Buying desktop

[Avondale Red Rage]

Computer spec illiterate looking to get new desktop after 7 years. Needs are photo & video storing and editing and the occasional log in to Quicken to balance the checkbook.

Any guidance on the most important spec's would be greatly appreciated!

 

[LVG]

Just get this:

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Ignore the warning about the imminent failure of the AE-35 unit.

 

[jw7]

Computer spec illiterate looking to get new desktop after 7 years. Needs are photo & video storing and editing and the occasional log in to Quicken to balance the checkbook.

Any guidance on the most important spec's would be greatly appreciated!

Why not just get a notebook? They can do everything you ask and don't take up as much space and is portable?

I like cnet.com for reviews.

 

[CatBoxBackFan]

Why not just get a notebook? They can do everything you ask and don't take up as much space and is portable?

I like cnet.com for reviews.

What he said,desktops are so yesterday.

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

Thanks...I believe a lap top it is.

 

[Sandan]

Why not just get a notebook? They can do everything you ask and don't take up as much space and is portable?

I like cnet.com for reviews.

You do ?

I always thought they were loaded on the ad side

 

[jw7]

You do ?

I always thought they were loaded on the ad side

Sure of course there are a couple of ads. ASFN has ads too.

If you have a better suggestion for notebook reviews that would be more appreciated than a panning.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Thanks...I believe a lap top it is.

There are a lot of good deals out there on laptops and I'm sure you can find a good one for a good price.

Interesting thread, though, because I am shopping for a desktop myself right now. My mom's computer needs to be replaced, so I just need a simple desktop to plug into the existing monitor, printer, etc. HP has some beginning at $299, so I will probably get one of those. Pretty crazy to think how much these things used to cost.

 

[thirty-two]

There are a lot of good deals out there on laptops and I'm sure you can find a good one for a good price.

Interesting thread, though, because I am shopping for a desktop myself right now. My mom's computer needs to be replaced, so I just need a simple desktop to plug into the existing monitor, printer, etc. HP has some beginning at $299, so I will probably get one of those. Pretty crazy to think how much these things used to cost.

I bought my mom a new desktop for her birthday. Paid 269 with free shipping. Granted, it's not a world beater, but it had XP (there's no way my mom could have done Vista) and was just fine for her needs (internet, some online card games)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P5GJCW/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

Amazon shows it as being unavailable, but they have the newer model of it that has Windows 7 for 299

 

[Duckjake]

What he said,desktops are so yesterday.

That depends. You can get a desktop with a lot more power, memory and bells and whistles for a lot less money than with a laptop.

If you don't need the mobility I'd go with a desktop every time.