Computer question
Thu, Jun. 9th, 2005 04:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
oyceterI'm trying to decide if I should get a new computer or not. I think the mouse driver on my laptop is broken, because my mouse basically stops working every other minute, which is extraordinarily annoying. Also, since I never actually move my laptop, now that I'm out of college, it might make more sense for me to get a desktop. Plus, cheaper.
Since obviously my flist contains all the knowledge of the world, I shall beg for advice.
I am not getting a Mac. I like them, and they are gorgeous, but I am too lazy to re-figure out an operating system (yes, I know everyone says it's easy, but I used a Mac back in the bookstore and I still couldn't figure out how to do simple things that I know how to do in Windows).
I've never actually built a computer before. I suspect I would be willing to try, especially if it gets me all the functionality I want (horrors, I am using "functionality" in a non-ironic way. Businesspeak!).
Wishlist:
So... would it be more expensive to build a computer or to buy one? And which brands are better? I've had a laptop for 6 years now, and I am not versed in the world of desktops anymore ;). And how do you guys customize your computers? I am, alas, not much of a computer person, tech-wise, but I love my gadgets. Especially when I can make them do precisely what I want them to do.
Since obviously my flist contains all the knowledge of the world, I shall beg for advice.
I am not getting a Mac. I like them, and they are gorgeous, but I am too lazy to re-figure out an operating system (yes, I know everyone says it's easy, but I used a Mac back in the bookstore and I still couldn't figure out how to do simple things that I know how to do in Windows).
I've never actually built a computer before. I suspect I would be willing to try, especially if it gets me all the functionality I want (horrors, I am using "functionality" in a non-ironic way. Businesspeak!).
Wishlist:
- Watch files from my PC on my TV (I suspect this is difficult and/or impractical though), because I am lazy and like my couch.
- Burn DVDs. Aka, I want a dual-drive DVD-RW and DVD-ROM or something.
- I want it to be wireless, because I am too lazy to buy a really long ethernet cable. If it's not, I guess this is compromisable.
- Built-in Firewire and 9-in-1 flash memory readers would be really nice
- I want enough memory or i/o or whatever it is so that I can run Photoshop, but in general I doubt speed is a problem
- Lots of hard drive space
- Really that's it. I think. Well, I figure people here probably use their computers in a way fairly similar to the way that I do, so.. yeah.
So... would it be more expensive to build a computer or to buy one? And which brands are better? I've had a laptop for 6 years now, and I am not versed in the world of desktops anymore ;). And how do you guys customize your computers? I am, alas, not much of a computer person, tech-wise, but I love my gadgets. Especially when I can make them do precisely what I want them to do.
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