First, using Windows doesn’t have to mean being stuck with Internet Explorer. Browsers vary greatly, and the FREE, highly acclaimed Mozilla Firefox browser offers features that can vastly improve your online experience—it’s said to be the fastest, safest, most customizable browser on the Web. With it, you’re more likely to see web pages as designers created them. I’ve been told you still have to hang onto Explorer, because certain applications require it (thank you, Bill Gates). But using Firefox instead of Explorer can often make your internet experience better.
Second, whether Mac or PC, it’s a good idea to have enough memory (RAM). A mere 128 or even 500 MB of RAM won’t fare well against today’s software-intensive applications. Additional RAM is quite reasonably priced now, and not difficult to install.
Third, few displays (monitors/screens) are as bright as the iMac I’m using to create the site. A quality display sets a person back about a grand, so obviously entire computer systems that sell for $600 will not have the best displays. There’s not much you can do about that, except....
