-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Buying New PC - would like advice
- From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 22:30:53 -0600
Home edition works fine on a LAN. Been running two systems on home
edition in my LAN for awhile now. The only thing is that it won't be quite
as secure as Pro. The biggest difference between home and pro is that
remote assistance and better (more configurable) security policies are
available on Pro.
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On 1/24/2003 at 7:13 PM a whisper was heard, and the one known as Robin
Smith was rumoured to have uttered....
| If I use XP Home does that mean I can't network
| PCs at all? Or am I just
| limited in the number? Yes, I know this is probably more than
| I need but
| I've been saving for a while and like to buy things that I can
| grow with and
| not be limited. And yes, I only use Paint Shop for fun -
| nothing serious -
| create a few graphics, edit a couple of scanned photos, etc.
| Thanks for the
| help.
|
| Robin
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "The Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
| To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:48 PM
| Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Buying New PC - would like
advice
|
|
| > Robin,
| >
| > On question one "1) Is there any noticeable
| > difference between a 2.40 GHz processor and a 2.66Ghz? (The
| cost
| > difference from Dell is substantial - $560)", I'd say for
| the kinds
| > of things you're doing, I'd say you probably would never see
| a
| > difference. Though you use Paint Shop Pro, I'm assuming
| it's for
| > fun, not doing art work with digital files, etc. Frankly,
| the specs
| > you listed are great - probably far more than you need. Of
| course,
| > being a guy, I always buy the fastest one <G> Seriously,
| the last
| > couple of computers I bought from Dell, I bought refurbished
| machines
| > that were "just under the leading edge" -- the cost savings
| was
| > substantial. I did my Christmas letter on a 933 MHZ
| computer with
| > 512 Meg RAM and I didn't feel like it was slow! I have
| hundreds of
| > digital pictures on the same computer and have no problem
| with them
| > though I don't do much but rotate, crop, etc.
| >
| > Regarding question 2, "Reasons to choose
| > Windows XP Pro over the Home edition?" there's no reason to
| use the
| > Pro over the Home edition unless you plan to have a LAN. I
| run both
| > the Home and the Pro. I bought the Pro for most computers
| only
| > because I could get it cheap and have a LAN.
| >
| > On question 3, "Is there anything wrong with running my copy
| of
| > Office 2000 on Windows XP?", absolutely not. I used Office
| 2000 on
| > both the Pro and Home untill I upgraded to the XP version.
| >
| > Hope that helps.
| >
| > Regards from the
| > "Keyboard Cowboy",
| >
| > ,,,,,,,,
| > =D4=BF=D4=AC
| > Cincinnati, Ohio
| > Scottsdale, Arizona
| > =AB:::=BB=A4=AB:::=BB=A4=A4=AB:::=BB=A4=AB:::=BB
| > Friday
| > 01/24/2003
| > 15:38:45
| > =AB:::=BB=A4=AB:::=BB=A4=A4=AB:::=BB=A4=AB:::=BB
| >
| > If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he
| will not
| > bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and
| a man.
| >
| >
| >
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| >
| > =A4=A4=A4=A4=A4 On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:04:19 -0500
| > =A4=A4=A4=A4=A4 Smith, Robin wrote:
| > =A4
| > =A4 It's time to retire my 5 year-old Pentium 3, 300mHz
Micron
| running
| > =A4 Windows 95. I am looking at a Dell 8250. Here's the
| configuration:
| > =A4
| > =A4 Windows XP Pro Pentium=AE 4 Processor at 2.40GHz
w/533MHz
| front side
| > =A4 bus/ 512K L2 Cache 512MB PC1066 RDRAM (2X256 modules)
60GB
| Ultra
| > =A4 ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive 16 Max DVD-ROM Drive
| 40x/10x/40x CD-RW
| > =A4 Drive with Roxios Easy CD Creator 17 in 1702FP Dell
| Ultrasharp(tm)
| > =A4 Digital Flat Panel Display 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4
MX(tm)
| Graphics
| > =A4 Card with TV-Out SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound
Card
| Harman
| > =A4 Kardon=AE HK-395 Speakers with Subwoofer WordPerfect=AE
| Productivity
| > =A4 Pack with Quicken New User Edition Norton Antivirus=AE
2003
| 12-month
| > =A4 subscription upgrade 56K Telephony Modem for Windows
| Integrated
| > =A4 Intel=AE PRO 10/100 Ethernet At work I pretend to be an
NT
| admin but
| > =A4 at home I'm far from from a power user. I basically surf
| the web,
| > =A4 use email, work with Paint Shop Pro, use a home desktop
| publishing
| > =A4 program (ala Print Shop or Printmaster), and use Office
| 2000.
| > =A4 Things that I will be doing differently with the new PC:
| burning
| > =A4 CDs, connecting a multifunction Printer-Scanner-Copier,
| connecting
| > =A4 a digital camera and possibly getting cable modem
access.
| I own a
| > =A4 valid, licensed copy of Office 2000.
| > =A4 I basically have three questions: 1) Is there any
| noticeable
| > =A4 difference between a 2.40 GHz processor and a 2.66Ghz?
| (The cost
| > =A4 difference from Dell is substantial - $560) 2) Reasons
to
| choose
| > =A4 Windows XP Pro over the Home edition?
| > =A4 3) Is there anything wrong with running my copy of
Office
| 2000 on
| > =A4 Windows XP?
| > =A4 All advice and opinions are appreciated. This is a great
| group!
| > =A4 Robin
| > =A4
| > =A4
| > =A4
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