[AccessD] OT: Shopping for a new comp

Curious minds want to know.  What did you end up with?

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 6/11/2011 9:26 AM, rockysmolin at bchacc.com wrote:
> Dear List:
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> It's time.  My current development box is 4-5 years old.  Dell P4, 3GHz,
> XP, limited to 2 GB RAM.  And the HD is pretty small (<100 GB, IIRC -
> I'm not at home at the moment - in Chicago, actually), though it was
> huge at the time.  Been a very solid workhorse but (like me) is slowing
> down. I think part of the problem is that I have more stuff open than I
> used to so there's some swapping going on.
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> I could dump the HD, reformat and reload I suppose.
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> My 14 y.o. wants a more powerful box, too and needs better graphics than
> he has.  So I told him with the right GPA at the end of the year I'll
> get him a new box, too.
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> All we need are the boxes, BTW - got plenty displays and external HD.
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> I need speed, not a lot of graphics, and no need for huge HD storage.
> Any new box will have a big enough HD for me.
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> But the new crop of multi-core processors is unfamiliar to me.
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> We'll probably take a field trip to Fry's but if Dell has a good price I
> usually order from them and have it delivered.
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> What would you advise?
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> TIA
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> ROcky
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