Compaq Presario SR5611AF

10-14-2009	#1 (permalink)
JoeS Just Joined! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 61	Compaq Presario SR5611AF I'm considering buying a Compaq Presario: SR5611AF. Does anyone have experience with this computer? Does the sound and video work good? Is it quiet? Any advice? Thanks

10-15-2009	#2 (permalink)
Rubberman Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I can be found either 40 miles west of Chicago, or in a galaxy far, far away. Posts: 2,662	The Compaq Presario systems tended to have a lot of proprietary hardware that make running non-Windows systems problematic with them. What do you want to get out of your system, and how much are you able to spend? __________________ Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.

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What do you want to get out of your system, and how much are you able to spend?

I need a basic system: Office programs, playing audio and video.
I might do things like convert files from divx to dvd.
I want to keep things as economical as possible.
I will probably get a tower, because I will want to have the
extra room for things like an extra hard drive.

Thanks

10-16-2009	#4 (permalink)
Rubberman Linux Guru Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I can be found either 40 miles west of Chicago, or in a galaxy far, far away. Posts: 2,662	Ok. So you're not looking for a laptop. Dell has some nice systems at a very reasonable price. For example, you can get an Inspiron 546 starting at $269 USD w/ AMD processor, 2GB ram, 320GB disc (can put another one inside the box), ATI graphics processor, 5.1 surround sound, and DVD+RW. Comes with Vista, but you can put Linux on it without any problem. It will also handle up to 8GB of RAM. __________________ Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.

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