What's your advice

[hart]

Our computer is 5 years old. We can't view a u-tube without it pausing every 5 seconds, it's that slow. And when we listen to a video, the sounds are not good.

Joe uses it to load IPOD, and sometimes e-mail. I'm the primary user, I like a few chat rooms, I look at the news, I look at e-mail and write things on it.

Neither of us are game players, so we don't need the speed, aspect.

Currently the computer is at the repair shop. Mostly, funnily enuf, because our 15 year old gets on it when he comes over and he made Yahoo the main page and I couldn't get rid of it, nor could the tech I called, over the phone.

I don't want to be FORCED to view something, it REALLY bugged me, so that was the final straw.

So, now knowing our user habits and not having the puter back yet, they are going to call with estimate, how much would be reasonable to pay to get it speeded (is that a word?) up, or should we get a new system, and if so, what would you suggest. Price is a problem, we are not poor but overextended....

Thanx for reading this epic e-mail

 

[edgray]

I'd get a mac

Failing that, 300 or 400$ should get it suped up with a new motherboard and some extra RAM, should work a good bit better after that.

 

[hart]

Thanx Ed. You Mac people are sooo devout, it IS almost like a religion for you. My hubby is not very technical, gets frustrated easy and has threatened to kill the puter when we have any problems, I don't think he'd react well to a Mac, but I have thought of it.

I'm hoping the bill will be under $300, but I agree with the rest of what you said.

 

[edgray]

Thanx Ed. You Mac people are sooo devout, it IS almost like a religion for you. My hubby is not very technical, gets frustrated easy and has threatened to kill the puter when we have any problems, I don't think he'd react well to a Mac, but I have thought of it.

I'm hoping the bill will be under $300, but I agree with the rest of what you said.

Yeah, I work in a mac repair & training company so the dogma is pretty ingrained now... though I'm losing faith with them, I think they're making a massive mistake with this App store nonsense for the new iPad...

I'll keep my fingers crossed it comes in pretty cheap. Shop around, these days most places are desperate for business so you're in the driver's seat with this one!

 

[ClicheGuevara]

Thanx Ed. You Mac people are sooo devout, it IS almost like a religion for you. My hubby is not very technical, gets frustrated easy and has threatened to kill the puter when we have any problems, I don't think he'd react well to a Mac, but I have thought of it.

I'm hoping the bill will be under $300, but I agree with the rest of what you said.

You can find something for under 300 that will work fine for internet and streaming movies. Just shop around. Look at Gateway or Emachine, they are out of business so no warranty but you can find a cheap computer through them. especially if you use your old keyboard, mouse and monitor..then you're just buying the tower.

If you want a mac or a nice pc, you are gonna be forking over a lot of money.

 

[hart]

Thanx CG. My hubby just called, they can put more RAM in it, clean it up, etc, for less than $300, closer to $250. So I get my puter back today! Boy, I didn't know how addicted I was. And I was only without it Friday nite, (Saturday out of town) and Sunday nite.

I hope I won't have to go to CAA (Computer Addict Anonymous)

 

[hart]

Just thought I'd tell you, he cleaned my hard drive, it's way faster, I got rid of that DAMN Yahoo crap. I'm pretty happy, oh and it only cost me $229, which I find very acceptable. I notice we also got some parts I know nothing about but Joe can fill me in when we get home.

AND a friend hooked me up with a guy who will take your old puter and using those parts and buying whatever you need to get what kind of puter you want, build a customized one. Steve (my puter guy at work) said for the $350 he paid it was a steal. So next time it gets slow, I think I will go that route.

 

[Guyzerr]

Keep your kid off it now. ijs

 

[AnitaBeer]

WHOA I'd never fix a computer for that much. You can buy a new computer for that amount.

But glad it's working better for you.

 

[Tuffdisc]

Our computer is 5 years old. We can't view a u-tube without it pausing every 5 seconds, it's that slow. And when we listen to a video, the sounds are not good.

Joe uses it to load IPOD, and sometimes e-mail. I'm the primary user, I like a few chat rooms, I look at the news, I look at e-mail and write things on it.

Neither of us are game players, so we don't need the speed, aspect.

Currently the computer is at the repair shop. Mostly, funnily enuf, because our 15 year old gets on it when he comes over and he made Yahoo the main page and I couldn't get rid of it, nor could the tech I called, over the phone.

I don't want to be FORCED to view something, it REALLY bugged me, so that was the final straw.

So, now knowing our user habits and not having the puter back yet, they are going to call with estimate, how much would be reasonable to pay to get it speeded (is that a word?) up, or should we get a new system, and if so, what would you suggest. Price is a problem, we are not poor but overextended....

Thanx for reading this epic e-mail

Sounds like one of those awful toolbars that have been installed either using the messenger software or other software

Plus, internet speed has a lot to do with youtube stuttering all the time, especially if you have hi-definition videos now being an option, so wouldn't dosh out the cash for a new computer just over stuttering video, until it is confirmed it isn't the speed of the internet that isn't the issue here