Baiter Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 My wife has broken me down, and I'm finally going to dish out some dough for a new computer, any advice here is greatly appreciated. I've been out of the PC loop for sometime now, so I'm pretty ignorant on just about everything. Here's what I want.... 1. To be able to buy virtually any piece of software and not worry about the requirements 2. Small Footprint, might end up being a laptop as this is VERY important, at the very least i need a flat screen. 3. Price < $1500 preferably below $1000 4. Wireless network card (i know i can buy this, but i imagine it's cheaper if it comes preinstalled) That's about it. It will primarily be a family computer, but i'd like to keep up w/ the jones' and throw a new game in on occasion. I really am clueless as to how much ram, video ram, and such I'll need/want. I get 10% off dell and gateway, so I'm really leaning toward one of their laptops right now. Oh, and in a perfect world I'd really like to hook it up to my hdtv, but that's probably pushing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Is a new monitor part of the budget? Because that can be a huge cost driver. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baiter Posted August 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by Robot Monkey@Aug 28 2003, 04:22 PMIs a new monitor part of the budget? Because that can be a huge cost driver. Yes, I currently have a 15" CRT monitor which is simply too large. If I get a laptop, I'll likely leave it in my office and setup a docking station of sorts, otherwise the monitor is off to the trash bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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