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I have an older Dell (P3, 733mHz, W98SE). In order to run a new app that
requires XP I need to either upgrade or buy a new box.
I'd like to upgrade since I also own a "never-opened" XP Pro Upgrade and my
closet is starting to fill up with old machines! However, I'm getting
contradictory advice of whether upgrading the old machine will run well or
not. This machine is used for office tasks, email and browsing. No heavy
apps. (I'm guessing that the new XP-only application will be fairly light
since it's a tool eBay provides for people who sell a lot on eBay...why would
they release a resource-intensive product that many of their sellers might
not be able to use? Bad business decision and eBay is a smart company!)
If I upgrade I was planning on boosting RAM to 512.
So, do I upgrade or buy new?
requires XP I need to either upgrade or buy a new box.
I'd like to upgrade since I also own a "never-opened" XP Pro Upgrade and my
closet is starting to fill up with old machines! However, I'm getting
contradictory advice of whether upgrading the old machine will run well or
not. This machine is used for office tasks, email and browsing. No heavy
apps. (I'm guessing that the new XP-only application will be fairly light
since it's a tool eBay provides for people who sell a lot on eBay...why would
they release a resource-intensive product that many of their sellers might
not be able to use? Bad business decision and eBay is a smart company!)
If I upgrade I was planning on boosting RAM to 512.
So, do I upgrade or buy new?