It makes me wonder about the common advice to get a desktop instead of a laptop because they are upgradeable. Granted, I could upgrade my desktop now; but I never needed to before; and at this point it seems like I might as cheaply get a new or recent computer anyway. I guess the advice only applies to gamers or something.
Yeah, you're not going to be able to upgrade for as little $$ as you could spend on the cheapest Dell/HP. But if you want something a bit better than that, you can probably save money building one from scratch than paying the retail prices that Dell/HP charge for the pricier components. And it would be easier to upgrade in the future since you won't have to deal with proprietary components, like power supplies, motherboards, etc.
My home computer turned 6 years old today.
- 16/05/2010 02:22:13 AM
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Congratulations.
- 16/05/2010 10:46:16 AM
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I ate them all.
- 16/05/2010 06:26:42 PM
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Re: I ate them all.
- 16/05/2010 06:29:59 PM
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Just don't keep in mind the cows and the chocolate cupcakes at the same time.
- 16/05/2010 06:41:43 PM
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My first computer turned fifteen when I got rid of it. Upgraded to one that was just ten.
- 16/05/2010 03:48:02 PM
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I've never upgraded my hardware.
- 16/05/2010 06:34:51 PM
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Re: I've never upgraded my hardware.
- 16/05/2010 08:48:16 PM
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*NM*