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Monday, February 19, 2007
The hidden cost of Vista
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you read my column this Sunday in the newspaper, or here on the blog, you know I upgraded one of my computers so that it would do a better job with Vista.
That worked out fine, it’s now doing a good job with Vista. But, even for that small upgrade of video card and RAM, I spent just under $300. And now I’d love to get a flat screen monitor to replace my decent - but heavy - 19-inch CRT monitor.
I did all the upgrade work myself, of course. So the price tag would be even higher if I had taken the machine to a shop. Besides the money, it took some time to get everything done.
So let me repeat my earlier advice. Don’t upgrade now. If you can wait until you need a new PC you’ll save both money and hassle - after all the PC will come with Vista installed (I paid $200 for the upgrade) and if your upgrade costs $300 or so, we’re already talking $500. You can darn near get a new PC for that.
PC World wrote on the same topic - you can read the article here.
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