When I was looking for a computer recently, I really wanted to know what brands were good and what were bad. I had my own opinions of course, but I wanted to justify them by hearing what other people thought.
In this topic, you vote for your favourite major computer system manufacturer of all time. You may elaborate why in post form. This may help people decide what computer they wish to buy in the future. Feel free to post any companies not listed.
The voting does not mean you have to select a computer you currently use-- if you use a custom built machine, please vote for what computer brand you would select if you were to not build a computer.
You may wish to vote for a computer brand that is operated by another company. For example, favouring Alienware over Dell, Compaq over HP, eMachines over Acer.