Forum Archive Index - September 2000

[Derek <dkw@paradise.net.nz>]

Hi Brian,

My Pentium 133 MHZ with 64 MB ram is quite fast enough for me. I agree with
you, the need for ever faster computers is lost on me (unless you want to
edit video or play games).

Derek


At 08:10 PM 24/09/00 +1200, you wrote:
>
>No one took me up on my previous posting on this subject maybe you are all 
>more concerned with the market nose-dive but just a word to anyone 
>upgrading or buying new.
>
>You can save quite an amount of money if you avoid the latest Pentium XXX 
>and instead go for a Celeron say 500Mhz - these are made by Intel and have 
>a slightly lower spec. but you won't be able to tell the difference in your 
>machines performance for all the standard operations. The mother board 
>itself is important as there are new features on the latest boards 
>including video, sound and the serial/parallel ports which used to be 
>separate plug-ins, but the processor itself is an expensive item and this 
>is where you can save. Pays to have at least 64Mb of  memory though as this 
>is important for good performance with modern software.
>
>Just a word to the wise.
>BG
>
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