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| Thread ID: 79357 | 2007-05-17 05:23:00 | PC or Notepad? | percyporter (6633) | Press F1 |
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| 550587 | 2007-05-26 03:51:00 | If your not sure on what an Apple computer is like, go to a place like Harvey Norman or Noel Leeming. Try out the graphical interface and mouse as well as the Keyboard. I'm sure they won't let you mind trying out the computers. Just make sure to turn your ears off when they try to start a sales pitch. On the contrary, talking to an Apple Black Shirt would be very useful at Harvey Normans- they have an actual Apple Store within the Harvey Norman Stores whereas the Noel Leemings stores just have a kiosk setup which is not always manned by an Apple rep. If you just talk to the normal Noel Leemings PC sales guys they usually tell you a load of crap. The Apple guys are more than happy to show you the features of the system and answer any questions you have without needing to do the hard sell- thats a job for the PC guys. ;) I would suggest the Harvey Norman's in Link Drive Wairau Park which is the Northern most store in Auckland. |
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| 550588 | 2007-05-26 03:53:00 | I won't go with Vista I'll get a local build to my specs with my current copy of XP. I have read a number of reports on Vista and have found that despite many for and against it they all seem to agree it is a different operating system to the current Windoze ones. If I am going to have to start again I'd rather either go Apple/Mac or to Linux! PP |
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| 550589 | 2007-05-26 04:01:00 | I won't go with Vista I'll get a local build to my specs with my current copy of XP. I have read a number of reports on Vista and have found that despite many for and against it they all seem to agree it is a different operating system to the current Windoze ones. P I spot on agree with you there regarding Vista, Percy!:thumbs: Using a Mac is not really starting from scratch as such, generally it is just a more simple logical process which Vista still managed to complicate in the copying process. Good luck with which ever you choose.:) |
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| 550590 | 2007-07-02 20:54:00 | [ $300.00 CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 5200+ (2.6GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 2000Mhz Socket AM2 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed AG00298 $156.00 Socket AM2 Motherboard: Asus M2NPV-VM Socket AM2 Motherboard MEM00055 $168.00 DDR2 RAM Memory Chip: Transcend Dual Channel kit 2x 1GB PC6400 DDR2 (800Mhz) Memory CL5 (JM2GDDR2-8K) AG00261 $87.00 PCI-Express16x Video Card: Asus nVidia GeForce 7100GS EN7100GS512-TD 128MB PCI-Express Video Card Dual Head with DVI-I / D-SUB / TV-OUT AG00211 $127.00 Serial ATA Device: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3250820AS) 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive 8MB Cache CS00174 $160.00 Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 (Black) Mid-Tower Case with 1x80mm & 1x120mm fan. Front USB/Firewire/Audio ports 380W PSU I bring this back to the top mainly to thank all those who gave advice on this matter and to let you know the problem has been resolved. The items listed above as recommended have been purchased and assembled, the machine is running and apart from the usual teething problems is running well. I retained my original CD/DVD drive as the specs were higher than the one recommended and it was not a major part of the upgrade anyway. The upgrade from a 750mhz processor was obvious from start up I am now able to work un interupted with other memory hungry programs working in the background. The total price came to $991.00 and a family member assembled it for me, I was more than satisfied with the service from Paradigm and they answered a number of my "silly" questions with speed and the first enquiry made on a Saturday night was replied to on Sunday morning. On the basis of that experience I would highly recommend them PP |
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| 550591 | 2007-07-02 21:32:00 | Congrats and good to hear Percy.:thumbs: | winmacguy (3367) | ||
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