Sorry bout that, I should have been more specific. The budget is not
unlimited, but we could spend up to $1500, maybe more. A good value at less
money is welcome as well. She likes to surf the Internet and my 7 year old
grandson likes to play some computer games. But I don't believe they are
highly graphic. He has to use the game CD to play them. From what I have
heard about Vista, I think we would like to stay with XP, which she is also
more familiar with. She watches movies with her TV & DVD player so that's
not a issue. She prefers the laptop but I have been trying to persuade her
to change to a desktop. I would like for her to have a system that is a
good value for the money spent. Thanks! Dollie
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Recommendations
Dollie wrote:
>Does anyone have any recommendations of a good "right-out-of-the-box"
setup>>
Depends entirely on what she wants to do with it. Gaming computers, video,
watching HD movies, etc all have entirely different requirements.
Even the choice of operating systems is highly significant. Vista in all
its glory requires about double the processing and memory power than XP, so
that bumps up the price.
It would help if you indicated what sort of budget she has. Laptops have
severe limitations compared with desktops.
But, of course, they also have some obvious advantages.
"Good" is in the eye of the beholder.
Don Penlington
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