-=PCTechTalk=- Re: buying new computer, how about this deal?
- From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:42:10 -0300
I agree with you! :o))
Lil
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From: Jo Ann
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: buying new computer, how about this deal?
I think a lot of people have more RAM than they will ever need. Until
recently I was running XP Home on 512 MB and did everything I wanted to
do. Of course I didn't edit movies on my dial-up. But these days
everybody seems to think they need a couple of gigs to do e-mail and
surf the web.
Jo Ann
Lilian wrote:
> A 1GB ram is not that bad, depends what you use your computer for. I have
> 1.256GB and my computer runs fine... I have trouble at times keeping up
> with
> it :o) and... I use Photoshop and PaintShop which are real memory hogs and
> they both run beautifully. If you do games, then probably you may need
> more... but its getting to the point that we will need more RAM in our
> brains to keep up with the computers!!! :o)
>
> Lil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judith/agoodread.com
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:33 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: buying new computer, how about this deal?
>
>
> The reason your computer you have now is so slow is the 1GB.
> Why buy a new one? Why not increase your RAM Memory to 4 GB if
> your Motherboard will allow it.
>
> This would probably be less expensive than the cost of a new
> machine. I have 2 GB and I can make movies easily. The problem
> I run into when using programs like Terragen is the rendering is
> slow. That's why I want to increase mine up to 4GBs. With 250
> GBs of hard drive, I still have over 80 percent free. And I
> have loads of photo editing, movie edition and other software on
> it.
>
> Next time I get a new machine, I'll have my tech person build it
> so I get all the great things I need for half the price of what
> I paid for this machine. At least I know he won't build it
> wrong like Gateway did with my (2) 250 GB Sata Drives biting the
> dust at the same time because they were set right on top of each
> other with no air flow between them.
>
> Judith
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Yes, I was wondering about the memory and whether I could even
> later upgrade
> to more memory on it. I did not realize the vid card used the
> system
> memory. And I was thinking of a DVD burner . I am not sure
> about what the
> + or - is or DL but I have been creating, saving, and editing
> movies alot
> lately which brings me to the realization as of late how much
> space my
> editing programs are taking up, unbelieveable it seems to me!
> That is maybe
> one reason my computer is so slow too, it probably uses lots of
> memory also.
> I have 1 GB now. I dont "have" to get a Dell. I do have one
> now, so far is
> okay. My other computer was from best buy and I loved it until
> it crashed
> out recently. I had had it quite a while. It was a VPR Matrix.
> I just do
> not want to walk in not knowing what I need to know and want to
> a local
> store. I would also like to buy some sort of external hard
> drive for extra
> storage. I will be working alot with movie editing though and
> photos so
> prob need to really consider for those areas.
>
> Christine
>
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>
>
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