<div dir="ltr"><div>I think that is a good idea. I am typing this email on a PowerSpec (Micro Centers house brand) which I got a bit over 3 years ago from Microcenter on a Black Friday. If you are going to do video editing, get lots of memory if you can afford it. I added 32 GB to my current desktop and while I only edit RAW stills, I am guessing you want at least 32 GB for video. Also good luck with a graphics card. They have gotten really expensive lately because of high demand from crypto currency so called 'miners'.</div><div><br></div><div>David Lees<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 6:28 PM Frank Gens <<a href="mailto:frankgens@gmail.com">frankgens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Steve – <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sounds like you might be a good candidate for a custom-built machine. They do that at Micro Center:
<a href="https://www.microcenter.com/site/service/instore-service-complete-build.aspx" target="_blank">
https://www.microcenter.com/site/service/instore-service-complete-build.aspx</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">They claim their custom built machines start at $150 (for pretty stripped down, I’m sure), so what you’re looking for (moderately high-end HW, no OS) may be competitively priced there.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Disclaimer: I haven’t bought a custom PC there, just looked at their website.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frank<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">LCTG <lctg-bounces+frankgens=<a href="mailto:gmail.com@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">gmail.com@lists.toku.us</a>> on behalf of Steve Isenberg <<a href="mailto:smisenberg@gmail.com" target="_blank">smisenberg@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 5:37 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Lex Computer Group <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] The impossible? Buy a laptop WITHOUT Microsoft Windows?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Gentlepeople,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Do you know of any place where you can buy one of those really powerful systems (like, Intel i7, good graphics, HD display, 500GB SSD, 16GB memory) and save
money by buying the machine <i>without</i> an operating system (like Windows)?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">I'm thinking of trying to install a Linux release on the machine and try it for video editing. Every place I look bundles the machine with Microsoft Windows.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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