Yes it's a very annoying phrase. But I think it sums up best the nature of my problem. I am in charge of buying a new pc for my parents, their uses are really minimal, web browsing and word processing, as well as storing photos etc.
I want to get them a computer that will last, the one being replaced is a 3.4GHz pentium D from 2006. It's getting replaced because it's a bit slow these days.
It's between specs like these:
~440 Mini Tower i7 3770 6gb 1600 1tb 1gb GT620 w7 Pro 64bit
~350 Desktop i7 2600 8GB 1333 500GB w7 HP 64bit
~290 Mini Tower i5 2400 4gb 1333 500GB w7 Pro 64bit
So I guess my question is... Do you think that the top one will last much better than the bottom/ middle ones? Will they be much snappier in 3-4-5 years time? Price isn't a huge concern because it's a business purchase, but there's no point in spending more for the sake of it...
I want to get them a computer that will last, the one being replaced is a 3.4GHz pentium D from 2006. It's getting replaced because it's a bit slow these days.
It's between specs like these:
~440 Mini Tower i7 3770 6gb 1600 1tb 1gb GT620 w7 Pro 64bit
~350 Desktop i7 2600 8GB 1333 500GB w7 HP 64bit
~290 Mini Tower i5 2400 4gb 1333 500GB w7 Pro 64bit
So I guess my question is... Do you think that the top one will last much better than the bottom/ middle ones? Will they be much snappier in 3-4-5 years time? Price isn't a huge concern because it's a business purchase, but there's no point in spending more for the sake of it...
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