Maybe Upgrade?

jackie66 · 01-19-2008, 06:53 PM

My Husband And Myself Run A Small Bookkeeping Business We Both Have A Computer. My Husbands Is A Pentium Ii With Win 98 And Mine Is A Pentium With Win 95. Our Business Has Been Operating For 2 Yrs And We Have A Steady Clientele. We Now Do Bookkeeping For 30 Clients. My Husbands Computer Is Going Ok But A Bit Sluggish And Keeps Crashing. Mine Is Struggling With The New Version Of Myob Acc I Just Loaded On. I Have The Larger Clients, While My Husband Does The Smaller Ones. We Are Really Watching The Budget What Would You Guys Recommend For Us???

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 01-19-2008, 06:56 PM

Whats the budget upgrading something that old would cast way more then it would be worth proformance wise with a new 350$ computer

**sobeit** · 01-19-2008, 07:08 PM

you really need to purchase new computers for one big reason - security. Your computers/operating system cannot be secured and your clients information is very confidental.

Since you do bookkeeping you know that you can write off new computers as a business expense.

as far as upgrading the computers - forget it, the cost to upgrade could exceed the cost of replacing.

one thing though, my info is based on the operating system you are using not actual computers. You really need to post both computers specifications in order to give you specific info.

jackie66 · 01-20-2008, 01:26 AM

Hey guys thanks for your suggestions i totally agree. So then what type of computer do you suggest my husband and i buy?

**sobeit** · 01-20-2008, 02:31 AM

you really do not need anything fancy. Before purchasing anything you need to consider your operating system. Since you said you want to limit spending, check all of your printers, scanners and software and see if they are vista compatible. If not, get a computer with xp. 1 gig of ram should be plenty. Dont know any good places in your neck of the woods so someone here from there should be able to help further.

**FreoHeaveho** · 01-20-2008, 06:02 AM

Start with Dell.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 01-20-2008, 10:25 AM

i would look at the budget hps they use good quallity motherboards http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...=a6300t_series

jackie66 · 01-20-2008, 04:39 PM

Thanks Very Much You Have Been A Great Help

01-19-2008, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackie66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SA Australia Posts: 4 OS: WINDOWS 95 AND 98	Maybe Upgrade? My Husband And Myself Run A Small Bookkeeping Business We Both Have A Computer. My Husbands Is A Pentium Ii With Win 98 And Mine Is A Pentium With Win 95. Our Business Has Been Operating For 2 Yrs And We Have A Steady Clientele. We Now Do Bookkeeping For 30 Clients. My Husbands Computer Is Going Ok But A Bit Sluggish And Keeps Crashing. Mine Is Struggling With The New Version Of Myob Acc I Just Loaded On. I Have The Larger Clients, While My Husband Does The Smaller Ones. We Are Really Watching The Budget What Would You Guys Recommend For Us???

01-19-2008, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Maybe Upgrade? Whats the budget upgrading something that old would cast way more then it would be worth proformance wise with a new 350$ computer __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

01-19-2008, 07:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Maybe Upgrade? you really need to purchase new computers for one big reason - security. Your computers/operating system cannot be secured and your clients information is very confidental. Since you do bookkeeping you know that you can write off new computers as a business expense. as far as upgrading the computers - forget it, the cost to upgrade could exceed the cost of replacing. one thing though, my info is based on the operating system you are using not actual computers. You really need to post both computers specifications in order to give you specific info. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age Last edited by sobeit; 01-19-2008 at 07:11 PM.

01-20-2008, 01:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
jackie66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SA Australia Posts: 4 OS: WINDOWS 95 AND 98	Re: Maybe Upgrade? Hey guys thanks for your suggestions i totally agree. So then what type of computer do you suggest my husband and i buy?

01-20-2008, 02:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Maybe Upgrade? you really do not need anything fancy. Before purchasing anything you need to consider your operating system. Since you said you want to limit spending, check all of your printers, scanners and software and see if they are vista compatible. If not, get a computer with xp. 1 gig of ram should be plenty. Dont know any good places in your neck of the woods so someone here from there should be able to help further. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

01-20-2008, 06:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Maybe Upgrade? Start with Dell. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

01-20-2008, 10:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Maybe Upgrade? i would look at the budget hps they use good quallity motherboards http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...=a6300t_series __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

01-20-2008, 04:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
jackie66 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SA Australia Posts: 4 OS: WINDOWS 95 AND 98	Re: Maybe Upgrade? Thanks Very Much You Have Been A Great Help