These processors aren't quite as speedy as their Intel counterparts on graphics, but they perform just as well in applications like word processing and spreadsheets. He uses Windows at work, so it's important he be able to bring home files from the office. But he used Macs in college and still likes them. With this much to spend, the Werner-Spiller trio can get a system that's pretty close to the best that money can buy. Bill has lots of big plans for the family computer, but the biggest by far is digital photography.
Photos become gigantic graphics files inside a computer.
The performance difference between 266 and 300 MHz Pentium II is negligible, so it's not worth paying extra for the so-called faster one. A photo-quality inkjet printer rounds out the package. While neither as speedy nor as quiet as laser printers, the best inkjets make stunningly vivid prints and handle text nimbly as well. Be prepared to invest in lots of ink cartridges and photo-quality paper, though. They want E-mail, to keep up with a family network of children and grandchildren scattered throughout the Northeast.