On 4/17/2011 1:08 PM, Portland wrote:
I've got an Apple II and an original Mac that belonged to my kids but I
upgrade my desktop PC about once every 6-7 or so years or so. It seems
necessary because peripherals change. A lack of powered USB ports was
quite evident this year. People tell me that you can add powered hubs
but that was not very successful. I usually keep the old one running for
about a year and then dispose of it.
Currently I have (output from Belarc)
3.20 gigahertz Intel Core i5 650
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
4096 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Hyper-threaded (4 total)
500GB hard disc
A 23-inch monitor.
This cost me considerably less in *actual* (not CPI adjusted) dollars
than the machine I bought in 2003, which was 32 bit, had half the speed,
1/4 the memory, a 100 GB disc, a 19 inch monitor and was single core.
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James Silverton, Potomac
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