MissTake Thank you so much! Yes, I don't think I'm going to be designing massive images or using 3D animation. It's good to know that if I shop carefully, I'm not going to accidentally wind up with a computer that just can't handle Photoshop. I'm glad to hear your computer is still performing well! I will look carefully at the specs you provided. I think part of the reason for my confusion is that I understand the names of the components themselves, but then I see computer specs listed that only give the brand name of the item - it's like seeing "Honda Accord" when the phrase you're looking for is "four-door sedan." Sorry about the links! The site I've been looking at offers refurbs with a lot of customization, here's the full address: http://www.servermonkey.com/workstations/refurbished-dell-workstations.html Thank you for the monitor info, I will budget for that as well. Monitors don't typically have comparability issues with various PCs, do they? I do have a tablet, (not a monitor tablet - saving up for that!) but my 5-year-old secondhand Samsung laptop can barely run Photoshop and the tablet at once. xtcmax Thanks for your feedback! Yes, at one point I was looking to build, but now I'm really not. The computers I've been looking at offer a lot of customization, which is why I've been asking for so many specifics on components. (The link is above) I just don't have the computer know-how to tinker with a build if something goes wrong! gener7‌ Thank you! I'm not currently in the market for a build - right now, I'm just trying to learn enough to get a good computer, possibly a customized refurb. Thanks for the link, anyway! Always good to learn more.
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