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Computer Update part Deux
14 years ago
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~Commission TOS*Commission Prices and Que*Commission Email: Sanocommissions@yahoo.com~ So this morning I got up all bright eyed and bushy tailed. After combing down my tail fur, i made a trip
I decided after just a glance at the Windows experience index to infact go with the ACER Aspire Z3101 All-in-one over the Dell Inspiron Laptop. when i was recalling yesterday, I messed up, the Acer has a Gforce 9200 graphics card, not a 9100 as well as an AMD Athlon II x2 240e 280 GHz processer, 4 GB DDR3 ram, and a 1 TB HD.
Its got a Windows Experience index of only 4.3 out of 7.9 but the lowest score is NOT Gaming Graphics, but the regular desktop graphics. Gaming Graphics has a score of 5.2 and the processor a 6.3 so i think i should be able to handle SL pretty well, as that is the only game i play anymore, lol :3
anyway, I'll hold onto this for a few weeks till i can get something of my own from like Tiger Direct or maybe check out one of the computer stores in town and get a custom build PC... i dunno.. just depends on how much money i make in the upcoming weeks...thankfully i almost have my friend paid off so after that I'll have a little bit more. I hope to have a omputer of my own by the end of June at the latest though getting one before then is ideal.. i'll probably ask my family for money only on my B-day XD
btw, I'm typing this from my ACER :3 Also.. i need someone to test my webcam with.. .adn NO, i'm not gonna show you anything or whatever >.> i just wanna see how well it works, plus if i can even be seen from the angle i use the computer at.
I decided after just a glance at the Windows experience index to infact go with the ACER Aspire Z3101 All-in-one over the Dell Inspiron Laptop. when i was recalling yesterday, I messed up, the Acer has a Gforce 9200 graphics card, not a 9100 as well as an AMD Athlon II x2 240e 280 GHz processer, 4 GB DDR3 ram, and a 1 TB HD.
Its got a Windows Experience index of only 4.3 out of 7.9 but the lowest score is NOT Gaming Graphics, but the regular desktop graphics. Gaming Graphics has a score of 5.2 and the processor a 6.3 so i think i should be able to handle SL pretty well, as that is the only game i play anymore, lol :3
anyway, I'll hold onto this for a few weeks till i can get something of my own from like Tiger Direct or maybe check out one of the computer stores in town and get a custom build PC... i dunno.. just depends on how much money i make in the upcoming weeks...thankfully i almost have my friend paid off so after that I'll have a little bit more. I hope to have a omputer of my own by the end of June at the latest though getting one before then is ideal.. i'll probably ask my family for money only on my B-day XD
btw, I'm typing this from my ACER :3 Also.. i need someone to test my webcam with.. .adn NO, i'm not gonna show you anything or whatever >.> i just wanna see how well it works, plus if i can even be seen from the angle i use the computer at.
BTW, compared prices, you said in preivous journal around $1800...
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=acer+aspire+all+in+one+Z3101&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4845842185610122971&sa=X&ei=Joe3TavuI4G3twex0KjeBA&ved=0CGkQ8wIwAw#
Less than half.
That machine isn't really a proper machine anyhow, you should probably use it for a few weeks maybe a month or two and save up for a real computer -- if you have an LCD monitor from your previous one it will work fine for the new one, and if you've never built a computer yourself it's not really that hard (lots of instructions out there). Plus you'd probably get a much stronger machine for around $450.
That said, if you buy pre-built, about $600 will get you a similarly powerful machine (better than that Acer most likely).
as far as building my own, i have no idea what kind of parts i would want to get for it. when it comes to computers, i know how to use them.. i dunno how to pick parts or build them. I dunno what brads are good, what specs i should look for, nothing.
So i'll go with a barebones or a refurb and then go from there.