-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Another Computer Shopping Questions
- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:05:25 -0400
LOL but watch out when they catch fire!!! They don't smell so good !! And then
they won't run!
Seriously - that is what happened to my e-machine. I was told it's a good bang
for the buck because the parts are not necessarily quality parts. It was a god
send to me though when I bought it because it was what I could afford, and it
got the job done. The stores I talked to about repairing them all said they are
pretty much throw away machines, and you can expect to get about a year out of
them.
I'm sure those of you here know a lot more than I do about the technical issues
though, and I had mine probably 3-4 years ago, because the one I have now is
going on 3 years old. They may have changed since then, as most products do.
Take the insurance out on it if you buy it. My homeowners actually kicked in on
mine because my hard drive didn't fail (and I have complete replacement
coverage)- it was the wiring and power supply. It wasn't even turned on when it
burned. They said it was possible a power surge went thru it and even thru the
surge protector (another thing that enabled me to get help from my homeowners).
CrisS
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From: Foxhillers@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:08 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Another Computer Shopping Questions
In a message dated 8/7/03 10:02:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stormy1@xxxxxxx
writes:
> I'm also shopping around for a new computer and am completely baffled by all
> the new terms and technology. I currently have a AMD Athlon 850 Mhz ....
> processor? I know my motherboard is a Gigabyte board, and I know my video
> card is an NVidia TNT...and I have 256 mb PC 133 Ram -- this computer is
> going to the kids so its not an issue of making new stuff fit in the old
> one.
>
> Question I have are -- I want something faster than the old one -- but I
> don't want to spend a lot of money. I like the AMD Athlon.... I like the
> NVidia video card, and I like the Gigabyte mobo.
>
> What is comparable in "faster" ? the AMD XP stuff vs. Pentium 4 is confusing
> me -- I don't think I really grasp what part is the motherboard and what
> part is the processor (even though I put them together myself! how scary is
> that?!)
>
> And what about the different kinds of RAM? there seem to be many more than
> there used to be and I 'd prefer not to run into a situation where its hard
> to add more later because its hard to find.
>
> My use of the comptuer is pretty much Internet, some gaming (like the Sims
> which is memory and graphics intensive), Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver,
> but I'm not really doing any video or audio editing -- just graphics.
>
> So what should I be looking for? Name brands to avoid in motherboards? What
> processor goes with what motherboard and what is the different between
> pentium 4 and AMD XP stuff -- help?
>
> I've also been given the task of finding a computer for an older couple who
> want to do geneology -- and probably not much else. They are willing to
> spend whatever money it costs but of course I don't want to hose them.
> Should I be looking for any different features than the standard stuff ??
>
> Any help, websites that could educate me, suggestions, etc. are much
> appreciated!
>
> ~Lacey~
>
Lacey
I too am a fan of the AMD chips.... more bang for the buck. For a low
cost machine, check out the eMachines brand at Best Buy, Circuit City, and etc.
These can be real true bargains, with powerful system bundles including a
monitor and printer for well under $500.00
mjh
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