I am thinking of buying myself a laptop computer and as a complete nunce would value some advice.
I would be using it for my family history stuff in the main, and a bit of surfing the net. So I want to store certificates and photos.
I am looking at using cellular broadband for that as our landline broadband keeps dropping off, and OH works from home so dialup is not really an option.
I am looking at 2 deals which look good to me. Both are 2GB memory and 160GB hard drive, and have Vista.
One has a 14" screen and comes as a package with a multifunction printer, HP 80GB portable hard drive and a wireless mouse. It says it has AMD Turion 64 x 2 dual core mobile technology (1.9 GHZ) and it has 2 years warranty.
The other costs a bit less, has a 15.4" screen and has Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (1.66GHz) and has one years warranty but no extras.
The price difference is about the cost of the multifunction printer, which we don't really need as we have a good printer.
My questions are:
Are these computers powerful enough to do what I want? Or should I scrap both of these and look for something with a bit more ooompf?
Is Vista OK to use, I seem to remember that there were problems with it?
Is the larger screen the way to go, given that I don't really need the extras that come as part of the deal with the smaller screen model?
Is there anything else that I need to know????
If I go into a computer shop the lads in there will try and talk me into something I don't need, or confuse me completely!
I would be using it for my family history stuff in the main, and a bit of surfing the net. So I want to store certificates and photos.
I am looking at using cellular broadband for that as our landline broadband keeps dropping off, and OH works from home so dialup is not really an option.
I am looking at 2 deals which look good to me. Both are 2GB memory and 160GB hard drive, and have Vista.
One has a 14" screen and comes as a package with a multifunction printer, HP 80GB portable hard drive and a wireless mouse. It says it has AMD Turion 64 x 2 dual core mobile technology (1.9 GHZ) and it has 2 years warranty.
The other costs a bit less, has a 15.4" screen and has Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (1.66GHz) and has one years warranty but no extras.
The price difference is about the cost of the multifunction printer, which we don't really need as we have a good printer.
My questions are:
Are these computers powerful enough to do what I want? Or should I scrap both of these and look for something with a bit more ooompf?
Is Vista OK to use, I seem to remember that there were problems with it?
Is the larger screen the way to go, given that I don't really need the extras that come as part of the deal with the smaller screen model?
Is there anything else that I need to know????
If I go into a computer shop the lads in there will try and talk me into something I don't need, or confuse me completely!
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