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I'm looking to buy an HP desktop PC. What are your...


Posted by nelsonmore on Apr 22, 2009


I'd like to be able to run four or five fairly draining programs simultaneously, so I want 1gp RAM+. I'm looking for a large hard drive, maybe 300-500gb, and I'm looking for answers what price range I should expect (or, even better, what specific model you can recommend!). I know Macintosh is regarded as the premiere digital design OS, but I'm more comfortable with Windows XP; is there really a large discrepancy in quality? Finally, does anyone know where I can purchase Adobe Creative Suite (version one, not three)? Also, are there any specific pitfalls in purchasing that I should avoid?


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phil317
Answer from phil317

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First, don't let a salesman pick this out for you.

IF running a graphic intensive program I would look more towards 2GB of RAM. Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad, no E Series.
NVidia would be the best graphics processor. ATI a close runner up and usually better with multimedia applications. Think of a number between $1000 - 1200 for just the tower. Manufacturers a hit and miss depending on just about every model. Ranked Dell (they are improving since the return of Mike Dell), HP, Gateway ( very poor quality parts, even for high end). High end Windows though ALIEN and Cyberpower but EXPENSIVE.

Mac is nothing special when it comes to hardware it's the same for all PC's really. Mac makes it up with customer service, Tiger OS, and CHOICES.

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Take a look at this set up at Tigerdirect. Sale ends today:



http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4459602&sku=A180-1792

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