1 Reply by dark_h0le

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SRAM wrote:

200 is a tough price point. Consider this: a windows licence is $120 right there.Most of the things you want are on the web. But you want to run some video editing and music software, there are free versions for Linux! What you need is a Linux laptop. I buy mine through ava direct for around 500. But there is the Alpha Litebook for 250. Linux is not for the feint of heart.

I would suggest saving a little for a $500 machine with Windows 10.


im actually well versed in linux being that my last 2 machines were debian and ive ran ubuntu on 2 other machines. im not limiting myself to a windows machine..

ive been looking at stuff like this https://www.amazon.com/Refurbished-Opti … B0155KLQ2K

i dont need a keyboard, mouse or monitor.. idk i feel since the most intensive stuff im going to do is video chat theres gotta be a cheap alternative

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didnt really know where to post this... also general discussion on old shitty pcs...

so ive been looking around at some older refurbished towers and im lost. heres the deal.. i dont need anything too high powered. ive never been too smart with the hardware ive basically just had machines and worked with what i got.. also im relatively broke due to other investments on a camera and a yeti mic.. so i got like $200 max..

things i would like to use it for:

renoise
fl studio (older version like 7)
google hangouts
skype
video streaming (youtube, netflix, crunchyroll)
discord
very light video editing
deflemask
emulator stuff mainly gba and snes
audacity
famitracker
basic media player stuff
going to hook a camera up to it

would also like to dual boot with a lighter distro of linux

i mean ive been looking at the dell optiplex machines but theres seems to be compatability issues between different models with random shit...

is what i want unrealistic for my budget?

ive been looking at stuff for almost 2 weeks and i feel like a huge pleb.

what should i be looking for?

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