Personal computing discussed
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juzz86 wrote:The laser printer is a good idea as most of your printing will be B/W so you just need a cheapy Brother or something. Replace the printer when the toner runs out
BIF wrote:My sister used to think she could replace her car when the tires wore down. She learned.
flying hippo wrote:
1. A good sound card: ASUS Xonar Essence STX $150
My terratec aureon space 7.1 sound card from my secondary rig does not have Win7 drivers so I can't put it in my rig for school. I have a modest home theater sound system that my computer is hooked up. Onboard sound is acceptable but I've always wanted the Xonar STX and I'm pretty sure it will be an improvement.
2. More ram: another two sticks of CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) $70
I upgrade about every 7-9 years. Not sure I'll be able to find matching sticks of ram at that time so if I want 16gigs of Ram now would be the time to do it.
3. Blu Ray burner for around $50
I have terabytes of anime to back up. I've used cheap dvds and some of the ones I had 10 years ago are starting to fade on me.
4. Larger/different monitor or dual monitors. I had dual monitors when I was overseas and it is very helpful.
5. A laser printer and scanner or printer scanner combination. I have access to printers at school but it may be convienent to have one in my apartment. I have a Cannon MP560 inkjet/scanner from a few years ago but the scanner doesnt' work anymore and the ink is pretty expensive.
6. Something else I haven't thought of.
7. Some combination of the above or
8. buy nothing and pocket the rest of the money for food and books.
I could go about $20 over-budget but that's about it.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
5. A laser printer and scanner or printer scanner combination. I have access to printers at school but it may be convienent to have one in my apartment. I have a Cannon MP560 inkjet/scanner from a few years ago but the scanner doesnt' work anymore and the ink is pretty expensive.
juzz86 wrote:BIF wrote:My sister used to think she could replace her car when the tires wore down. She learned.
Lol!
I had an older one of the cheap Brother mono lasers as my University printer. It cost 65 bucks, and the toner was 89. One of the few that didn't come with a 'promotion' cartridge 2/3 full, but rather a proper cartridge (although not a high-yield). Needless to say, on a two-minute noodle budget, the printer got replaced every time. I now have three defunct old 21-something-Ns in the shed