Whirly, I'm sure there'll be comments about your suggestion, and I don't know the brand names, reliability or anything else, but if you're looking to spend minimum dollars the specs on that system will provide you with everything YOU need, and be so far ahead of your current system you'll be amazed.
WeatherJinx,
Sorry if I came across unreasonably. As you know I have pondered the thought of getting a Mac myself, and maybe they are worth paying double the price Whirly is suggesting with her barebones system. Maybe not.
I tend to post here only to ask questions as a definite non-guru, and if I happen to offer advice, it's usually from the same perspective. I think I'm often closer to understanding the needs of the bottom end user than a lot of well-meaning people who are so excited by their own systems, or in some cases, knowledge, that they forget the person asking the question is not going to have a clue what they're talking about. Those are the rare occasions I feel I can be of some use. And it wasn't you I was referring to in my first post.
I hope nobody took offence, I could just see things getting further away from what Whirly asked for.
Cheers,
Binos
P.S. And Whirly, from what I've seen and heard about Macs, the whole idea is that you don't have to worry about learning new things. They are MUCH more intuitive and friendly than PC's. But they are more expensive (fact) and a lot of your years of software accumulation can suddenly be rendered useless. (I won't call that a fact, but I suspect it is.)
