Do I Need A New Computer? - Comments Page 2

I agree with 'Lefty Mills' about the floppy drive. If Bob, what you say is true that no one is using the floppy disks anymore, his data would be much safer on the floppy. Everyone has the 'flash' drives. So if someone were to take his hard drive and the floppy, they could not get that information. I use both and will continue to do so...

I'm not affiliated with them nor have I used them but Pacificgeek.com has refurbished desktop PC's in the just above $100 range. I wouldn't mind getting one of their refurbed Dell GX-280 desktops for a spare PC. They come with XP preloaded, a small amount of ram and a small HDD (256 mb / 20 Gb respectively but they are easilly upgraded), no input devices either, but these machines are only about $109-149 depending on configuration. That's cheap!

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I am a newbie when it comes to computers so please answer my question with basic terminology. I have a Dell Dimension B100 desktop computer. It came out in 2003 so its not ancient but its fairly old. I am running windows XP and have 512mb of ram. It has 2.53 GHz I think, and 100+ GB hard drive. I am currently deciding on whether or not I should buy a new desktop computer or upgrade my current computer. Only problem I have no idea what to buy and if it costs more than a desktop, than I might as well buy a new computer. I have deduced that I need a monitor (current one is too bulky), ram (where to buy), and a graphics card (kids want to play game). So any ideas?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You can upgrade the RAM and the graphics card, but you'll still have a 6-year-old computer, with all its problems. Sounds like yo'd be happier with an entry-level Dell, Gateway, etc.