New desktop needed- recommended specs?

BP-TheGuy88
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:22:34 +0000

something to keep in mind about the Windows 7: it will be build on top of Vista. However it will not suffer from the same driver issues and software compatibility issues will that other versions of Windows have. The reason for this is that Microsoft is going to maintain Vista compatibility in Windows 7 and it’s going to use the same base of drivers. So if you have hardware/software that can run on Vista, you may not have issues with it. Windows 7 before you know it will be here. Not sure how long you can wait, but it’ll probably be worth it if you can. Even better is the fact that it will use less resources and require less power than Vista. They’ve shown Windows 7 running on netbooks just like Windows XP/Linux OSes run on netbooks without any slowness or lag.

Now depending on what software your husband uses, he can get a bunch of great deals from any vendor out there. I’ve seen machines running with 2Ghz dual-core processors and 4GB of RAM for less than $1,000. The hardware in computers today is so cheap it’s ridiculous. Take a look at Dell’s XPS line of desktops. Take a look at HP’s desktops. i’d say when you get the computer it will come down more to aesthetics than the actual hardware only because they all seem so dirt cheap and have just about the same specs. the base hardware some of these machines bring is good enough and should last you quite sometime I’d say. And I say that because hardware seems to be growing/getting much faster than software actually requires.

Had I known the hardware out today was going to be this cheap, I would not have build my current computer. I spent almost the same amount of money about 5-6 months ago to build my current computer and already the hardware is up if not better than the specs on my current machine.