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I'm in the market to buy a budget PC for the kids in the next few weeks. I got my imac, and as a result haven't kept up with ANYTHING to do with pc's for quite some time now. This is the only place I could think of to ask, so hopefully my questions can be answered.
The main reason I'm looking at PC's as opposed to a mac is cost, and a lot of the little gadgets they have, require a pc. (such as my daughter's FlyPen)
So I'm looking at these 2.
Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AM3201-EF8450A Phenom X3 8450(2.1GHz) 3GB DDR2 320GB ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (English / French) - Desktop PCs
and
Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AL5100-UD4400A Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 3GB DDR2 320GB ATI Radeon X1250 IGP Windows Vista Home Premium - Desktop PCs
Personally, I like the fullsize triple-core machine, but my only concern is that it comes with 64bit vista. As far as I know 64 bit vista is better, but comes with some compatibility issues. Is that true? Or was that only in it's infancy?
What would be your personal choice??
The machine would basically be used for internet surfing, the flypen, 2 ipod shuffles, that kind of thing, and POSSIBLY may serve as a light duty media pc in the future.
Thanks so much for your insight.
The main reason I'm looking at PC's as opposed to a mac is cost, and a lot of the little gadgets they have, require a pc. (such as my daughter's FlyPen)
So I'm looking at these 2.
Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AM3201-EF8450A Phenom X3 8450(2.1GHz) 3GB DDR2 320GB ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (English / French) - Desktop PCs
and
Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AL5100-UD4400A Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 3GB DDR2 320GB ATI Radeon X1250 IGP Windows Vista Home Premium - Desktop PCs
Personally, I like the fullsize triple-core machine, but my only concern is that it comes with 64bit vista. As far as I know 64 bit vista is better, but comes with some compatibility issues. Is that true? Or was that only in it's infancy?
What would be your personal choice??
The machine would basically be used for internet surfing, the flypen, 2 ipod shuffles, that kind of thing, and POSSIBLY may serve as a light duty media pc in the future.
Thanks so much for your insight.