After 2 computers

Christopher Aponte · Jan 15, 2010

question is what kind of work?
actual heavy work (autocad)
or just office stuff to surf the internet mail?

Krister Larsson · Jan 15, 2010

If you get the PC hardware you could go for Linux (Ubuntu). It also has almost all stuff included and it's free.

Ben Tusting · Jan 15, 2010

Just office stuff (emails, Word, Excel, Internet) That kind of stuff

I always thought Macs were expensive and not as powerful as a computer.

Christopher Aponte · Jan 15, 2010

the macs you pointed are really expensive for just those things...give me an hour and I will try to come up with something for you

Ben Tusting · Jan 15, 2010

In Some ways they don't even need to be the new I series as a Quad Core still runs fast

Christopher Aponte · Jan 15, 2010

yeah I know...I have something specific in mind...
just give me 1 hour...(as I'm doing some testing right now

)

Ben Tusting · Jan 15, 2010

Not trying to hurry you at all

Krister Larsson · Jan 15, 2010

Ubuntu includes Open Office compatible with MS Office. As for mail you can use Mozilla Thunderbird. Also free.

Best of all, Ubuntu don't require as powerful PC as Windows.

Christopher Aponte · Jan 15, 2010

maybe something along this line?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...m=null&tm=null&sku=888091&category_oid=-37534

or this with an nvidia Ion graphics card for HD content, atom for slow but efficient on energy and wireless lan

)
but has no monitor (need to buy it separate)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=473123733&pf_rd_i=560798

Ben Tusting · Jan 15, 2010

Looks a bit meh

How fast would that be? (not be cheaper to build the computer myself?)

Christopher Aponte · Jan 15, 2010

not that fast
not gaming fast, but not celeron slow

in between

especially the second is really not for gaming

Christopher Aponte · Jan 15, 2010

ok some point on yes or no or other (and I might have a better idea)

gaming (occasional on low resolution low/medium setup or old games)?
work?
how many hours will it stay on on average?
what is possible budget?
monitor also?
keyboard mouse speaker?
software also?
place of a bit room/desk or just pile the system on each other to create more place?

Ben Tusting · Jan 15, 2010

At the moment we have 2 mac's(Titanium laptop and a swivel head Mac)
Which werrrrr a lot of time(Very slow).
Computers will be used from 8 - 6 everyday apart from weekends
No Gaming at all
Budget would be the same price as the mac (Top post per computer)
Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse ,Wireless Card, Speaker (Unless it's a tv not a monitor = speakers not needed)
Software = windows 7, Microsoft office

The computers want to be fast ( like my computer = Q6600)
Don't really want a huge case but if the computer is fast then it doesn't matter as much