Restoration

So, you've got an older system, it doesn't run all that bad, and you want to patch it up and get another year or so out of it before you make the big move to upgrade? Call us up, depending on your situation, we may be able to help you out. If not, we can give you an HONEST estimate (not a bunch of salesmanship) of what your options are.

Also, I'll give you a secret - I call it my "1, 2, 3 rule" of computer repair. Basically, it goes like this:

If you have 1 item of hardware (and sometimes software) that you REALLY need to get up to speed, such as more RAM, a burner, or maybe to move up to a more stable OS (like moving from ME or 95 up to Windows 2000, XP, or else Linux or FreeBSD) then I most likely will advise to do it.

Now, if there are 2 items that you need to upgrade - for instance you have 64 megs of RAM on a Super Socket 7 board that has a 166 Pentium MMX, and you want to upgrade to 256 megs and an AMD K6II or K6III running 400 or 533 mhz, then I would have to give you options since at this level you might just spend a LITTLE more and jump a few generations of chips and have an investment instead of a boat anchor. What usually will tell here is finances and whether you have access to used parts.

And then comes 3 - by the time you need to upgrade 3 rather important computer parts, you usually are well over halfway to paying for a relatively new system - especially if you don't buy a new monitor and printer EVERYTIME you buy a PC.

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