what to buy?!?

[Trey]

ok, so i'm in the market for a new computer/mac.

things I want
+I do a lot of art/music/videos and i want something that is good with stuff like that(a mac)
+easy to use, user friendly, decent ram
+lots of programs supported and lots of downloadable that will work with my computer(PC)

so basically what i'm asking is, should i get a mac or a PC?rightnow im leaning towards a mac,mostly because i love to make videos and art. and if i get a mac, what model should i get. my price range is 600$-900$. please help!!!

[nighthawk]

Get a PC with Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB or more RAM, and put it all on a quality motherboard like Abit, or DFI (with Intel chipset).

PC is 1000 times better than mac.

[writer101]

hey
im also looking to upgrade my pc its a bit old (5 years) and needs a boost until i get a new one.
first of all i need some info about keeping my pc alive and kicking sort of a "computers health articles "
i have a p4 with 1.7mhz and 1gb mem and 80 gb hdd. a decent graphic card and well the motherboard belongs to an era ago.
second, i want some info about how and where to get a new pc maybe a laptop. which is the cheepest online store in the u.s?

[nighthawk]

If your motherboard doesn't support DDR 2 and SATA upgrade is not a good option. DDR (1) memory is more expensive, slower and has lower capacity, the same is true for PATA hard drives. Your processor is probably Socket 478, I don't think they make new ones like that, you can only hope to find second hand one. Maybe you can find one with 2.8 GHz, but that won't help much.

My recommendation is to by a new PC. If you want to keep this one you can use it as a server, or connect it to a TV and use it for multimedia.

[djtonic]

Get a PC with Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB or more RAM, and put it all on a quality motherboard like Abit, or DFI (with Intel chipset).

PC is 1000 times better than mac.

...I don't like or use a Mac but that is such a fanboy quote
also, I don't think OP is planning to build, rather to buy.

so all that said Nighthawk is right about the proc but mem now you'll find 3+GB more useful and honestly prebuilts now seldom have less than 3GB.

Just go to bestbuy and poke around, anything you get will be a world of improvement.