[John Rogers]

I would suggest the following: if using a laptop get a cordless keyboard and mouse, probably Logitech as it will be easier to type and a mouse is easier to use with graphics programs. Buy a 30 to 40 inch flat screen at Walmart or Amazon as it is way better on the eyes than the small laptop screen. Look at what sort of files are saved I.E. the size and type and are they used more than once then I would suggest a couple 8 to 10 terra byte external hard drives in a housing to protect the data and keep you from having to get more storage later. For example a 30 minute HD vintage race in my 914/6 takes up about 20MB or so and you also want to have a place to do backups since that is smart thinking.

If you do any online file downloading then you want the safest and fastest router and have ALL your computer stuff behind the firewall even if you use COX or AT&T or ??? as you do not want to trust their router/firewall alone as your information is important.

As an example, late last year I had to build a new computer and for all the pieces it cost me about $1850 including the Vizio 50 flat screen I was able to snag at Walmart for $200 as they were changing their models of TV systems. It uses the HDMI connections for 4K display and I bought 4 new 10TB hard drives for my digitized racing movies. The housing I bought from Amazon has a built in cooling fan and hooks up by USB3.

One of the things I have found since getting our 1st home computer is that the power, graphics and storage have increased exponentially since I bought one in 1979.

John