The main purpose is to do basic school work. Im not a gamer. I will be using it for watching and possibly creating movies/videos. I just need it to be faster, and run smoother than the POS i have now(an older toshiba w/celeron M). I will probably use my computer to create basic multimedia presentations. I want my computer to be able to run multipule applications fairly smoothly (internet, music, and while witting a paper) And $1000 is basically my max to spend.
So the x3100 is crap? what about next step up the x4500?
Ill be storing movies, music, pictures, and papers on my computer. How much memory would you advise?
the only processor Ive heard much about is the Core 2 Duo, and thats just because it got all the publicity. Is it really that great? and how much difference will a 2.0GHz vs. a 2.26GHz processor make? what about AMD vs. Intel?
Thanks