Hi, I own a business that stocks ponds with fish. I was looking to get a laptop to track customers database as well as use for GPS. I can get a few older machines to use for this but want to use Vista. What would be the minimum processor and RAM I could get by with? Also what about the Acer Aspire One, I think they run XP. Anyway any suggestions would be appreciated. Kent
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I can get a few older machines to use for this but want to use Vista. What would be the minimum processor and RAM I could get by with? Also what about the Acer Aspire One, I think they run XP. Anyway any suggestions would be appreciated. Kent
XP is more than enough for gps and customer database
That is from a relative non-expert
Daniel
Vista runs fine on 1 GB RAM. There are several potential reasons to run Vista over XP. However, for the two scenarios mentioned -- GPS and customer database -- there is no particular reason to prefer Vista over XP.
GPS navigation software does not require a high-performance computer. Your choice should really be determined by other factors. Since you seem to like the Acer Aspire, you may want to check out a board dedicated to it, like: http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/
GPS navigation software does not require a high-performance computer. Your choice should really be determined by other factors. Since you seem to like the Acer Aspire, you may want to check out a board dedicated to it, like: http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/
Thanks for the replies. I have recently switched to Vista on my main computers and was concerned about compatability if I used XP on the laptop. I will visit the other forum. Thanks, Kent
Get the newer machines. They're relatively inexpensive unless you load them up with a lot of stuff you don't need. And, in my opinion, you can't have too much RAM. Everything is graphics-intensive now and graphics carry a lot of bytes with them. I'd rather have the RAM and not need it than need the RAM and not have it. It won't go bad.
If they're for the business, you can write 'em off.
If they're for the business, you can write 'em off.