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computer geeks wanted again
Apr. 11th, 2004 09:06 pmwell i've pretty much decided i'm going to get a new computer. i'm thinking getting a dell laptop. it's portable and all that junk. you know. and i'm pretty much set on this one right here. mostly because it's the cheapest.
now, i still would like suggestions or advice from those of you with more experience. it's amazing how computer illiterate i am.
one of the options i want is: 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Sonic RecordNow which states: With a CD-RW/DVD combo drive, users can read DVD-ROM discs, read CD-ROM discs and create their own custom data CDs on discs that cost less than 50 cents each and hold 700 MB of data. does this mean i can't burn music? or is it one of those implied things, just because it doesn't say it outright?
there's also: 4x CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) including Sonic RecordNow and MyDVD LE which states: The Dell DVD+RW/+R with CD-RW Drive is a great all-in-one drive, allowing you to burn DVD+RW or DVD+R discs, burn CDs, and read DVDs and CDs! but this one costs an extra $219 as opposed to $59 with the other one.
i just want a damn cd burner to make mix cds. oh yeah, there's also the matter of memory and hard drive. it comes with a 20 GB hard drive. that's good right? i think that's more than what i have now. and 256MB Shared DDR SDRAM, 1 Dimm which i have no clue what that means. is that good?
it comes out to about $916 total. course i can't get this for another few months. need to pay of the credit card and a few bills. then i'd have to save up about 2 paychecks. so hopefully in a few months, i'll have a nice shiny new laptop.
we'll see. please comment. thank you.
now, i still would like suggestions or advice from those of you with more experience. it's amazing how computer illiterate i am.
one of the options i want is: 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive with Sonic RecordNow which states: With a CD-RW/DVD combo drive, users can read DVD-ROM discs, read CD-ROM discs and create their own custom data CDs on discs that cost less than 50 cents each and hold 700 MB of data. does this mean i can't burn music? or is it one of those implied things, just because it doesn't say it outright?
there's also: 4x CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) including Sonic RecordNow and MyDVD LE which states: The Dell DVD+RW/+R with CD-RW Drive is a great all-in-one drive, allowing you to burn DVD+RW or DVD+R discs, burn CDs, and read DVDs and CDs! but this one costs an extra $219 as opposed to $59 with the other one.
i just want a damn cd burner to make mix cds. oh yeah, there's also the matter of memory and hard drive. it comes with a 20 GB hard drive. that's good right? i think that's more than what i have now. and 256MB Shared DDR SDRAM, 1 Dimm which i have no clue what that means. is that good?
it comes out to about $916 total. course i can't get this for another few months. need to pay of the credit card and a few bills. then i'd have to save up about 2 paychecks. so hopefully in a few months, i'll have a nice shiny new laptop.
we'll see. please comment. thank you.
