Need to get this right, the first time.

[Huib Versloot]

Huib, If Dell is still shipping XP, that's a major policy change from 2 months ago when I bought my new Dell.
I even had a top exec email me stating XP was no longer available, to which I replied then why is your company still selling it in the software section of your online sales as part # A038860 for 199$?

Yes it was a major policy change and not one that Microsoft was happy with. I think that is why the news made it in the newspaper. Four weeks ago I go my new (company) laptop which is a Dell Latitude D820 with XP installed.

[RedDevil]

Cheers for that!
Serves them Vista Goons, right pushing the envelope a bit to far to soon..

Seems to be for business only tho, not the home users, but nothing a phone call couldn't get fixed :)

[Von Luck]

To solve all probs get a pirate version of XP Pro just dont set for automatic downloads.Yep i do have XP Pro original just giving out my thoughts.Hell Gates is a con man just tweaks a few codes here and there and charges everybody a small fortune because 99% of PC's use windows.Granted we all like new things etc but just how greedy can one induvidual get.Time to start up a hate Bill Gates site maybe.

[McIvan]

I would echo the advice about hard disk size. I got a 250 gig when I built a new PC at the start of last year, and it's already chocka with music, videos, camcorder footage and games. Am seriously thinking about a second 250 gig.....hard disk space is so cheap.

BTW if you feel reasonably confident with PCs I would recommend to anyone that they give building a PC from components a go. Lots of research involved into components, but I saved, conservatively, at least 33%. I ended up spending about US$1400 for a system that Dell would have charged probably US$2000 for, or more.

[RedDevil]

I echo Ivan's thoughts, if you can afford the HDD get it, 500 Gigs might seem like a lot now but it will fill up quickly..
I have a 250 and a 300 external and still have a dozen camcorder tapes to go thru yet... Prolly be picking up another 3 - 500 external soon.

[Mike Abberton]

[Fubar1]

The more memory the better off you are. It may seem like a lot but if you use your computer for other things, even upgrades to things like Adobe, QuickTime, etc wind up eating memory over time

[Von Luck]

[RedDevil]

yep 2 kids and every B-day and Christmas and Easter and whatever else that has been filmed for 13 years :)

it adds up to A LOT of film LOL

[Thor]