you better buy a UPS with that computer. because with the new windows XP it needs a constant power supply.
me: heh, if i start having troubles with the power blacking out i'll consider getting one.
best buy tech: but it'll be too late!
me: huh?
best buy tech: once the computer loses power, the hardware is destroyed.
me: yeah...

after that i made up some bs excuse to get away FAST.

 

[BatmanNate]

"There's this webiste called Anandtech that should give you a good idea about *insert piece of hardware here*..."


And look at me now.

 

[spanky]

someone told me a 15" monitor is all i need. what an idiot!

 

[brtspears2]

"Packard Bell is the best computer you can buy!"

 

[XMan]

"Why the hell do we need a PC? We have two Commodore 128s!" - My dad, circa 1992

 

[HappyPuppy]

1 + 1 =3.

I beat all of you.

Go back and read Adul's question.

 

[MikeO]

Read the manual.

 

[Chaotic42]

Some guy told me I didn't need more than 640x480x256 colors in 1998.

 

[Desslok]

TO buy one of the early P4's with Rambus. This advice was given to me buy one of the techs I work with. I asked him to prove it with some benchmarks. It scored the same as my system I had at the time.

 

[somethingwitty]

"a 3 year warranty sounds like a much better way of completing this system than buying a tv tuner card" (my brain )

 

[FatAlbo]

"You'll never have to worry about upgrading again."
Friend of mine after I just bought a P233MMX w/ ATI Rage II and 64MB RAM.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

"You don't need that extra computer"

 

[klah]

"Running your motherboard in a tank of water is fine as long as it is distilled."

 

[ChefJoe]

"WinMe runs faster and does things better than any previous OS."

 

[MrGrim]

"Buy VIA."

 

[geno]

"Macs can be a good gaming platform"

My friend trying to convince me to get a mac, back in '95

 

[The0iL]

"Get a faster one. Mine is 56x and yours is 6x.."

This guy thought he was so smart and he thought that CD-ROM drive speed determines the speed of the computer.

 

[Vette73]

"Buy Intel, great bang for your buck"