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Buying a new computer

by Sheila Sep 28, 2005 2:34AM PDT

Hi, I have also been thinking about buying a new computer, and have read the posts here on the forum. I have decided on the emachines T6520, based on responses from the forum.

Last week I looked on the Internet for the model. Found where I could buy it. Now, today I looked again, and it seems like it has been replaced with model T6524.

Is it possible that the models are replaced that quickly? I read on the forum that the 6520 was on the shelves in June of '05.

This computer will be for home and I will be surfing the Internet,sending emails, going to messageboards like this one,saving stationary for emails, saving gifs, saving wav files, saving photos from disk, saving recipes, using Works a little bit.

Will this computer be too much for my needs? Right now I have an emachine that needs more memory. I have had it for 5 years and have not had trouble with it. Nothing that I haven't caused. I have already asked about more memory in previous posts. I received great answers, but I never did add more ram. I thought I would just buy new.

Here is the link for the emachine T6524

http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=eMachines_T6524

Link for the T6520
http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=eMachines_T6520

Thanks,
Sheila

Emachine OEM
98 SE/ IE 5.50/ OE 5/ Internet Access 5.4
56 k
533MHz
64 mb
128 kb
NAV2004
Adaware SE Personal
Spybot

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Sheila,, Clean Things Off...
by Sheila Oct 23, 2005 9:34AM PDT

Grif, what do you mean ''Clean things off''? Do you mean just delete everything I installed, and desktop shortcuts, games and such?
Sheila

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Sheila, Did I Not Explain It Clearly?
by Grif Thomas Forum moderator Oct 23, 2005 10:18AM PDT
You asked: "Should I use the retore cd and put everything back where it was in the beginning or just get rid of it?"

I answered: "To be secure, you should at least format the drive..If you have sensitive data on the machine and you want to be MORE secure, you can use a free program called Killdisk which destroys data and overwrites the drive so that prior data becomes almost impossible to retrieve even by special programs."

Yes, formatting the machine or using Killdisk would erase everything from the drive. (Therefore my statement "Clean things off".).

Since you said you weren't going to be using the old computer, if you then want to sell or give away the computer, you can use the Recovery CD to reformat and reinstall all software as it came from the factory. If you're just going to dump the machine in the trash, then reformatting the drive or using Killdisk would be sufficient...

Hope this helps.

Grif
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Sorry.......
by Sheila Oct 23, 2005 11:10PM PDT

I understand. My brain is not working correctly right now. My son and daughter in law are in Playa Del Carmen Mexico in a shelter from Hurricane Wilma,I am making plans to go be with my Mom who is very sick in the Hospital in another state, and trying to catch up on things here.

Sorry for being dense. I will print out your info and get to it when I can.

Again, Thank you for your help.
Sheila

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(NT) (NT) Sheila, No Problem...Best Wishes To Your Family
by Grif Thomas Forum moderator Oct 24, 2005 1:28AM PDT
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