on 1/9/02 4:54 AM, Rhonda Hyslop <rhonda_at_paradox.null> at
rhonda_at_paradox.homeip.net wrote:
> I've had a few people ask me for advice on what computer to buy. The
> first thing I ask is "what do you need it for?" and after talking for a
> while with them, I haven't yet recommended that they buy the latest and
> greatest, because they don't need it.
>
> I guess I'm just not a good little consumer. Don't tell anybody ;-)
The down side of that is that if you buy merely what you need today, you may
be underpowered in the future. I expect my computers to last me a few years
of upgrades and expanded needs. Say that you advise that somebody buy a
cheaper, slower model, and they discover that the _love_ digital video and
editing. Now they have a computer that doesn't match their needs. It is
always a little better to build a little headroom into your projected needs.
-- Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <jonglass_at_usa.net> <glasshaus5_at_aol.com>'A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader." -- Samuel Adams
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