Time to replace the ol' EMachine. For reference, I'm shopping Micro Center in Denver: http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...ortby=pricelow
Some of those terms I am familiar with, some not. From limited reading and exposure/experience, I'll probably prefer a machine loaded with Windows 7. I'd like to keep the final cost under $400. If I can spend much less, even better.
Some of the things I would like to do include:
Streaming movies.
Using more advanced photo and video software.
Converting my vinyl to audio files.
Scanning old photographs and slides.
Those are the uses that seem to gobble up the most resources, so I'll leave out the generic stuff. My basic question is, how much power/speed/resources do I need?
TIA