Jez,
I have both. If I could only have one, I'd get a laptop with as much
memory as possible and tether a good LCD monitor, keyboard, and mouse
to it for "desktop" use.
Joel W.
On Nov 15, 2007 11:00 AM, Jez Cunningham <jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's getting close to the time that my trusty (crusty?) old computer needs
> to be replaced. This old dog isn't going to learn Mac but will probably
> have to get used to Vista - I always / only change OS with new h/w and this
> new 'un is going to have to last 3/4/5 years.
>
> It's mainly for photo crunching / printing.
>
> So I've been perusing what's out there and ended up looking at Dell (again):
> Inspiron 530, 2.33Ghz E6550 core 2 duo / viiv, 2GB (with slots to go to 4),
> 320GB or more (plus space for 2nd HDD), and a 22" wide LCD driven by 256kB
> nvidia card. £675 / €1000 is the rough ticket (incl 17.5% UK vat).
>
> My reasoning for going desktop rather than laptop is based on ease of
> upgrade (e.g. price of RAM), space for a couple of HDD and DVD drives, it'll
> never get moved (I've got an adequate laptop for travel if necesary), and a
> big screen, graphic tablet, full keyboard, etc. But many of you use laptops
> or Mac powerbooks - can they really compete in this area?
>
> thanks for your valuable advice
> Jez
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