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Blue_Tires

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Tue Dec-02-08 12:04 AM
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computer showing its age...upgrade or buy new?

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in Spring 2003 I got a Dell Dimension 4550, and although it has been relatively trouble-free over the years, it is really starting to slow down...My question is whether it is cost-efficient to buy speed/memory/etc., or save up to buy a new system? If upgrades are the better choice, what should I get and what would be the ballpark cost?

I use DSL from Verizon and have:

Intel Pentium 4 at 2.66 GHz

512 MB DDR SDRAM at 333 MHz

64 MB GeForce MX Graphics Card with TV-out

60 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 RPM Hard Drive

Intel Pro 100 M Integrated PCI NIC Card

56k PCI Telephony Modem for Windows

any other questions about my system, please ask...

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