Dilemma--laptop or desktop??

Vlad_Dracul · 15-12-2006, 16:36

I have a bit of a dilemma. I have here my trusty pentium 3 500mhz machine with a 40 gig drive that i built myself some time ago. Its got to the point now where the HD is near full as as a result,the system is slow.

My dilemma is,should i switch to a new laptop or should I upgrade the base unit?

The cpu isnt worth upgrading and the mobo cant take much more than its slot 1 500mhz cpu. I'd probably be into a new mobo,maybe a duel core cpu and a new HD at least.

I wonder if anyone has previously been a base unit user,switched to a laptop and regretted it or otherwise??

Of course the other option is just to put a bigger HD in this machine.

Can someone remind me,if i buy a new HD,how do i copy the contents of the existing one onto the new one and make the new one bootable? Its been a while since i dos'sed about.

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15-12-2006, 16:41

depends on use.You get more bang for bucks out of a tower. Bare in mind what you have isnt going to be worthgrading so its a new buidl im afraid. If your gonna build yourself you can build a dual core machine around the p4 805 for around 250 upwards for basic and onboard gfx

bopdude · 15-12-2006, 16:57

As Zing says ( and he da man ) your machine isn't gonna give you much of an upgrade, really need to know what you use it for now and what you may want to do in the future and take it from there.

HTH

etccarmageddon · 15-12-2006, 16:59

I'd go for a lappy so you can surf from your bed etc

Vlad_Dracul · 15-12-2006, 17:09

Hmm,well i really am not into gaming or anything, thats probably why this P3 500mhz machine has served me for such a long time. I guess that most of the pc market is driven by gamers thirst for power. No,the most i do in that direction is the odd play with MS flightsim or similar. The rest is just office bashing stuff and t'internet,playing around with digi photos from my camera etc. I do have a camcorder with a firewire output and had toyed in the past with the idea of video editing ( a hopeless task on this box) but in anycase,i just dont have time in my life to bugger round with holiday videos!. I am thinking of moving to a dual boot system with linux and gradually trying to wean myself off xp altogether but thats another story..so then,my power needs seem to be fairly few... I suppose the laptop thing is that i am a wee bit worried about durability and upgradabilty of laptops and cost of repairs etc etc..