With my experience and yours I want to compile a list of safe and reliable computer hardware to use to buy / create / maintain your computer and peripherals like printers, UPS etc. This is a work-in-progress. I have based it on my experience with purchasing several assembled computers in India . The views are unbiased. I am not affiliated with any of the mentioned companies. Why am I doing this? I don't want others to be burnt where I was. I am also hoping to increase my knowledge through your input. Note: This is for desktop PC's only. It doesn't cover workstations like Sun. Here is what I found reliable so far.

I have 5 PC's equipped with Samsung 52X (Max) CD-ROM Drives for around 2 years. It was a horrible mistake to make. This is my list of troubles with them. Read on before you make a purchasing decision with this crappy product.

My computer, running Windows 2000, was having garbled display. First the mouse droppings which the refresh wasn't eliminating. Then slowly more and more disturbing visual elements started covering the screen - lots of lines and dots and colors. It is as-if someone decided to add tons of noise to my screen. It progressively and rapidly worsened till it was impossible to view anything on screen. The problem started to manifest even while booting. What could potentially be wrong? Was it Software Virus, Graphics Card, Driver or Monitor? Lets step through the possibilities to a startling solution.