New PC - What and from where?

Bf109

timbim wrote: »

No. If your needs are reasonably simple, you may be able to get new life out of your existing rig for little or no expense using a variant of linux. I would recommend Ubuntu, who have brilliant support on their forums. You can change just about anything in the settings. You may also want to look at distrowatch to see the most popular flavours from around the world.

As I say, we really need to know what you need to be doing, and we can work out what you need from there.

timbim, with regards to Ubuntu, do you know if it will run

1. Skype
2. BBC iPlayer
3. iTunes

Thanks. Will dig out my newest old laptop and see if it has enough ram to run ubuntu.

Bf109

Double post

timbim_2

Don't know about skype, but it's quite possible that someone has developed an equivalent that can sign into skype and do everything it does. iPlayer will run inside firefox, and I've a feeling there's a way to get programs for playback later. As for iTunes, Linux can, with a few add-ons, manage music on an iPod, but you'dd need to use another store for buying tracks, maybe Amazon or Play.

Bf109

OK, will prolly aim to get this

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164667

And use a 17" screen they were going to chuck in the skip at work.
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What do you mean I'm a cheapskate....?

crampo_2

Bf109 wrote: »

OK, will prolly aim to get this

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164667

And use a 17" screen they were going to chuck in the skip at work.
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What do you mean I'm a cheapskate....?

Don' forget you Don't get a OS with that, What OS You going to use