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Lady Gaga Snerd


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OK, my dell computer bit the dust.  And, i was a dummy and bought a warranty when i purchased it.  Well Lo and behold it was still under warranty, lol.   And, with a lot of phone calls and whining, they finally just paid me the full amount of the computer in the form of an Amazon gift card.  So, here are the two specs.  I dont' know a darn thing about computers so help me out:

 

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HP Pavilion 23-q140 23-Inch All-in-One Desktop (AMD A10, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD)

 

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HP Pavilion 23-q120 23-Inch All-in-One Desktop (Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD)



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I had an HP. My current one is a Lenovo and I love it.

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DH (who works in IT) prefers an Intel processor over AMD. And unless you are doing a lot of gaming, 4 GB of ram is good. You can always add more if needed.  But 1 TB is a large hard drive

Edited because I cannot form a coherent thought this morning

-- Edited by jlbear71 on Friday 25th of March 2016 09:20:03 AM



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jlbear71 wrote:

DH (who works in IT) prefers an Intel processor over AMD. And unless you are doing a lot of gaming or saving large files, 4 GB of ram is good. You can always add more or use flash drives.

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Ask jlbear any computer/phone questions.

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I googled AMD versus intel processors and didnt' understand a word of the comparisons! lol

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flan327 wrote:
jlbear71 wrote:

DH (who works in IT) prefers an Intel processor over AMD. And unless you are doing a lot of gaming or saving large files, 4 GB of ram is good. You can always add more or use flash drives.

 Note to self:

Ask jlbear any computer/phone questions.

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I understood wrong from DH. He said get the bigger RAM. So choice one.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

I googled AMD versus intel processors and didnt' understand a word of the comparisons! lol

 DH said they a basically the same, it is more the ram that matter and the hard drive. 



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I don't know that I'd get the AMD processor over an Intel.

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So, more RAM even with AMD processor?

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Can you upgrade the RAM on the Intel off the bat?

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Can you upgrade the RAM on the Intel off the bat?

  Well, i don't know how to do that and i don't want to mess around.  I just want to buy the computer, open it, plug it in and have it work.



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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
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Can you upgrade the RAM on the Intel off the bat?

  Well, i don't know how to do that and i don't want to mess around.  I just want to buy the computer, open it, plug it in and have it work.

 Not YOU, the people you are buying it from.  Lots of times when buying a computer, it will offer "upgrades" to add to the purchase. 



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I'd buy a doughnut.

Carry on!

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Can you upgrade the RAM on the Intel off the bat?

  Well, i don't know how to do that and i don't want to mess around.  I just want to buy the computer, open it, plug it in and have it work.

 Not YOU, the people you are buying it from.  Lots of times when buying a computer, it will offer "upgrades" to add to the purchase. 

 I am buying it from Amazon.  



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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

OK, my dell computer bit the dust.  And, i was a dummy and bought a warranty when i purchased it.  Well Lo and behold it was still under warranty, lol.   And, with a lot of phone calls and whining, they finally just paid me the full amount of the computer in the form of an Amazon gift card.  So, here are the two specs.  I dont' know a darn thing about computers so help me out:

 

1.  

HP Pavilion 23-q140 23-Inch All-in-One Desktop (AMD A10, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD)

 

2.  

HP Pavilion 23-q120 23-Inch All-in-One Desktop (Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD)

I would go with choice #2.  You can always purchase and install more RAM later.  If you are buying from Amazon, you get what is described.  I have a friend whom I have known for 20+ years who is an MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer), and I ask his opinions on computer-related purchases.  He also does my tech support.  So far, he has not steered me wrong.  He prefers Intel processors.

Hope this helps in some way. 

 



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Does either of them come in red?

Go with that one.biggrin



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lilyofcourse wrote:

Does either of them come in red?

Go with that one.biggrin

My laptop is red.

 

Red is faster. 



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Do you mind factory refurbished?

HP Pavilion 23-q114, Core i3-4170T, 23" Full HD Touchscreen Windows 10, All-in-One PC (Certified Refurbished)

The intel with 8 GB RAM

www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-Touchscreen-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01CT69MLU%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAI62SSPLIHX7AR6PA%26tag%3Dsnapsort-622-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB01CT69MLU

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cadiver wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

Does either of them come in red?

Go with that one.biggrin

My laptop is red.

 

Red is faster. 

 And sexier.



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I decorate mine with stickers...always have.

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Intel over AMD. Always.

I say buy the Intel and see if it has enough RAM for your needs, then, if it doesn't, adding RAM is pretty easy.

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Ok i am rethinking this. i might just buy 2 laptop computers instead of a desktop. i have been using my son's older desktop for the last 3 weeks and it worked out fine.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

OK, my dell computer bit the dust.  And, i was a dummy and bought a warranty when i purchased it.  Well Lo and behold it was still under warranty, lol.   And, with a lot of phone calls and whining, they finally just paid me the full amount of the computer in the form of an Amazon gift card.  So, here are the two specs.  I dont' know a darn thing about computers so help me out:

 

1.  

HP Pavilion 23-q140 23-Inch All-in-One Desktop (AMD A10, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD)

 

2.  

HP Pavilion 23-q120 23-Inch All-in-One Desktop (Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD)

Without reading the thread, I think ...

AMD and Intel are both fine;

8GB of random access memory is WAY better then 4 GB.

More after I read the rest.

 



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I ordered 2 toshiba laptops. Both have 8gb of ram. One is icore3 and the other is icore5.

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