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Paul Schroeder wrote:
Thanks for the replies on my previous question regarding ghost images on the screen. Here's another one that came from a third-party source. I checked the HelpNet "Answer pages" first, and advice was not there, and I put the question "advice on buying a computer" to Google - and got only 10 returns, none relevant, so here goes:
A person wants to buy a PC (not a Mac) and has a budget of $1500.
Here are the rest of the uses and requirements:
-Capacity of running large files (up to 1 MG) simultaneously in separate
programs. Examples:
-Word+Excel+Adobe
Ability to view Bitmaps and other large pic files (not jpegs) on same screen
(obviously with switching between the two or more) and burn to CD wile
making notes in Word
-Ability to remain on-line while running Word and burning CD's
-Capability for stat packages that can run in background while performing
ordinary word-processing and/or Excel
I believe what I want is speed and memory. I have never been crazy about
huge hard drives (< 40 GB) because of my tendency of storing too much and
not always backing it up. I would rather have two hard drives, one for
storage and one for OS. I am on the verge of doing that now with my hand
built system, but since its ~800 kHz slot A, I am now thinking of investing
in a new machine that I don't have to tinker with and lose time. A Pentium 4
with much memory, CD-RW, Floppy, DVD possibly, 40 GB HD. Also expandability
(adding another hard drive, etc..). Expandability is important.
I know that these days $1500.00 is rather high end these days. I gave it to
simply have a limit. Lower price with quality performance is my aim. I am
always wondering about Gateways vs Vision vs HP vs IBM etc.
Thanks for any advice. Paul S.
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