Shouldn't need to sink a ton of money into something decent. I5s are fine, even the previous generation Core2s should be fine. 4GB of memory would probably help more than any processor upgrade if they are using Windows 7 (if you are using 32 bit it will cutoff some of the memory though).
SSDs are nice, but you are talking $50 to $250 or so depending on what they would be charging for the HD/SSD. If you got it to burn it is a very nice upgrade though. You would be better off replacing the machine in 3-4 years though than trying to spend a lot of money trying to get it to last 5-6 though. --Josh On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Jared Lynn <jl...@porta202.org> wrote: > Get at least 4gb of ram, you'll thank yourself later. While solid state is > a good idea, the price point is still to high to justify it. I wouldn't > really consider amd un,unless price is a concern. But that's just my > opinion. I'm not going to get into a flame war with the diehard amd people. > > Thanks, > Jared Lynn > PORTA CUSD #202 Technology Coordinator > > jl...@porta202.org > 217-501-4920 > > On Sep 17, 2010, at 2:09 PM, "Bob Schmidt" <rschm...@d94.org> wrote: > > > I5 will be just fine. > > > > Save the difference in price over an i7 and buy an SSD hard disk. Disks > are > > the major bottleneck these days. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of > > tmcl...@argenta-oreana.org > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 1:58 PM > > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > > Subject: [tech-geeks] Need suggestions for workstation specs for Windows > > 7with 5-yr warranty > > > > We are ready to purchase a few workstations with the new Intel > processors. > > What chip sets do you recommend for users who do lots of multitasking and > > data analysis with spreadsheets and websites? Would a low end i5 be > > sufficient or should I bump up to an i7? These workstations will have a > 5-yr > > warranty so I want to be sure they will still have some power beyond the > > first couple years of use. > > TIA, > > Tammy > > > > Tammy McLane > > Technology Coordinator > > Argenta-Oreana Middle/High School > > 200 E. East St. > > Argenta, IL 62501 > > phone: 217-795-2163 x.1326 > > fax: 217-795-4502 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > This email communication and its attachments, if any, may contain > CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY ALSO BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED and is > intended only for the use of the recipient(s) identified above. The > unauthorized review, use, dissemination, distribution, downloading, or > copying of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > immediately notify the listed sender by reply email, and delete and > otherwise destroy all copies > > of the communication and all attachments to the communication. > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > THIS TRANSMISSION IS INTENDED AND RESTRICTED FOR USE BY THE ABOVE > ADDRESSEE ONLY. IT MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION > EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. IN THE EVENT SOME OTHER > PERSON OR ENTITY RECEIVES THIS TRANSMISSION, SAID RECIPIENT IS HEREBY > NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR DUPLICATION OF THIS > TRANSMISSION OR ITS CONTENTS IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU SHOULD RECEIVE THIS > TRANSMISSION IN ERROR, PLEASE CALL US IMMEDIATELY AT 309.827.6031, DELETE > THE FILE FROM YOUR SYSTEM, AND DESTROY ANY HARD COPIES OF THIS TRANSMISSION. > THANK YOU. > > Bloomington Public Schools School District87 > Bloomington, Illinois >
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