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What are the smallest hard drive and the oldest processor you have used successfully for a 'client' PC? Can a Celeron 1.8gHz handle AC?

6 gig hard drive (windows 2K) and pentium 400. A little slow, but it has worked for a long time. It also runs a archaic immunization program I sometimes need to reference.

With Win XP, I have a couple of machines that have 20G hard drives. You don't need a lot of hard drive memory.

Celeron 1.8 should be OK. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS RAM. If you can get at least 1 Gig of RAM it will run faster on the the celeron than a Pentium 2.4 with 256 or 512 K of RAM.

These are the official minimum requirements recommended by AC. Unlike Microsoft where you will usually want more, this is a bit too much probably. Intel and AMD are certainly better than Celeron and, in the future, I would stay away from Celeron processors. But, a Celeron 1.8 processor will be fine. Hard drives are cheap, but you don't need nearly 160GBs. And, Wendell is correct. RAM is key.

Amazing Charts Minimum System Requirements

Processor: Intel or AMD processor running at 2 GHz or faster - most processors made in the last 2 years will do just fine.

OS: Windows 7, Vista, XP, SBS2003, or newer (with latest Service Packs). We strongly recommend the PRO version of these - especially for the "main" computer or server.

RAM: 2 GB or more - if you use Voice Recognition you'll want at least 2 GB.

Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher - this means some netbooks with screens of 10.1" or less will cut off some of the windows.

Hard Drive: At least 160 GB or more.

Thanks guys. A while ago I upgraded the RAM on the PC in question to 2gb. It has a 20gb hard drive. Hopefully, it will handle AC but I won't know until my new desktop arrives and the network goes live.

for backups though, you will need bigger hard drives

I can't imagine its not handling AC. It is a very small hard drive. Kind of gives an idea of how old it is. XP Pro will be fine at 1.5GB but WIN 7 requires 18.5GB 32-bit and 20GB 64-bit.

ephraim is completely right about about backups, but I hope Jeff isn't going to back up to the same computer. Even if from another, he would likely have to backup to a system drive folder.

Bert, you are correct. This is the front desk computer. My incoming desktop will be the main computer. It will have 2 drives, a 500gb 7200 rpm drive and an 80gb solid state for the shared database and old scanned charts. I also have external drives for backup.

Perfect, and I am always correct. J/K

Wendell and John are generally much corrector, lol (sp?)

Oh, and please get back to us on the solid state drive as far as performance.

My new desktop arrived last week from M-Tech. Intel i7-930 processor, triple threaded RAM - 3 4gB DIMMS. I don't have formal testing capabilty but I have to say that Dragon is much faster. On my old PC there was a noticable slowing when I moved the slider toward Accuracy away from Speed. Now with the slider all the way to Accuracy it is still faster than I ever saw before. Can't believe how nice it is not to wait to see the words appear.

Now, the $185 will go a longer way, lol. That's awesome, though. You are in the fast lane. Got your schedule, your speed, and in the same town as Jon.

You know you can grab a six pack and meet him at his office and talk AC. I bet he would like that. Seriously. And, Jon, could use a behavioral neurologist. Just kidding Jon.