Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Currys/PC World usually has quite a few different computers to look at. I'm fairly sure I've even seen Lenovo there. It's about the only place you can get your hands on computers, tablets etc. to any great degree. People often go there to handle the goods and see what they are like, then buy from elsewhere online. I hear criticisms of the company but personally, I've found them OK for buying from. Then again, I've never had any faulty goods to know how they are under that scenario. I also haven't bought a computer from them but some of my family has.Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Thanks Mart, I had a good look round Curry's yesterday when we visited Meadowhall. I can understand the RAM (typically 8 Gb) and the Hard Drive/Storage (between 256 Gb to 1T) but I seem to remember the speed was measured as a frequency in Hertz....Now the speed seems to be determined by the processor, Pentium something or other.....Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
The processor is certainly a factor when buying a computer. It is possible to go in to figures as this site does but basically Intel processors come in a few forms, as can be read about on the page linked to.Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Brilliant Mart, thanks for that info.....Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Thanks for your replies and advice JB and Mart, I purchased my desktop computer from PC World in May 2009, and although have had no problems with it, I do recall them being a bit 'Pushy' offering all kinds of insurance and extras, needless to say, I declined their generous offer, which would have been a complete waste of money in retrospect.Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
Re: I'm having to retire my old Netbook....
1 gigabyte of RAM sounds to be one reason why the Desktop computer would run slow. You could add more RAM to that but 9 years is quite a good age for a computer and it's maybe not worth it. You could add a bit more RAM and use it as a computer for playing around with Linux on.Thread Tools | |
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