Dual Flash Memory
Would you please compare these desktops and make a recommendation?
For each, the price includes all taxes and/or shipping
System 1: Circuit City: $600
HP, Vista, AMD dual-core (with AMD Live!, whatever that is), 2GB DDR2 memory, 360 GB hard drive, 17″ flat screen monitor, “burns and plays DVDs and CDs”, pocket media drive.
System 2: Best Buy: $680
Gateway, Vista, Intel E2140 dual core, 2GB memory, 320 GB hard drive, 17″ “HD LCD Widescreen” monitor, Canon “All-in-One” printer, and reads/writes dual layer DVDs and CDs.
System 3: TigerDirect: $460
Refurbished Gateway, XP Media Center, Intel dual core, 1GB memory, 200 GB hard drive, no monitor (I’d need to buy one), DVD±RW Dual-Layer, Flash Media Reader, Intel GMA950 Graphics.
One last note. I have an old HP 842 inkjet with my Windows ME system. Would it work with XP and/or Vista? Likewise, would my Canon XP-based photo printer work with Vista?
Thank you for your time and suggestions.
System 3 is NOT a good deal, it’s not only lacking a monitor, but 1gb of ram and it’s probably using the old Pentium D dual-cores that are basically the lowest performing/most heat producing dual-cores ever made. A PRO is that it has XP.
System 2 uses the lowest-end Core 2 based chip out there. And since you can’t overclock these pre-built systems, just about any AMD X2 will outperform it, especially 4000+, 4400+ and 5000+ that seem to be in every AMD system.
So that leaves System 1 as the best. Is that a 17″ LCD or Flat CRT?
Do you do the basic PC stuff (browsing, typing, music, downloads, photos, etc)? If so, you’re all set.
BUT if you want to game or edit a lot of digital video, I would highly recommend you build your own. It’s easy, it’s fun and you get better components for the same (if not less) money and most parts carry a whopping 1-3 year warranty which is a far cry from the 90-days you get from HP/Dell/Gateway/etc.
Here’s a simple parts list from the best place to buy parts:
$70 – AMD X2 4000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103774
$60 – Gigabyte motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128043
$53 – 2gb of DDR2-800 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211066
$30 – Pioneer DVD burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129007
$70 – 250gb 7200rpm hard disk
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
$50 – Coolermaster Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
$55 – Corsair 450watt power supply
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-vx-450w-power-supply/q/loc/101/205466485.html
$170 – 20″ Viewsonic LCD monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116075
$90 – Windows XP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116056
If you know where to look online you can get XP Pro for free…
The above has a much larger monitor, a power supply that can power extra hard drives or a graphics card with ease and a case that has great ventilation and room for add-ons…all while being of better build quality and having longer warranties.
Canon VIXIA HF M30 Dual Flash Memory HD Camcorder
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