Lap Top suitable for itunes/ipod touch?

boltongirl1

I am looking into buying an 8GB ipod touch and want to know if my 2nd hand lap top is suitable for downloading and storing music how do i find out? any help would be appreciated.

davester

what is the specs of your laptop?

Windows Hardware

• A PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor
• Intel Pentium D or faster processor is required to play Standard Definition video from the iTunes Store
• 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor is required to play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras from the iTunes Store
• 512MB of RAM; 1GB is required to play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras
• Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater; 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras
• DirectX 9.0-compatible video card with 32MB of video RAM; 64MB recommended
• QuickTime-compatible audio card
• Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store
• iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or back-up CDs or DVDs

boltongirl1

I dont know the spec of the lap top how do I find out

davester

what operating system are you running , windows xp, vista, 7, Me, 98, 95, 3.11 ? or linux

Or what is the brand and model number of the laptop

boltongirl1

Windows XP and hp compaq nc6230 bought second hand from a friend of a friend as it goes so dont like to ask if they know the spec

davester

These are the possible specs,

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/321957-64295-89315-321838-f33-447349.html

if you go to My Computer, right click in the window annd choose properties. it will tell you which processor and how much RAM.

If you have 512MB of RAM or more you should be fine with iTunes and plugging your iPod in.

boltongirl1

windows xp professional version 2002 service pack 3
intel pentium m processor 1.73GHz 512 MB RAM

How much music (mp3) can i store

gaming_guy

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boltongirl1

C:Free space 29GB

Donnie

Guess around 150 tunes per gigabyte. So around 4350 songs.