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biznatch · 11-15-2008, 03:02 PM

The only thing with old computers, is you truly are limited.
Whenever you'd like to upload something, print, browse the web.. It's gonna take much longer. As a text editor, OK. But then you still have to get that data off of it, email it, or print it. It'll be slow, clunky, and me you long for something a tiny but more fresh.

I'm just trying to say, that it's not got the same resources, most often you can't throw stuff on a USB key (which, ironically, might have more storage than the old PC), because of the old OS and hardware.
If there's a problem with it, you'll have to tangle quite a bit more with it than you would a modern-day computer, where for 90% of small problems a google search will solve it.

For about 100 bucks, you'll be better off finding a used P4 desktop, or even P3, have it running Ubuntu, or something, and things will run much smoother for you. That's just my opinion, but a decent desktop from 6 years ago can run ultra smooth on Ubuntu. And you certainly won't be limited in terms of mulitmedia, internet browsing, office applications, etc.

11-15-2008, 03:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	The only thing with old computers, is you truly are limited. Whenever you'd like to upload something, print, browse the web.. It's gonna take much longer. As a text editor, OK. But then you still have to get that data off of it, email it, or print it. It'll be slow, clunky, and me you long for something a tiny but more fresh. I'm just trying to say, that it's not got the same resources, most often you can't throw stuff on a USB key (which, ironically, might have more storage than the old PC), because of the old OS and hardware. If there's a problem with it, you'll have to tangle quite a bit more with it than you would a modern-day computer, where for 90% of small problems a google search will solve it. For about 100 bucks, you'll be better off finding a used P4 desktop, or even P3, have it running Ubuntu, or something, and things will run much smoother for you. That's just my opinion, but a decent desktop from 6 years ago can run ultra smooth on Ubuntu. And you certainly won't be limited in terms of mulitmedia, internet browsing, office applications, etc. __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread Last edited by biznatch; 11-15-2008 at 03:07 PM..