Computers

Hi, need some help. Need to get a new computer and want to run the new beta version of BC.Is anyone running this and what computer are you using. Anyone running it on a laptop too. Is it working on Vista ?
Any suggestions on a good computer brand and how much I would  need to pay
Lap top and Desk top
I believe its best to steer clear of Acer and Dell. Have been suggested Lenova but there seems to be a few unhappy customers on the Internet.

Thanks Mustard for your reply. A guy is building me one, which will hopefully workbeautifully. Cheapest I could find but with good bits in it $700 -seems a good price. Pick it up Monday and got my Beta BC ready to load. I'm hoping the alerts will be a big hel[p for me. I need to keep track of stock I'm interested in more closely

Hi Robert, I am running the beta version too. I have skipped a few BC versions but finding my computer starts to go very slow when it uploads my template especially if it has the SIROC on it. I'm a bit disappointed with my new computer. I thought it wld be faster, it is no faster than my old one but then I have skipped up at least 3 versions of BC.  I love the alerts, terrific. It has been suggested that perhaps I need to give the video card more RAM. Shall get a friend to fiddle with it

Hi jalna,

If your PC is a "new" one then it should be fast enough.
3.43 GB of RAM is plenty (for Windows XP).
I am not familiar with the AMD CPU you mention (if you are really keen you could look for Windows performance results using a bench makring tool like WinBench, or PassMark, etc.

I find the biggest culprit with new computers is the extra crap that the supplier installs - eg. Google Toolbar, anti-virus software (et. Nortons), Roxio, plus, plus, plus....  If you understand enough about it, check the contents of MSCONFIG, or look at the running processes, etc. maybe using Process Explorer.  You might find a lot of extra rubbish running that is not needed.  (If you do't know enough about this, find someon who knows what they are talking about - I can do this remotely if you want, but for a small fee - it's part of what I do.)

BUT, these days a lot of software will check for updates at start up time. So when you start up the PC at start of day, walk away and leave it for 5+ minutes - until the flashing Hard Drive activity light stops flashing hard.