Author: Ed Panek
Date: 07:42:52 12/18/03
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On December 18, 2003 at 07:36:05, stuart taylor wrote: >Is it true to say now, that computer hardware and cpu's has already past its >main peak of activity, and has recently been impreoving only very slowly now? > I used to feel that nothing can stay new for long, and that every 2 years, my >equipment was intollerably out of date. >But it looks to me now that after 3 1/2 years, from which time I bought my AMD >1.4 Ghz. thingfs havn't reached that "out of date" stage yet. > >I don't mean that there is not much that CAN be done, but that consumers aren't >looking for too much more any more. (I heard that software is more active). > >QUESTION: >When is the best time to get what I will happily consider to have been well >worthwhile, and what is it? >I want to get an upgrade to my Athlon 1.4 Ghz. And, I want it to be a lap top. >I want it for chess, and all general uses and good printing (mainly copying from >web etc.), and scanning. Also for audio (and video?) uses. >I want the best there will be in ten weeks from now. >Advice appreciated! >S.Taylor > >NB. Not only that, but I will also want to get in 10 weeks from now (if money is >available then) the best Palm, and also MD recorder. Any one knows what will be >best then, and at sensible prices (i.e. not something which will go down 60% >very soon after)? I feel that once PC's hit hit the 1 GHZ level that 95% of most PC users would be able to perform most tasks relatively quickly with little benefit from increased speed.. Ed
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