Alex C. 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2007 The computer I am using at work right now is about as old as you can get without running into DOS It's pretty slow and getting slower by the minute. So my boss says I can order a new one :headbang: I haven't been in the market for a computer in about 3 years so I'm a little out of the loop. Plus it's a computer for a labratory so it doesn't need to have a lot of bells and whistles. It just needs to be fairly quick since my days are boring enough as it is. 90% of it's use will be using programs like Excel and Word. It's also looking like I'm going to be put in charge of handling my company's website so I might be using a little photoshop here and there too. So is there a system out there that anyone reccomends and is at a good price right now? Obviously the lower the cost the better. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalpa_Joe 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2007 Don't overlook your operating system & compatibility with existing software. A lot of it may not work under Windows 2k or XP Pro. Does your boss know how compulsive flytiers are when it comes to shopping for new stuff? I'll bet you get a whole truckload of stuff, Alex, before it's all over. :j_k: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcfly 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2007 1. What do you track on it? 2. Do you have any custom software or off the shelf software that you use? 3. If yes for #2 are there upgrades that you can purchase if you go with windows xp. If you use it for typing letters, keeping notes, logs and spreadsheets then you are pretty open to just about anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oatka 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2007 I agree with mcfly, for typing letters and keeping notes and spreadsheets, pretty much any new computer can do that with it's eyes closed. as far as photoshop, you can probably do just fine on the same computer, but might want more RAM. photoshop is awesome, but it's a bit more hungry for memory (in my opinion, no facts to back this up) than Word or Excel. i've thought about getting a new computer (but i'm about minutes away from starting to build a better one with all my parts) and i figure a simple entry level computer would be fine for most of what i do.....which sounds the same as your work needs. good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2007 Just make sure you get one with one of those pop-out coffee cup holders, and a foot switch. Still haven't got my foot switch to work. Buddy of mine called it a "mouse", LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
