On 4 Oct 2002 at 22:35, Mark D. Lew wrote: > >I'm not sure what the story is in Australia, but here in the US, systems > >are dirt cheap to build these days, so if screen drawing is an issue and > >you're struggling for horsepower, you can put together a very fast system > >using standard components and leftovers from your present system for under > >US$500. > > $500 is "dirt cheap"? That's some fancy dirt.
In terms of the historical cost of high performance, yes, $500 *is* very inexpensive. Three years ago, the same performance (relative to the available technology) would have cost over $2,000. Six years ago, it would have been $5,000. I always advise my clients to buy "5-year" PCs, i.e., a PC that is up- to-date enough and has sufficient performance to not need any significant upgrading until the last year or so of its lifespan. I have found that the cost for that machine has gone from $2,750 in 1996 to $1,500 or less today. A 3-year machine is now under $1,000. That's pretty remarkable, really. -- David W. Fenton | http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates | http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
