New Computers
Bought a new main computer today. First thing I noticed while shopping is how cheap a hopped up desktop is. No complaints here, just an observation. I got a Gateway with an AMD 4200+ X2 and 1GB of RAM for under $900. I will be ordering a new video card and 2GB of RAM from newegg tonight. In 3 or 4 days I will have a real screamer for just over $1.1K.
I'm typing this on the old computer while I am uninstalling all the junkware (AOL, Napster, MS Office trial version, etc.) All I will install on the new machine is Photoshop, Nikon View, and Irfan View.
We replaced Bene's computer last week with a $329Acer. $329? That's enough to buy a hard drive and Windows XP. It's just a Sempron 3300, but it's way more than she needs for reading PDFs and doing data entry.
Edited to add: I'll be installing Firefox and new anti virus, too. OK 5 programs. But I made up for it by ditching more junkware. MS imaging stuff, Gateway big fix, Real Player. Deleting Real Player was almost as much fun as deleting AOL.
I'm typing this on the old computer while I am uninstalling all the junkware (AOL, Napster, MS Office trial version, etc.) All I will install on the new machine is Photoshop, Nikon View, and Irfan View.
We replaced Bene's computer last week with a $329Acer. $329? That's enough to buy a hard drive and Windows XP. It's just a Sempron 3300, but it's way more than she needs for reading PDFs and doing data entry.
Edited to add: I'll be installing Firefox and new anti virus, too. OK 5 programs. But I made up for it by ditching more junkware. MS imaging stuff, Gateway big fix, Real Player. Deleting Real Player was almost as much fun as deleting AOL.
posted by Hassel Weems at
10:37 PM
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