Perhaps you have already made your choice, but still here goes.
Now aday a CD/DVD reader and burner, is no longer an issue. Long as you have a spare USB connector on your PC, you can pick up USB driven, external DVD burners for around the 50-100 dollar range. They are no bigger in size, than pretty much the size of a DVD plastic case; and don't weigh much other than half the pound. Good for desktops as well as for laptops, netbooks, or any other device that can transfer DVD signals over the USB. And by the way, if it can handle DVD, it also can handle anything below, like CD, PhotoCD, MP3 CDs and so forth. All you make sure of, is that it is marked as DVD+- - that is, it has a pluss and a minus marking. Most drives now have, but it means they can take all kinds of DVDs. Won't deal with the techs about the plus and minus here, just make sure. Again, are you looking for a desktop, long as it has extra slots available, you are good to go. Internal drives for CD/DVD and even BlueRay reading, can be had for little money - less than 50 dollars - pretty much everywhere. That is, should you not get the computer with it already installed. For the microphone? Go for USB mics. They can be had for around ten bugs or less. Even external mics running on the standard 3.5mm jack, can be had for around a couple of dollars, on places like EBay. Picked up a handful very cheap ones a while ago, and they were that good they even picked up car doors slamming in the frontyard. You of course can go for mics that has noise reduction, and which will take away background noise. Just be aware, that is what most cellphones now aday has for a mic, and we all know how hard it could be to listen to someone on a muffled cellphone, don't we. Again, headsets with built-in mics, can be had both as USB driven, or with standard 3.5mm jack. They can be had from around 25 dollars, and many of them have quite good microphones as well. You do not have to buy them from the same store as your computer, and you can very well pick up such periphals at any later time, when you want to play with it. Then, to your USB query. Long as you have one or two USB ports accessible, you are quite well served on a desktop. By accessible, I mean to say, they are on the front panel. Even if there is a few on the back panel, use them for your printer and the like, which has to be permanently attached anyway. Now, spend another 5 dollars or more on the net, and pick up a USB hub. They can be had with as much as 10-ports. You can connect it to one of the ports on the computer. Even if you want, connect it to the back panel ports of the PC. Then place the hub right next to your keyboard, and do all your connections of the keyboard, mouse, USB microphone and headset, Backup medias, or whatever other stuff you need to have connected. Good thing is, now you can bundle up your cables in nice small rolls, only long enough to reach the USB hub. From the hub, to the computer, you then only need ONE cable. This will mean little clutter as possible on your desk. And, it means only one cable to be in risk of over-stretching and needing replacement down the line. Again, probably you have already made your buyings, but hopefully someone else can benefit from these thoughts. David On 11/24/2017 9:51 PM, Carol and Roger via Talk wrote: > Thanks Michael, > > Yes, it looks like I am most likely heading for another desktop. I > will neeed to do a bit of looking around to find just what I want. I > am making a list of people's recommendations to have available once I > start my shopping. It's silly, but i want to make sure I have a > working microphone, grin. It is tough to join in with webinars and > SKYPE and other things without one. I still use my CD/DVD burner, so > I will need one of those, also. These are little minor things I don't > want to forget. I figure a 256g SSD should work well with at least 8g > ram. I want enough USB ports so I can hook up more than two items and > I want them where I can reach them, not where I have to climb under my > desk, grin. I am thankful to all of the people that have given me > ideas today. > > Carol > > > > On 11/24/2017 1:56 PM, Micallef Michael at FITA via Talk wrote: >> Hi, >> >> My suggestion is this, >> In case of a desktop: >> As a drive go for an SSD of at least120 specifically for the >> operating system then add an another sata drive of about 1 or 2 >> terrabyte for the other Regarding RAM nowadays this is quite cheap, >> so go for between 12 or 16GB so in the future you avoid to upgrade >> the ram. >> >> In case of a laptop >> As a hard-disk go for 1TB SSD with 12 or 16 GB RAM, I bout my laptop >> for about €1,000with these mentioned specifications and windows 10 >> operating system. >> One another thing regarding Video ram go for a dedicated one and do >> not relay totally on those on board video rams. >> Thanks, >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Talk >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Carol and Roger via Talk >> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 3:00 PM >> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List >> Cc: Carol and Roger >> Subject: need new PC recommendations >> >> Hi, >> >> I must get a new PC. I am looking for suggestions for one that will >> meet the best use criteria for speech. Is 8g ram enough or should I >> get 12? Should I get both SSD and SETA frives? If I neeed SSD, how >> large should it be? Generally, which would be the best brand? I >> know this is a personal choice. I have had Dells for the last two >> computers and am wondering if something else would be better. I have >> Office 2007. Can I use 2007 on a win10 system or Should I get 2016? >> My current PC is almost 8 years old and is beginning to do some wierd >> stuff, so I thought I had better take care of getting a new one >> before this one gives up. >> >> Finally, does anyone use a hybred and what do they think of it. I >> know I do not want a notebook, so it must be either a hybred, a >> decent laptop or another desktop. Thanks for any suggestions. Oh >> yes, I would like to get one on sale today, grin. >> >> Carol >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/michael.micallef%40gov.mt. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/carogsmith%40embarqmail.com. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%40hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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