Posted on 10/11/2012 3:00:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
My wife is trying hard to get us to buy one for family photos and videos. I on the other hand would just rather buy a laptop or MacBook. Desktops are dead to me.
Yes, most of this depends on what you need. If you need the CPU power for whatever application you are using, then usually a desktop is still the only way to go.
My wife insists on having a desktop, as she finds laptop gaming unacceptable. She only uses the laptop for travel, etc. I have an i7 laptop with a SSD but I still use a desktop with a nice 24” IPS monitor an i7 CPU for video editing & encoding.
I can speak from experience when I say that PC hardware refresh cycles get extended when money is tight. Businesses judge that a four-year-old PC is good enough for now, so they aren't going to replace it yet. Besides, most businesses are ignoring Win8 just like they did Vista.
We've seen this same kind of market softness before, and a good economy always brings demand back. Tablets are part of the equation, but there aren't many users who are actually replacing a desktop with one.
LOL you sound like me. While my office has a new i7 gaming rig and I have a laptop and tablet for work, my attic could double as a Desktop PC museum. I have everything I have ever had, beginning with a Commodore 64, 128, Trash 80, Amiga 500, Zenith, and on through all the desktop itterations from 8088 through current.
Two weeks ago I removed the disks from and recycled 7 towers. I still have 3 or 4 towers because I can't completely break from towers. I'll probably always have a tower system for something.
I think that's a large part of it. Another aspect is that more and more folks who only use computers for web and email are going to tablets and smartphones instead of desktops and laptops. "Pro" users still need full-fledged computers, but "content consumers" are going with lighter weight options.
I used to have a phone number that ended in 8087 and I thought that was cool but none of my friends really got it.
Sure. I have both desktops and a couple of laptops - different tools for different purposes.
For me it's all about i/o: the full-size keyboard, custom mouse, and large-screen displays I have on my workstations. I spend a LOT of time at a computer and so even a small difference in usability makes a huge difference in stamina.
Superior graphics from large, dedicated cards is another reason, and so is the ability to swap new gadgets in and out. Not everybody has those requirements, and if an iPad matches theirs I say more power to 'em. I have a tiny Netbook specifically for travel - there the advantage of portability justifies the extra effort in i/o. Tools for jobs.
You got enough electricity to drive that ....no brown outs ever?
For the most part, Avid works pretty well on my i3. 90% of what I do most of it isn’t necessary. The correction and adjustment tools work rather well. I played with Premiere but wasn’t in love with it. If I ever get another mac, I will try out Final Cut.
The bulk of what video and editing I do go to the two stock agencies I deal with. Every now and then I make a few bucks. It is a good feeling when someone out there (no idea) buys something I made.
I have some ideas for something for Youtube ads that might generate a few bucks or go absolutely nowhere. Finding good model talent in the midlands of SC is not easy. Too many freaks, wackos, nuts, crazies, immatures, and chubbies. Too many here do CL and other stuff for TFP, I offer paying gigs that can be negoitated and what I have in mind is G/PG rated for the most part.
http://footage.shutterstock.com/search/?contributor_id=64505
http://us.fotolia.com/p/201245571?order=popularity
Other stuff is in Smugmug.
But am looking seriously at his case:
COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Room to work inside it and :
Steel ATX Full Tower
AMD Opteron 6272 Interlagos 2.1GHz 16MB L3 Cache Socket G34 115W 16-Core Server Processor
and a possible motherboard:
SUPERMICRO MBD-H8SGL-F-O ATX Server Motherboard Socket G34 AMD SR5650 DDR3 1333
Run Linux on it....should be a decent Browser Machine....should have some staying power and enough engines to keep javascript from taking over the serious browsing.
Might need a raid card so I can get more of my HSS's in there.
I think the motherboard might need a bigger case than what I would want.
Ah ha! So you are the guy who was hoarding those FPU chips I needed when I was running my spreadsheets! I’ve been hunting for you for decades...
>.Just curious but does anybody still buy tower computers nowadays?
Gamers and people who need serious, serious computing power. Like doing 3D engineering analysis of various kinds, maybe really complex financial models, that sort of thing.
>>Besides, most businesses are ignoring Win8 just like they did Vista.
There are good reasons for that. Win7 + Office 2010 is pretty darn good on anything close to decent hardware. Win8 threatens to be a high learning curve “upgrade” for the user base.
Why jump right in when what you have works fine and the “upgrade” has dubious benefits?
Personally I'm tired of Microsoft's upgrade of the year to line their pockets constantly.
I just yesterday got my new laptop. AMD Quad-core with 6 gig of ram and half a tera of main drive.
Replacing a quadcore desktop that's just gotten tired of having to anchor myself to it day in and day out.
Got a tablet but don't hardly use it. Can't run exe's on it and I need a programming system so it's not worth very much to me.
Replacing a 1 yr old
Software is another subject though. But hardware? naaah. we're set.
Yes for the workers and for work and secure information.
There is too much liability in puting company data on other people’s servers (aka the cloud for those in rio linda)
Exactly.
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