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Alice_M

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    Olympus OM-D E-M10 with Power Zoom Pancake M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 EZ Lens

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  1. Ok, I got back to the people who gave me the "budget" quote and got them to remove the SSD and change the HD, as well as add an OS in there. How does it look now? Remember, I'm a hobbyist, so not out for the best (yet). I also assume that as it's a customised computer, I should be able to upgrade parts later on if I need/want to. Would that be correct?
  2. Thanks for your advice. I'd never even heard of an SSD until seeing it here in this forum, so that's good to know, as it means nothing to me. Wow, that sucks that the Dell one would be a waste of my money and the customised one is only "fine". I wish computers weren't so expensive here in Australia. Do you have any idea the minimum I'd have to spend to get a low-end decent one?
  3. Hi there. I just purchased a new monitor (Dell U2412m) last week and now I want to get a desktop, as my laptop is really not up to par and with it I basically can't use the new monitor. I made a note of the specs that you recommend and have been looking around, but to be honest I have a budget of about $1000 AUD (max, obviously less is even better), which obviously isn't much. I've been looking and looking and getting more and more confused, as I don't really know much about computers. I can obviously tell whether or not prebuilt computers have the specs required, but most of them are way over my budget and when I start looking at "customise your own" places, well, that's when I get confused - there are so many options of everything (HDD, processor, graphics card etc) and I just don't know enough to know which ones to choose. So, I asked for a quote from the place where I bought the monitor and they gave me one for the preferred specs (which is obviously way above my budget) and then a budget conscious one for the min specs (photo attached); however, this one doesn't include an operating system, so it wouldn't actually be within my budget anyway. Today I quickly looked again on the Dell Australia site and they have a sale on till this Thursday and they have an Inspiron desktop for $824AUD (http://www.dell.com/au/p/inspiron-3650-desktop/pd?oc=z210438au&model_id=inspiron-3650-desktop), which is much better for me budget-wise. It also includes a keyboard and mouse, which I don't have and it obviously comes with an operating system (Windows 10 Home 64-bit), which again is obviously needed. So, basically, do you think the Dell is a good deal or do you think the customised desktop is better? Thanks in advance.
  4. Is this a good budget buy? http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-22MP58VQ-P-led-monitor As far as I can see, it has the specs mentioned in the "Which monitor..." article (IPS screen, anti-glare, etc). They also have it here in OZ within my price range. https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/monitors/lg/lg-22mp58vq-21-5-full-hd-ips-led-monitor/945794/ I realise that it's probably not that crash hot, but I have a budget of about $200 (perhaps $250 max), so considering that, is it a decent buy?
  5. Just checked out those Dell Ultrasharp ones and although I'd love one, the cheapest is $389, which is a bit out of my budget at the moment. Don't you love money!
  6. Do you know of local (Australia-wide) retailers? Everything seems to need to be shipped from the US.
  7. Hi there. I'd really love to get a whole new computer (a desktop), but just can't afford that at the moment, so I'm going to see if I can at least afford an external monitor, as I'm finding editing on the laptop really tricky. So....is it as simple as just choosing a good (for my price range) screen, or does it depend on my laptop (graphics card etc etc) as to what it will support? I've read a bit about this and to be honest, have found it quite confusing. I have a Toshiba Satellite L50-B (Part no. PSKTAA - 003001) and a small budget and I'm in Australia. What are my options? Thanks
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