My Dad just got an iPod and has asked me for technical help with loading a music library. Not my area of expertise. I did some web searching and learned that his computer isn't up to the task.
I'd like some expert feedback on necessary upgrades to his computer in order to meet his iPod/iTunes needs.
His computer: circa 1998 Dell Dimension XPS R 400 MHz Pentium II, 64 MB SDRAM; Windows 98.
His music source will be 100% from a ton of CDs he has.
According to my research, iTunes requires Windows 2000 or Windows XP; 500 MHz Pentium class processor or better; 256 MB RAM.
So, it doesn't seem too costly to upgrade his computer to Windows XP (~$100) and to 256 MB RAM (~$70). However, he'd still be shy on his processor.
Would he be able to run iTunes (with slower performance)?
Does this seem like a waste of time/money?
Am I overlooking other system requirements?
His computer is fine for all his other computing needs -- he's not a heavy user.
Thanks for any advice!
I'd like some expert feedback on necessary upgrades to his computer in order to meet his iPod/iTunes needs.
His computer: circa 1998 Dell Dimension XPS R 400 MHz Pentium II, 64 MB SDRAM; Windows 98.
His music source will be 100% from a ton of CDs he has.
According to my research, iTunes requires Windows 2000 or Windows XP; 500 MHz Pentium class processor or better; 256 MB RAM.
So, it doesn't seem too costly to upgrade his computer to Windows XP (~$100) and to 256 MB RAM (~$70). However, he'd still be shy on his processor.
Would he be able to run iTunes (with slower performance)?
Does this seem like a waste of time/money?
Am I overlooking other system requirements?
His computer is fine for all his other computing needs -- he's not a heavy user.
Thanks for any advice!