alanhitchcock49
computer, modem, screens etc
One useful job I have done during lockdown is to replace our main computers. I have been researching second hand, refurbished machines for some time and finally found the courage to buy 2 old Dells from Amazon, each with a year's warranty. The one nearest the camera has a 500GB SSD and a 1 TB HDD, and 32 GB RAM, and an I7 processor, so compared with the 10 year old custom built PC it replaces, is lightning quick. The other one is not as quick, but still pretty good. I only hope they last - but so far so good. When you think of the millions of towers gathering dust all over the world this could be the way to go provided you're not worried about being cool, or Apple, or both.
The way the world has gone recently this is not even our main communications or Zoom centre - that works from a laptop in the kitchen. This is the era when old people got their heads around technology -- just to survive, shop etc.
computer, modem, screens etc
One useful job I have done during lockdown is to replace our main computers. I have been researching second hand, refurbished machines for some time and finally found the courage to buy 2 old Dells from Amazon, each with a year's warranty. The one nearest the camera has a 500GB SSD and a 1 TB HDD, and 32 GB RAM, and an I7 processor, so compared with the 10 year old custom built PC it replaces, is lightning quick. The other one is not as quick, but still pretty good. I only hope they last - but so far so good. When you think of the millions of towers gathering dust all over the world this could be the way to go provided you're not worried about being cool, or Apple, or both.
The way the world has gone recently this is not even our main communications or Zoom centre - that works from a laptop in the kitchen. This is the era when old people got their heads around technology -- just to survive, shop etc.