I don't work for Dell, but have found that they have some of the best laptops for the price you can get. Their warranty service is quite solid, and can last up to 3 years.
Brentmark Software would be one of the computer software programs that you could purchase. If you visit the AARP site, they also have calculators that you can use.
The best brand of laptop all depends on what your looking to use the computer for. If your an art student looking for a computer to use for your job like graphic design, you should go with a mac. If you looking for more user friendly progams for people that do not know much about computers you should go with a computer that has a windows package and one of the best companies for that would be Dell. Dell makes high quality products and if you order on their website you can order exactly what you want and have it made personally for you.
I have a laptop and my favorite brand is Apple. A lot of places have an apple store you should be able to find one at your local mall. They also are really good at fixing the problems woth your computer.
Gaming computers have many benefits with them. One thing is that they are very nice and attractive looking. Another thing is that they are very fast and will not slow down performance with high CPU use tasks such as playing games or using many programs at once.
There are many online or store retailers that offer computer parts. Some are: Micro Center, New Egg, Amazon, Ebay, B&H, Tiger Direct, and the computer manufacturer of pre-built PCs such as HP.