Hmm - thanks Nathan. Yeah, Vista being so new scares me, whereas XPpro has
been rock solid since I got rid of ME. I am rather conservative about it
(only went to SP2 a few weeks ago) but I'd like to avoid an OS upgrade in
the life of this next machine. I did go through it on this machine but it
wasn't 'a walk in the park'.
The current machine is a 4-yr old Dell Dimension, 1GHz P3 with now 1GB ram,
bigger primary and added secondary hard-disk, PCI card for USB2, etc. and
I've been comfortable with it running 24/24. The trinitron crt is on its
last legs (wont calibrate any more).
So I am facing the same quandary - desktop or laptop.
Most people are pushing me desktop, except Winsor... will most laptops
drive two monitors now?
thanks
jhez
On Nov 15, 2007 7:54 PM, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Jez,
>
> Back in the Netherlands, I have my 4-year old Windows XP desktop as
> my primary computer, and certainly many of the advantages of a
> desktop that people have cited apply. During those 4 years I have
> added a second internal hard disc, upgraded the memory etc.
>
> At the same time, since April 2006 I have had a Powerbook G4 as my
> laptop. I added memory to it to bring it up to 1.25 GB, and even
> though it is nominally slower than my Windows machine, in practical
> use (Lightroom, Office, Photoshop etc.) it is just as fast. Since I
> moved to Spain 6 weeks ago it has been my only computer, and I have
> added an external keyboard and a 20" Apple Cinema display. Based on
> my experience with this setup, I am no longer sure whether my next
> main computer will be a desktop or one of the latest Apple laptops. I
> suppose that if you have a satisfactory laptop already, getting a
> desktop makes more sense.
>
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