I would like help ordering a computer - questions about upgrades!

tanialr78

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Hi,I am a mom buying family computer and need help please! I am buying HP Envy Recline 23xt all in one (family computer) and it offers upgrades for $10 you can upgrade from a 1TB hybrid hardrive to a 2 TB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive - is that better? And it offers the standard 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690T processor quad-core [2.5GHz, 6MB Shared Cache] or upgrade to the4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690T processor quad-core [2.5GHz, 6MB Shared Cache] for just $20...Are these options worth it? Looking for a fast, reliable computer for family games, homework, movies... I'm not really sure what I'm getting into here!!!
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tanialr78

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oops its supposed to be 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T processor quad-core [2.0GHz, 3MB Shared Cache] STANDARD AND UPGRADE TO 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690T processor quad-core [2.5GHz, 6MB Shared Cache] !!!
Thanks for the help!
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the hybrid drive will give you a little better performance within windows so i'd stick with that unless you will be adding a bunch of movies and music to justify the 2 tb of space.

i would upgrade the cpu for the $20. that's about the price difference if you buy it yourself so why not get that little extra for the system now since upgrading it will not be possible later. i know folks here will tell you to build it yourself but if that's out of your comfort zone then go with the pre-built.