Smolenski7
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Currently I own an 8 year old Gateway 710S. I've upgraded the memory to a whopping 768MB RAM. However the hard drive is just about out of space b/c of all of the photos I have stored on it. I use the computer for only basic things like email, paying bills, some word processing, and every now and then I edit photos taken from my subcompact Sony digital camera.
The computer has been very reliable over the years. The biggest problem I have with it is for some reason it has problems recognizing the Dell monitor (I sold my Gateway monitor) I have with it after it upgrades. To solve this, I simply don't upgrade any more. This hasn't really caused any issues yet.
Should I:
1. Buy a new computer. Nothing special, just something that will allow me to keep on trucking.
2. Buy a new external HD. I don't know much about external HD's. For this to be an option, I will need to be able to have it hooked-up and turned on 24/7 so that I can access it via my wireless network. I would love for this to come to fruition, but it would have to be reliable under these conditions.
3. Buy and install an additional internal HD.
The computer has been very reliable over the years. The biggest problem I have with it is for some reason it has problems recognizing the Dell monitor (I sold my Gateway monitor) I have with it after it upgrades. To solve this, I simply don't upgrade any more. This hasn't really caused any issues yet.
Should I:
1. Buy a new computer. Nothing special, just something that will allow me to keep on trucking.
2. Buy a new external HD. I don't know much about external HD's. For this to be an option, I will need to be able to have it hooked-up and turned on 24/7 so that I can access it via my wireless network. I would love for this to come to fruition, but it would have to be reliable under these conditions.
3. Buy and install an additional internal HD.
