[ddj] Computer recommendations

Thu Aug 22 19:40:14 UTC 2013

Don't bother spending more than $1,000 on a PC. For $600-700 you can get a
PC that will do everything you need, and with an addition $ you can go for
a bigger screen or whatever. That extra money could also go to a fat
external drive and new software, or spend it all on the Adobe Suite or
something yummy like that.

Anrica Deb
Oakland, California

On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Carolyn Thompson
<caroethompson at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> Not sure. Maybe somewhere around $1,000 to $1,500 (Canadian) but willing
> to go higher if it's recommended. I'm expecting to be doing most data work
> as a freelancer from now on, so this will be my main tool - no more work
> computer to use.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:10 PM, David Weisz <davidaaronweisz at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey Carolyn,
>>
>> What budget range did you have in mind?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Carolyn Thompson <
>> caroethompson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I've been doing most of my data work on a mac, but I'm finding much of
>>> the open source software I like to use isn't available on that platform. My
>>> computer will also soon need to be replaced.
>>>
>>> I'm looking to buy a PC laptop to work off instead and was hoping I
>>> could get some recommendations on what model other reporters use and what
>>> to look for, particularly in terms of fast processing power when working
>>> with large data banks.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much,
>>> Carolyn
>>>
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>
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