My computer keeps freezing.

It mostly does it when I move it however it also just randomly does it.
I've tried testing each application individually to make sure its none of my applications.
It completely freezes. The mouse doesn't move at all. I can also hear the computer still running for about a minute after it freezes but then it stops. I have to hold down the power button to get it to turn off. I let it sit for a couple of minutes and then hit the power button again. Sometimes it gets to the log in screen, sometimes it freezes again at the apple logo, sometimes it freezes at the blue screen right before the login screen comes up and sometimes it gets to the login screen and I put my password in and it freezes again, or sometimes I get halfway through my password and it freezes. I then shut it down again. Wait, again..and start it back up. It continues the same process 2-3 times. Sometimes upwards of 10 if I'm in a willing mood to deal with it.
I've gone to an apple store 3 times(I believe) to see what the problem is..and obviously those times haven't worked. However now I have started college and the closest Apple store is an hour and a half drive and I only have Sundays off, and thats if I dont have to do homework. In other words I dont have 3+ hours time to continue to take it to a store that the first 3 times didn't know what was wrong with it. Not to mention, its a lot of gas.
The first time I went the guy said that it might be my machd drive..so he plugged an external harddrive to my computer and ran some sort of update. Said that it found a couple of problems with my computer and that it fixed them...
The next guy said that it might be my harddrive. So he did a disk scan. Went block by block on my entire harddrive and it came up that nothing was wrong with it. So then he said that it might be my OS messing up..so he re-installed my entire OS.
The next guy did pretty much the same thing that the first guy did..only he then said that it was probably corrupt fonts. So we checked all my fonts. Came up that two should be deleted..he was pretty sure that was my problem..and told me that if I kept having problems that I should delete all my fonts that have "problems" or show up as something to caution.
Well I got home, and my computer continued to freeze. So I deleted those fonts..and it didn't work.
So I need a genius(hah pun) to tell me either 1) what in the **** is wrong with my computer and 2) if it can be fixed and if so how the **** to fix it.
Thanks,
Rochelle

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Since I narrowed it down to be an HP issue, I called HP support. First they wanted $35 because my printer is TOO old for phone support, out of warranty. Was given an option to use chat support by operator. I tried Chat support and was told they do not offer chat support for Apple? (I was sent there by their operator that knew I was running Mac OSX) I was then offered email support, still waiting. During my conversation with HP representative I was basically told that they no longer support that model (because it's 3 YEARS OLD!) I could pay and upgrade to another printer. When asked about the HP policy and driver/hardware support for printers more than 3 years old, I was told " since they release so many new printers, they do not offer full support for hardware more than 3 years out."
Have I lost my faith in Apple? NO it just reaffirmed that non-apple products and support are crap.
They will not help you unless you pay another $35....in which case I was told again this is only "best we can do" help and will not guarantee that they can get things to work. Way to stand by your product, HP !!
So, I will never by another HP product again as they refuse to stand by their own hardware past 3 years!, by their own admission. I can use the printer as long as I unplug it when not in use. lol

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