RetiredGuy1000
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ide 500GB 7200 rpm
Well, admittedly, I am banking on the core speed. We priced a new Dell and it was quite a lot of money. New CPU but lots of cash compared to paying me $300 to put in a 1TB SSD, 16GB of RAM and upgrading to Win 10.
When I get the PC in my possession I do want to make sure this makes sense from the core perspective you raised. How do I tell if the current CPU is inadequate for the upgrades? Do I check resource monitor and see if we are maxed? Perhaps there is a software utility that helps answer the question...
She really just uses it to put jpgs into calendars and to email her family. She scans things and likes to create interesting photo products. No photoshop, just light image use in apps that are also pretty light.
It Is SATA. IDE's are long gone for the most part. 10+ years or so.could be sata...will know when i get the service tag
Any i3 is OK for this, but preferably 2nd generation or higher.She really just uses it to put jpgs into calendars and to email her family. She scans things and likes to create interesting photo products. No photoshop, just light image use in apps that are also pretty light.
What was the cost quoted the last contact with them?i think my client has grown cold feet as she is avoiding me it seems.
Customers don't know what service tag is or where to find it. Many times it needs a magnifying glass to read for some. You confused HER.I asked her for the Dell express service tag a couple times.
I question the need for a 1TB SSD. Are you sure she's really maxed out on her 500GB? I've seen plenty of Windows 7 systems with 100's of GB or c:\windows\temp
She has a desktop, not a laptop. Did I accidentally say she had a laptop? My apologies.Most laptops don't have a second drive bay so you will need to upgrade her to 1 TB.
You would be doing her a disservice IMHO. Can't remember if I've ever seen an average user that had two drives in their PC and did not have the second drive totally empty. Even for the ones that know how to save to two different volumes, it's a hassle. Much better to have one C drive and keep it simple.But, now that I think of it, she will be keeping that 500gb existing drive, so maybe I should only put a new 500gb SSD drive in. That would make sense. I have an extra 500 gb so I can credit her the difference in cost.
That's why you re-locate the user library folders such as Pictures, Music, Videos, Downloads. Then the user automatically uses the second drive without even being aware of it.Can't remember if I've ever seen an average user that had two drives in their PC and did not have the second drive totally empty.
Agreed. It's still simpler to have a single drive and with today's SSD prices there's usually no need for two drives.Much better to have one C drive and keep it simple.