Upgrade time?
Here's a question for any computer-oriented folks out there, because I don't keep up with the latest and greatest in hardware...
Before my freshman year, I bought an eMachines desktop -- not the greatest choice, but it was cheap and I needed the money. Since then I've made some upgrades and replacements, and these days their patented NanoCase is having overheating issues, which I've just been living with. There may be power issues, too, but since I installed a new power supply that should have the necessary wattage not too long ago, it's hard to tell that till I get the heat problem resolved. The DVD drive is the latest component to start failing, so here's my dilemma.
I can pay $70 and stick another drive into a computer that's getting older and definitely showing its age. Or I can pay a few hundred dollars, get a new mobo to replace the questionable OEM hardware, a new CPU to go along with it, a new case, maybe a new power supply, probably new memory, knowing hardware manufacturers, and port all my reusable peripherals over to the new system.
Or I can try to save up a few thousand dollars which will come from God knows where and get myself a laptop, which will be new and fancy and shiny and expensive as #@!$ and PORTABLE, which would be a huge boon.
Any suggestions? If you have a suggestion, any sub-suggestions in the way of specific purchases to look into?
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