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shadowkatCan't decide right now which is slower my home computer or my work computer.
Actually the home one - which is a dell PC - Inspirion 6000 lap-top and over 5 years old. Time to get a new one, which I hate doing - because, decisions, decisions. Guy at work told me - it all depends on how much money you want to spend. Mac's are great because no one has figured out how to design spam or spyware that can infect a Mac. But they are more expensive. Dell's depending on bandwidth and gigbytes can run between $1000-2000.
Anyhow please take poll below:
[Poll #1610569]
A second question - for the comments, please advise as to what kind of Mac or PC - would be best. My needs aren't fancy. Just want to be able to download music, occassionally vids, post photos, write, save book length documents to Kindle, along with my own written book length docs, do financial spreadsheets, net surf and blog to my heart's content.
Currently own a Dell. Am considering buying a MAC - but no clue what would be best. Also currently own an Epson Printer - which isn't the best.
Advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[ETA two hours later: Did a little research online, because poll results to date suprised me, and discovered difference between Dell PC and Mac Pro is mostly hardware and operating system. If you prefer OS/X then definitely Mac Pro. If you've never used anything but Windows - might want to stay with Windows. Mac Pro can do both Windows and OS/X and can load Windows operating systems. Windows has upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, finally, so isn't as nutty. Dell has better hardware apparently - 4GB at cheaper price to 2GB. Also more memory and more RAM (suprised me, thought it was the opposite.). Warranty is cheaper on Dell. And you can get a larger screen for a better price. (Note: if I get a PC it will be a DELL not another brand, only other brand would consider for PC is Hewlett Packard.) So...still on the fence.]
Actually the home one - which is a dell PC - Inspirion 6000 lap-top and over 5 years old. Time to get a new one, which I hate doing - because, decisions, decisions. Guy at work told me - it all depends on how much money you want to spend. Mac's are great because no one has figured out how to design spam or spyware that can infect a Mac. But they are more expensive. Dell's depending on bandwidth and gigbytes can run between $1000-2000.
Anyhow please take poll below:
[Poll #1610569]
A second question - for the comments, please advise as to what kind of Mac or PC - would be best. My needs aren't fancy. Just want to be able to download music, occassionally vids, post photos, write, save book length documents to Kindle, along with my own written book length docs, do financial spreadsheets, net surf and blog to my heart's content.
Currently own a Dell. Am considering buying a MAC - but no clue what would be best. Also currently own an Epson Printer - which isn't the best.
Advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[ETA two hours later: Did a little research online, because poll results to date suprised me, and discovered difference between Dell PC and Mac Pro is mostly hardware and operating system. If you prefer OS/X then definitely Mac Pro. If you've never used anything but Windows - might want to stay with Windows. Mac Pro can do both Windows and OS/X and can load Windows operating systems. Windows has upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, finally, so isn't as nutty. Dell has better hardware apparently - 4GB at cheaper price to 2GB. Also more memory and more RAM (suprised me, thought it was the opposite.). Warranty is cheaper on Dell. And you can get a larger screen for a better price. (Note: if I get a PC it will be a DELL not another brand, only other brand would consider for PC is Hewlett Packard.) So...still on the fence.]
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Re: Made the change...
Date: 2010-08-26 12:43 am (UTC)I have Windows 2003 or Word/Excel 2003. Corel Print Shop - which sucks. Kodak Easy-Share. And Turbo Tax - which does need to be used.
How the heck did you hook it up to your TV? That I haven't figured out. And what do you use for internet? I'm currently using Time Warner Road Runner Package - I'm guessing that would transfer to Mac?
Re: Made the change...
Date: 2010-08-26 01:47 am (UTC)I've been waiting for this solution......
Date: 2010-08-26 02:15 am (UTC)One is a tiny one that you can put a DVI/VGA/HDMI adapter, and the other is a straight HDMI adapter that goes right into a newer TV. So in essence I can hook up my TV as a display - AND have a second display (small LCD monitor). SO NICE!! Adam Lambert's YouTube concert footage looks and sounds INCREDIBLE on my 40" LED TV. My email is also very readable on it as is LJ and Twitter. If I want to watch a DVD in the player, or watch SYTYCD - I just change the TV "input". My PC is just another input to the TV.
So I use my TV controller to tell it which "input" to display. My cable TV hooks into the TV through the "cable box" and attaches to the TV just like cable does, my DVD Player goes into another TV input, and the PC goes into one of m HDMI input connections on the TV.
I bought the software to install a Windows partition (I still have it) but I decided it was more trouble than it was worth. I would have taken it back but in an exhausted/insane moment I opened the software envelope - so I guess it's mine now!!
WORD does come across well, no complaints there. Although WORD is the only program I've had to upgrade/patch!
I think my Lithium is working - but if that was at all confusing - please let me know and I'll clarify!