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Originally posted by Spanky
I will want VISTA when it comes out so it looks like I need to stick with PC. My budget is 2500 so any guesses?
1) So I need 128 MB graphics card (is that a lot for a graphics card?) Any reason to go higher than that?
2) Why is an Intel Dual Core better than a Pentium M? Will I really have a choice in this arena, or will I pretty much have to take the processor it comes with? Any reason to go higher than Pentium M, or is that unrealistic with $2,500 budget anyway?
3) If everyone says 1GB of internal memory, at least, then how much should I safely go with? 1.5 GB?
4) Of the 80 GB hard drive, how much will Vista fill up?
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$2500 is plenty to get what you need. The new dual core processors are the latest generation, and they are faster. Supposedly, once code is writen to take advantage of some of their unique charateristics, they'll be even faster (the Dual Core is exactly that - it's essentially two chips on one chip, and they run in parallel).
Given your budget, I'd go with 2GB internal memory.
Try something like this:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=E1505S3&s=dhs
and upgrade it pretty much whereever you're given the choice. I upgrade to 2GB memory, a 256MB graphics card, a 120GB hard drive, XP Pro, the highest quality screen, four years of at home support and MS Office Basic and came up with a total of just under $2500 with free shipping.
Unfortunately, I can't link to the final configuration.
That would be a pretty much top of the line machine that should last for years.
