CPU, Memory, or a Hard drive???? Which is better if you're desperatly in need of more space for music and videos and things like that????????
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If you need more space to store data then you need a bigger (or an extra) hard drive. The CPU determines how fast the computer can make calculations (which is all computers really do, after all), while the RAM (Memory) determines how much data the computer can work with at any given time without having to pause and read from the hard drive (basically, it can get complicated).So, if you need to store more data, more hard drive space is what you need. If your computer gets bogged down easily or you run a lot of apps at once, get more RAM. As for the CPU, meh, all modern CPUs are so fast anyway (and expensive) that you're probably better off not bothering. If you need more space to store data then you need a bigger (or an extra) hard drive. The CPU determines how fast the computer can make calculations (which is all computers really do, after all), while the RAM (Memory) determines how much data the computer can work with at any given time without having to pause and read from the hard drive (basically, it can get complicated).So, if you need to store more data, more hard drive space is what you need. If your computer gets bogged down easily or you run a lot of apps at once, get more RAM. As for the CPU, meh, all modern CPUs are... » Read More If you need more space to store data then you need a bigger (or an extra) hard drive. The CPU determines how fast the computer can make calculations (which is all computers really do, after all), while the RAM (Memory) determines how much data the computer can work with at any given time without having to pause and read from the hard drive (basically, it can get complicated).So, if you need to store more data, more hard drive space is what you need. If your computer gets bogged down easily or you run a lot of apps at once, get more RAM. As for the CPU, meh, all modern CPUs are so fast anyway (and expensive) that you're probably better off not bothering. « Show Less
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The 4GB limit is a result of formatting the drive with the FAT32 file system. Use NTFS on windows or HFS+ on the Mac.If you need archival backups of your files, it may be a lot cheaper to use DVD's (+R or -R), although they do take up a lot more space.
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If you need more space to store data then you need a bigger (or an extra) hard drive. The CPU determines how fast the computer can make calculations (which is all computers really do, after all), while the RAM (Memory) determines how much data the computer can work with at any given time without having to pause and read from the hard drive (basically, it can get complicated). So, if you need to store more data, more hard drive space is what you need. If your computer gets bogged down easily or you run a lot of apps at once, get more RAM. As for the CPU, meh, all modern CPUs are so fast anyway (and expensive) that you're probably better off not bothering.
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Good response. I would caution against an external HD for video (music and other relatively small files are fine). I have a Iomega external and I am unable to use it with my video editing software (I am unsure why). Also my external drive will not support files larger than about 4GB (videos).
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All depends on what you plan to use it for.Usually more is better.I have the 16GB unit and that is fine for me.I will never use the 16GB. But if you plan to download a real lot then get the bigger one.There is an expansion slot on all.
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Ingrid, I have a quad core with 4Gb of RAM and a 512Mb video card. I also have a 500Gb internal hard drive which is filling-up (little over a year's worth of video - gonna need to add 1Tb). I just got the Sony SR12 and LOVE IT! My computer can handle the editing - it's a little slow but not impossible - I'm using Pinnacle Studio 12 (Ulitmate version)software - VERY easy to use - and I'm burning DVDs and Blu-rays with it. You'll want a quad core computer for rendering - the software uses ALL FOUR cpus while processing HD material. I coudn't be more pleased with the computer, software and video camera combination. Editing (clippping, cut&paste clips, etc) could be a little faster, but when using native 1920x1080i resolution, expect a little slow-down when compared to SD (non HD) footage. Rendering times will be much longer for HD than SD - but go do something else for 4-6 hours while the computer crunches your 1 hour video. Then be totally amazed at the Blu-Ray (or regular DVD using AVCHD format) disc playing on your Blu-Ray player on your HD TV. WOW ! That is the way of the future - many say the future is NOW. Hope this helps. Tony PS...If you really shop smart, you could get all the hardware and software I mention above (not including the SR12 or extra 1Tb hard drive) for around $1,250 or so - INCLUDING a Blu-Ray burner for your new Quad Core PC and Blu-Ray player for your HD TV - NOT including the TV of course. That price includes the Pinnacle software too!
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yes i have already add a 8gb ram. but i think if you really want to make some improvment you need a ssd
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I agree with you on that one. You can store a lot of music on this. I have two videos and about 1500+ songs on my ipod and have about 6.50 gb used up. 60gb would be nice but not really necessarily important unless you want tons of music and videos. If you want a couple video files and your music library it also depends on how much music you have.I have still plenty of room to put stuff on there and I have about 200 cds left. I would say if you truly need 60 gb spend the 70-80 bucks extra for 60gb but really you should only need 30.
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It depends on how much you want to store. Two gigs is a bunch of memory, but I bought one, because I cover a lot of meetings.
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Windows 7/82.0 GHz CPU or faster2 GB RAM4.5 GB free hard drive space for minimal install, 20 GB recommended
950241
I bought the 32 gig. depends on your collection. I stream a lot of msic so I don't use a lot of space.
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You might not even need one, I'd look at you storage space available, I added a 4GB just for the heck of it.
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I Only have 256GB with this model, but if you make video editing, you will need more storage... So, i recommend 256GB and the speed i think it's the same.
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only difference is that you can store more movies, music and pictures, if you are a downloading geek and want to store an extensive library of stuff on your device + gazillions of apps, go for 32GB, I am OK with 16GB
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Depends how much memory your computer may have. Best if you get like an 8 gig USB drive or an external hard drive if your not sure how much memory your computer have. It really shouldn't take much memory these days since computers come with a alot memory.
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I would suggest using 8GB or more. The HD video will eat up space. I chose a memory card that had a high data transfer rate - 50MB/s. PNY High Performance 32GB card to be exact. Paid less than 26 dollars for it.
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Thank you for the info, I'll take a look. By the way would you recommend a 1tb 5400rpm or a 750gb 7200rpm? Is the speed trade-off worth the space trade off? thank you
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Right now I have on one of mine, 13.9GB of total usable space (the other 2.1BG takes up the operating system). I currently have 4.35GB of free space left open. The other part is filled up with the following content: That includes 113 full albums averaging between 6 to 15 songs per album using 4.40GB of space and 59 music videos that is using 5.12GB of the storage space. The music videos are assorted sizes form 3.10MB to 177MB. I am always adding and removing songs and videos depending upon what style of music I'm into at the time. It's all drag and drop when you sync it to the player in your pc so moving things around is easy. I always try to leave at least 1 or more GB of free space open so that the music videos don't get jerky. I own more than one of these and it's really more about having not running out of battery before I can get back to recharge. Music uses a lot less battery, but the videos can wear down the battery pretty fast. These are small and very portable and I use them plugged into the car stereo for road trip music playlists and while waiting around in long lines, etc. at sci-fi conventions where it's not easy to get back to the room to recharge. Probably TMI but I hope this helps you in some way!
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Windows 7/8 2.0 GHz CPU or faster 2 GB RAM 4.5 GB free hard drive space for minimal install, 20 GB recommended
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Checked Dell. The computer is discontinued. I takes a 2.5 inch SATA drive. I guess it depends on the health of your gear if it's worth it.