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I am contemplating the purchase of a new PC. The last computer I purchased was an upper-end Dell Laptop Lattitude D810. It was good for it's time, but this was four or five years ago and is outdated now.
This time I am thinking of purchasing a desktop instead. It is nice to have something you can easily take with you, but 98% of the time I work at my office home. Additionally, I found my laptop limited in some ways. For example, I do a lot with music and so I need an upper-end sound card. I realize this a subjective question and everyone will have their own opinion, but rather than ask at a computer store, I thought I'd ask here for suggestions. I was pleased with Dell.
I need something with horsepower and at least six gig of memory. In addition to Music software programs, I write small database applications. I obviously am looking for the most bang for the buck. It would be nice to have a desktop machine that isn't extra large for those few times when I may need to take it with me to a client to demo an application.
Any suggestions?
This time I am thinking of purchasing a desktop instead. It is nice to have something you can easily take with you, but 98% of the time I work at my office home. Additionally, I found my laptop limited in some ways. For example, I do a lot with music and so I need an upper-end sound card. I realize this a subjective question and everyone will have their own opinion, but rather than ask at a computer store, I thought I'd ask here for suggestions. I was pleased with Dell.
I need something with horsepower and at least six gig of memory. In addition to Music software programs, I write small database applications. I obviously am looking for the most bang for the buck. It would be nice to have a desktop machine that isn't extra large for those few times when I may need to take it with me to a client to demo an application.
Any suggestions?
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I hear the term SSD thrown around some these days. I heard about it more a year ago or so. Is it (was it) a fad, that faded away or is there something to it? Do they sell machines now with SSD? Should I be looking in that direction. Is SSD becoming mainstream?
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>You can place SSD to old laptop and feel difference.
Not sure what that meant. Are you saying you can add SSD to an older laptop and see and feel a difference? My Dell Lattitude D810 right now only sees 2 gig of memory, no matter how much more I add. Is there something different with SSD?
With regard to a new computer. Is there some advantage to having, say, 50 gig of SSD (for fast immediate kinds of things) in combination with a 500 gig hard drive?
Not sure what that meant. Are you saying you can add SSD to an older laptop and see and feel a difference? My Dell Lattitude D810 right now only sees 2 gig of memory, no matter how much more I add. Is there something different with SSD?
With regard to a new computer. Is there some advantage to having, say, 50 gig of SSD (for fast immediate kinds of things) in combination with a 500 gig hard drive?
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Thank you for your responses.
I'm hearing that "heat" is sometimes a problem with the All in ones.
I'm hearing that "heat" is sometimes a problem with the All in ones.
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Thank you all
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With my current Dell Laptop, because the internal audio card is not that great, I had to add an external USB audio device to my setup - a Tascam US-144MKII. I have all kinds of external USB connections and it puts a drain on the system. I have a couple of external hard drives, and extra USB four port adapter, and yes, I do have a docking station.
I need a good fast, big hard drive or the music stuff doesn't load and run correctly. I'm thinking I'm going to pay a pretty penny to accommodate a laptop that does what I want. There are probably a number of desktop units that meet the criteria for considerably less, or this would be my guess.