I'm 13, buying a new computer, but my mother is only willing to spend 1000 max. I found an awesome system with everything that I wanted, but my sttuupid mom says only to buy from a reputable company like Dell or Gateway. she won't even let me put my own computer together.. I'm trying to get it through to her thick head that the hardware is what counts, not whether it is made by some guy or by dell.

Do you guys think that it would be ok to buy from a company other than one of the big ones ?