That's really why I finally upgraded to Win7. I bought a refurb'd HP
Pavilion (p7-1233w) with AMD A8-5500 and 8GB RAM for $350. Not exactly
top-of-the line stuff but it's much, much faster than my old Dell with
dual core Intel processor, XP and 4GB RAM.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/15/2013 1:08 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> In my case, Chuck, I have more than Win XP can support. I hope that
> Michael Dell will post some bargains, now that he has taken the company
> private. :-)
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 11/15/2013 8:10 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> How much real memory do you have and can you add more? Memory is pretty
>> cheap these days and real memory size is often at the heart of
>> performance problems. As the old saying goes, nothing improves virtual
>> memory performance better than more real memory. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/14/2013 5:16 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>> I was a bit startled at the difference in loading and even processing
>>> time between Nikon D3 (12.1mp) and the D800 (36mp). I vastly prefer
>>> the D800 and its files, but I do spend a lot more time tapping my
>>> foot these days. Unfortunately, and new computer is not in the cards
>>> for a while. If ever.
>>>
>>> --Bob Whitmire Certified Neanderthal
>>>
>>> On Nov 14, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>
>>>> Have you considered how you will process those humongous files?
>>>> When I first opened an X-E1 RAW file, using my elderly PC running
>>>> XP, I couldn't believe how long it took the computer to load the
>>>> file. And that is only 16mp. I suspect my next purchase will be a
>>>> new computer, not camera. :-(
>
>
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