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need some advice

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hello fellow [H]'ers
i have this friend who is starting his own small bussiness, its a small print/design shop, and asked me to put together a pc for him, now the problem lies here, i am not sure what kind of machine would be ok for him, he would be doing corel draw and the such, and printing applications too
so i come to you to see uf you can help me choose a plataform for him (please dont tell me mac)

thanks in advance
 
i would say from 500-700, or mayb more, i would need to talk further with him about that
 
Unless you're planning on being his on-call support, I would recommend he purchase a Dell or Gateway. Especially since it sounds like his business will be more dependant on the computer than, say, Subway.

Otherwise, depending on the kind of programs he plans on using, $500-$700 may not cover it . For $500-$700 you can get a Pentium IV 3.0Ghz or so, 512MB RAM, DVD-RW, 80-200GB hard drive, Windows XP Pro, and a cheap monitor, say like a 17" for ~$150.

Find out what kind of programs he plans on running and then go from there. And he'll probably want a backup solution of some sort. I would recommend a USB external hard drive.
 
I've used Corel Draw professionally for 10 years, ahve my own business, so here's some things to look for:

1. Memory- more than 512, go for a gig
2. Monitor- 19 inch, it really matters for zooming in and doing desings right
3. Processor speed is not as critical as memory.I'd work on a 2.0 with 1.5 gig memory before I'd work on a 3.4 EE with 512 mb.
4. HD space may not be that big of a deal- if it's just vector art, any space is good. If it's photo work, he'll need 80 to start.
5. Backup is important, even something he can take off-site in case the worst happens. His work today will be his reference library tomorrow.

Hope that helps. Good luck.
 
thanks for the advice, ill talk with him and giv him a few options

and dells and gateways are out of the question, since we are in Mexico, and those have really inflated prices here
 
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