Advice on Computer and software please!

fittaedae

Oops In last paragraph it should start And not Andy! Been a long day!

paddyrg

You have a bookkeeping problem
You use Sage
Now you have two problems!

OK, somewhat harsh and I am not trying to single out Sage here - what I mean is that bookkeeping software can add complications meaning you have to learn its ways to do anything. I gave up using accounting software for my small business and reverted to excel as at least I know it's up to me to get right, and spreadsheets are very open and you can follow the sums!

fittaedae

Lol thanks Paddyrg, just what I thought stick with the established Excel spreadsheets I have set up! Far less hassle I feel

closed

older machines can be fast enough, provided they have enough ram.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

Use the external drive for backup, not originals.

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

http://www.dmxdimension.com/

fittaedae

Closed, thanks for those links! Will try the spped up PC first and see how it goes. This is the kind of info I have been looking for... Just did not know where to look! Now I have plenty ideas and options..

Thank you all for your kind advice! Hope I can help you too someday!

ntb1

We used a webbssed accounts package. Clear books

Would also recommend a dell vostro laptop about 350 or so plus vat.

Would also agree you are better to ramp up your ram I have 8gb in mine and would also question the need for a high powered pc for your requirements. We run some 5 year old dells for similar requirements to you and all run fine.

patman99

How would Microsoft know if you were using Office365 Home/student for business use?.

Give LibreOffice a go. It is free & above all, it is far, far more advanced than Openoffice.

For storage issues, you can use 'Dropbox'. This has the advantage that if your PC is stolen/fails, you can install Dropbox on another system then regain access to your files.