Hello!
I apologize if this is an overly simplistic question but i'm trying to decide whether to buy a new desktop (or laptop) or keep my current one and format and reinstall Windows. Like my cars, I like to keep them until I absolutely need to replace, to avoid wasting money and being wasteful of electronics.
My needs are really only browsing the internet and some light video watching, a la youtube. I don't game or need anything too powerful. For my crazy spreadsheets, I use my work laptop which is pretty powerful.
My home PC is pretty slow and I typically format and install Windows every few years but before I spend time doing that, I want to make sure that I shouldn't just buy a new PC. I used to be somewhat hardware competent and had build a PC or two many many years ago, but back then it seemed like processor speed and memory were the main things to know. Now that it's not just gigahertz but "dual core" vs "quad core" etc., it's a little harder for me to decipher.
My PC's current (relevant) specs:
Lenovo
Pentium G620 CPU at 2.60GHz
4 GB Ram
Anything else i should note that would be helpful? Thanks in advance for any help or pointing me in the right direction!
I apologize if this is an overly simplistic question but i'm trying to decide whether to buy a new desktop (or laptop) or keep my current one and format and reinstall Windows. Like my cars, I like to keep them until I absolutely need to replace, to avoid wasting money and being wasteful of electronics.
My needs are really only browsing the internet and some light video watching, a la youtube. I don't game or need anything too powerful. For my crazy spreadsheets, I use my work laptop which is pretty powerful.
My home PC is pretty slow and I typically format and install Windows every few years but before I spend time doing that, I want to make sure that I shouldn't just buy a new PC. I used to be somewhat hardware competent and had build a PC or two many many years ago, but back then it seemed like processor speed and memory were the main things to know. Now that it's not just gigahertz but "dual core" vs "quad core" etc., it's a little harder for me to decipher.
My PC's current (relevant) specs:
Lenovo
Pentium G620 CPU at 2.60GHz
4 GB Ram
Anything else i should note that would be helpful? Thanks in advance for any help or pointing me in the right direction!
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