Hi all
About to bite the bullet and upgrade from old PC (Pentium dual core 2.6GHz, 2GB RAM, Windows XP).
I use it for browsing, email, document processing, some streaming and video playback (VLC, Youtube) and a few other bits and pieces (Exact Audio Copy, Media Monkey, Calibre, Evernote, Notebook++) none of which need much in the way of CPU or graphics - no gaming.
Priorities (which are things that annoy me now) are -
- dependable wifi (about 5m in a straightline through one interior wall to Fritzbox - currently drops out a few times a day)
- fast boot (less than 1 minute)
- fast to open browser (Chrome and Firefox both take forever to load)
- average video and sound - don't really use anything flash elsewhere
- smallish case preferred but not essential
I'm not really a build from scratch person though would be happy to install a SSD into an existing box (which I think will be part of the solution).
So I'm looking for suggestion/recommendations either about currently available ready to go solutions that you know of (and where to buy) or else just general advice on suitable CPU, RAM, Windows OS to look out for on Trademe or elsewhere.
Budget - around $500 or even less would be nice but if it ends up $800 then that is still possible
Thanks in advance for your suggestions and advice
Lee