Needed: Computer Advice

[supercheesegirl]

Dear friends, my computer is dying. I bought this computer back in 2004 or 2005, so it's had a good long life as computer lives go. I ran a backup just a few weeks ago so I'm not stressing too much about file recovery, thankfully. I was hoping to get another year or two out of this machine, but that seems impossible based on current conditions. The

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[myras_girls]

I'm still using the Dell desktop I purchased in 2005 for around $500 and it's going strong. I love this thing

lots of thoughts/info

[minkrose]

My current set up is a 13" Macbook (normal, not Pro), and an iPad 2. At home, my laptop is plugged into a keyboard and a 22" monitor. I use the trackpad on my mac instead of a mouse because I prefer the mac gestures

Re: lots of thoughts/info

[minkrose]

I should mention: I DON'T have a smartphone (on purpose) as the iPad serves that function for me. So, I do need some kind of computer when I'm out and about and the tablet seemed a better option than the phone.

[amedia]

I agree with minkrose - you can't use your iPad as a primary machine, and you can't even get started on the iPad without an up-to-date Mac to plug it into