in these rough economic times, its important to cut costs where ever possible. mom has a computer that is just about dead. i have reformatted it but i fear the hardware is just about to go on its own, so she needs a new computer. if im going to build a new computer, i want it to be as low power as possible. its been so long since ive kept up with any of the hardware, i dont even know what is out there, so im asking for your help!
here is what she does/the computer needs to do:
streams music from the internet
manage an extensive music and photo collection
burn, rip, author DVD movies, data discs, etc
then the usual email, web, maybe some other basic tasks
and it needs to use the least amount of power possible. total cost with a flat panel monitor needs to be under 1000, and the less the better of course!
thanks for your help guys, really appreciated!