Joel N. Fischoff wrote: > Heya, > > Well, my laptop is sorta dying on me, and I've had it for more than six > years (and, even then, it was a refurb). So, now I'm looking for advice on > a replacement for it. > > At this point, I'm strongly considering a desktop because of the 'bang for > the buck' factor. I do a lot of stuff on the Internet, a lot of video > watching (and some editing), and - of course - programming (primarily > FoxPro and Java at the moment). I do some rare gaming, but not enough for > it to be a factor. But I'm also looking for a machine that will be > long-lasting, which means that I probably want a good-to-great processor > and high memory. > > I know there are people on this list who have purchased a computer more > recently than I have (which was... well, six years ago, I guess), so I'm > seeking advice. > > > Any advice/comments welcome,
Quick comment -- Dell is good, but get the 3-yr warranty. Max out the memory from the start if you can. WinXP is still good; Vista is still not; and I hear good things about Win7. lol. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
