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Anyone have any suggestions for a 'new' PC (which will probably be a refurbished, or a used off ebay)? How much disk space? What speed processor? How much RAM?
Note: I use my computer for internet, word processing, small games, and spreadsheets. I don't need anything fancy - just general home use by someone who tends to have 15 Firefox tabs, 1 game, and 3 IM programs open at the same time.
Anyone have experience with Open Office? Are documents and spreadsheets convertable back and forth with MS Office? Is someone used to MS Office going to have a lot of trouble converting?