You know when it says "Quad processor", that means it has four of those 2.33Ghz processors, doesn’t it? Or "four in one", so to speak. Or have I got that wrong?
Nice bit of kit!
I used to worry about having two drives for CD copying,but found I never used the other myself either.
Do you notice a real difference now when browsing with Firefox, out of interest?
Kelly, I’m aware of Windows 7 and will probably upgrade to that around six months after release. I don’t tend to be one of those people who buy a new computer every couple of years so when I do get a new one I buy reasonably high spec so that it’ll still be half decent in a few years time.
James, I think that’s about right, it’s essentially four processors in one. I don’t think it gives the same processing power as four 2.33 GHz processors but it’s a definite imporvement over a single or dual core processor with the same speed rating.
As for Firefox, pages do seem to load a bit quicker now than they did on the old machine. However, they were still mostly very quick on that one anyway so short of being instantaneous there wasn’t much room for noticeable improvement. I think internet connection is the limiting factor rather than the PC itself.
Just a thought – why not remove the best optical drive from your old PC? Then if you do need it, it’s there, plus you can feel good about doing some ‘recycling’ sort of.
Word on the street is that Vista has been such a disappointment MS are going to dump it like they did with ME/2000, and concentrate on the new OS.
We’ve got a bragger!!!
Interesting and congrats!!
You know, Windows seven is about to make its appearance…
You know when it says "Quad processor", that means it has four of those 2.33Ghz processors, doesn’t it? Or "four in one", so to speak. Or have I got that wrong?
Nice bit of kit!
I used to worry about having two drives for CD copying,but found I never used the other myself either.
Do you notice a real difference now when browsing with Firefox, out of interest?
James, I personally love firefox…..I only use IE when I am forced by archaic school software, etc.
Kelly, I’m aware of Windows 7 and will probably upgrade to that around six months after release. I don’t tend to be one of those people who buy a new computer every couple of years so when I do get a new one I buy reasonably high spec so that it’ll still be half decent in a few years time.
James, I think that’s about right, it’s essentially four processors in one. I don’t think it gives the same processing power as four 2.33 GHz processors but it’s a definite imporvement over a single or dual core processor with the same speed rating.
As for Firefox, pages do seem to load a bit quicker now than they did on the old machine. However, they were still mostly very quick on that one anyway so short of being instantaneous there wasn’t much room for noticeable improvement. I think internet connection is the limiting factor rather than the PC itself.
Just a thought – why not remove the best optical drive from your old PC? Then if you do need it, it’s there, plus you can feel good about doing some ‘recycling’ sort of.
Word on the street is that Vista has been such a disappointment MS are going to dump it like they did with ME/2000, and concentrate on the new OS.