My Components
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW
17 inch E177FP Analog Flat Panel
256MB NVIDIA Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
2006-11-23 01:42:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
160GB is fine - you don't need any more than that for your main OS/Apps drive - you can add another HDD later for pure storage anyway. The express VIsta upgrade is good because you will still have XPMCE as the core OS and most OEM's will actually be shipping a standalone upgrade copy of Vista which you will be able to do a clean install with -- you'll just have to enter the MCE key when prompted on the clean install. Also, by the time it actually comes out (late Jan early Feb) you could reciever your Vista copy and then wait about 4-6 months to actually install it and slipstream the first service pack (of there is one by then) into Vista.
2006-11-23 02:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Slick32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an excellent deal, however, I would recommend staying away from the Vista upgrade. Any OS upgrade is not as good as a clean install. As well, Vista is having the bugs worked out of the latest releases, and should not have been released with so many flaws. Other than that, I think you should consider a hard drive upgrade, 160 GB is good, but you can get a Maxtor 200 GB at your local Staples on black Friday, tomorrow, for $20.00 after rebates. Hope this helps
2006-11-23 02:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 07:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by catherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude.... LIMEWIRE F-ing SUCKS. Dont mess with them or Kazaa or the entire Gnutella network. Its packed full of spyware and tracking programs. Im not paranoid, I just know this for a fact because I got busted for copyright infringement and piracy a few years ago from using them for P2P connections. Also, make sure you check all the hidden files those programs leave behind. When you download using them it places multiple copies of the files into other folders you dont know about. Thats how it got me. Just thought you shold know.
2006-11-23 01:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by DemoDicky 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What kind of dollar? In some countries that'd be a good deal, in some others that'd be a rip off...
2006-11-23 01:46:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, sounds good! How bout dropping us a link for that bad boy!
2006-11-23 02:10:03 · answer #6 · answered by raksasha_de_lune 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I think it's a good deal.
2006-11-23 01:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by hello 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like a good deal!
2006-11-23 01:51:39 · answer #8 · answered by jim j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it come with at least a 2 year warranty?
2006-11-23 01:44:23 · answer #9 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but i would get a +AMD4200 processer its faster and hard drive. is that a gateway.
2006-11-23 03:02:46 · answer #10 · answered by Mi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋