"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> kony <spam@spam.com> wrote
>> Adam Russell <adamrussell@sbcglobal.net.invalid> wrote
>
>>> Im thinking of getting a new computer sometime in the next
>>> 3-4 months. Looking at what's new I see duo core and quad
>>> core extreme on websites, but on tv Im seeing ads touting
>>> the duo cores as "the latest thing". Should I consider getting
>>> quad core with the thinking that it will have a longer lifetime
>>> (time till new games run slow)? Or is quad core something
>>> too bleeding edge (may have infant mortality issues)?
>
>> You have not mentioned your specific computing needs.
>
>> For some people, even single core is still the best alternative.
>
> Not many, just those that dont plan to keep the system long.
>
>> You have not mentioned the budget either.
>
>> Don't buy anything trying to see into the future,
>
> That is just plain silly. It makes a lot of sense to
> avoid motherboards with AGP slots while those are
> still being run out. ATA hard drives currently too,
> particularly when so few motherboards are available
> with more than a single ATA port and when that will
> be used for the optical drives for quite a while yet.

Are you saying I should avoid ATA HD's? Whats the preferred alternative?