Buying new PC?

Question

Well, for a desktop, is AMD mobile processors best buy or Intel(R) Pentium M?

also, can Corel WordPerfect(R) Office 12 upgrate to Microsoft(R) Office Small Business Edition ? is there a big difference between the two? coz i was thinking that the latter one is much more expensive and do they have the same function?

it is not for gaming, only some basic doings, like homework(word, excel), surfing the internet,

Well, if u have a word perfect installed in your computer, can u install another microsoft office?

Answer 1

AMD is better for gaming and graphics related stuff.
Pentium is better for business relateds programs.

Answer 2

Corel WordPerfect is a competitor of Microsoft Office, so no it cannot be upgraded to Office Small Business. They are 2 different programs by different mfr's that do essentially the same thing. Corel has been losing the battle for years.

As for your processor choices, those are laptop cpu's. Then Pentium M(mobile) is better than the mobile Semprons and the Turions. For a desktop though I prefer AMD. The Pentium 4's are nice and seem to perform better on business apps but the Athlon64 is clearly better in games and graphics related programs. If you know what the specific processors are in the systems you are considering you can compare performance at Tom's Hardware Guide with their interactive cpu charts. They compare frames per second, time to completion and synthetic benchmarks.

Dual-core seems to be the way of the future, the goal is to be able to run multiple programs simultaneously. I would suggest that you aim for either a Pentium D or an Athlon64 X2. Celeron's are ok but a little weak and the Semprons are a little better but with the recent release by Intel of Core 2 Duo chips, the price on the Athlons has dropped. Get a 160gb hard drive at least, 1 gb of ram is handy and try to avoid integrated graphics. Integrated graphics use some of the ram in your computer, discrete graphics cards have their own memory.

The link is for the cpu charts at Tom's Hardware.

Hope this helps.

You can install both WordPerfect and MS Office.

Answer 3

I'd go with a P4 either HT or Dual Core. Celeron D if NO gaming or mega multitasking.

Get 1GB Ram minimum. Get a REAL video card prefer 128 ram or better and skip the Intel 900 on board video crap.

Skip Corel and MS Office----I have used both and NOW I use and love Easy Office Premium just 50 bucks and does what MS Office Pro does and more and is 100% compatible with MS.

Answer 4

I was on Intel for years but just bought a new PC and got an AMD processor. It is fine. Bought it at OfficeDepot. Best Buy drives me nuts with the loud thumping music as background noise. Stick with MS Office if you are sharing stuff with others. Get the educational version if you can and save big bucks. Otherise the others can do the basic functions fairly well if you are short on funds. I prefer Gateway or HP over Dell or Compaq.
eMachines might be OK since they are owned by Gateway now.

Answer 5

The processors are the same... some people have personal preferences, but when it comes down to raw performance, they are the same.

Microsoft Office is vastly better than WP. WordPerfect is missing key elements of Office. Also, Office is a universal piece of software that will serve as a good medium for passing data files back and forth from computer to computer.

Answer 6

Is having graphics (for gaming) important?

Personally, I like AMD because there's an open AGP slot for graphics. . .while the Intel Celeron has shared memory (and it's harder or more expensive to provide for gaming applications).

Don't know about Corel. . .I would recommend sticking with Microsoft. . .and don't forget (if you have school age kids or have a spouse or partner who's a teacher) that you can pick up the "educational" version of Office at a substantial discount to the regular rack price.

Hope this helps!

Answer 7

Are you going to get a Pentium M in your desktop?
That would be a novel idea.
Pentium M is for laptops

Get the Pentium D and spring for the Office!

Answer 8

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Answer 9

amd is considered to as the best in terms of gamin n 3d animation and cost... comin to the performance wise amd rules over intel ....
but intel dual core processors beat amd in performance as per the benchmark test..

Answer 10

DO NOT BUY ONE FROM BEST BUY!

www.emachine.com
www.pricewatch.com

i bought my pc from best buy, for around 1.2k then i found out it was worth 600$.