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You look like my grandmother.edit: when she was young. You don't look like you're 80.
Last night I had a dream that Zerlina and I were pirates. It was... beautiful.
If you want something cheap and affordable but decent, get one of these:http://www.alienware.com/Landings/desktop-deals.aspxThey're okay-ish.
Alienware aren't affordable at all what is wrong with youAnyway, if you're looking for value for money primarily; build the PC yourself. It's so much cheaper, and you have much more control over the whole process. It really isn't hard. The hardest part is choosing the parts, not the aseembly itself.
Something with multi-cores (2+) and like 6 gigs of ram. I got a dual core system with 8 gigs of ram and I run AE, Premiere, Photoshop (CS4, n PS 64 bit) and Audacity just fine. My computer is also an HP, with some modifications. Oh and also, perhaps something with some video graphical power. It 's way better to set some stuff to use OpenGL.
Also how good is Soundbooth? I've tried other audio editing software besides Audacity, but, simply, nothing can beat it's speed and ease of use.
Anyway, if you're looking for value for money primarily; build the PC yourself. It's so much cheaper, and you have much more control over the whole process. It really isn't hard. The hardest part is choosing the parts, not the aseembly itself.
If you're using high end editing software in any major way, your PC probably needs to be pretty damn beefy anyway. Photoshop CS4 really puts the pressure on my PC, and you plan to run three CS5 programs, so you'll definetly want something good.
Bear in mind if you go over 3 gig of RAM you'll need a 64 bit OS.