CreditMyDebit wrote:I hope you're joking with that one
basisschedule wrote:Any thoughts on using a Microsoft surface pro like cornerstone noted above? Would it connect to the server similar to any other work station? Or would there be issues to work through? Can it be connected to the server wirelessly?
CreditMyDebit wrote:ATSMAN wrote:Computer prices have come down so much that it makes no sense buying anything less than a i5 or equivalent with at least 8GB memory! I prefer printers that can hold a full ream of paper. I have one with 2 cassettes.
For tax software, spreadsheets, word, outlook etc even watching movies you will get near zero performance boosts on an i5 i7 or i9 over an i3. The processor is rarely the bottleneck in anything other than programs that are GPU intensive. Since OP is looking for a couple of lightweight computers he definitely can save money sticking an i3 in those and not have to worry about staff complaining about slow conputers. SSD and low latency RAM will give better performance boosts over expensive processors. Agree on printers that can hold at least 500 sheets.
migbike wrote:I agree with this. RAM is going to be the bottleneck for anything an accountant will be doing.
makbo wrote:migbike wrote:I agree with this. RAM is going to be the bottleneck for anything an accountant will be doing.
As previously mentioned I have a 7 year old HP desktop, with 8GB RAM and AMD A8-3850 processor (what is that equivalent to in Intel CPU families? i5?) and 1.5TB spinning hard disk.
On rare occasions, Firefox gets carried away and RAM usage starts creeping up over 90%, at which point I need to kill Firefox and restart it -- this is almost always due to a specific web page I forget to close that is trying to bombard me with lots of useless stuff.
makbo wrote:Hmm, that Dell XPS sounds a lot like what I am looking for, and at a price I had in mind. 256GB SSD for speed with running programs, but still plenty of HDD storage for everything else.
A friend was telling me yesterday I need bigger monitors.
I like refurbished Dell Precisions for my firm.
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