I have been using a old Compaq Presario with Windows XP.  In the last month or so it has got so slow I can hardly use it for anything. I can still do pretty good reading AG Talk once I get it opened up but that's about all I can do with it. I will want card readers and CD-Rom and DVD-writer/ CD-writer combo.  The old one has Serial port I have used in the past for some things. I don't know enough to really have a idea as to what I really need. I do know I use the Internet enough that I need something that will work. I have the old Farm works and Site Mate I use on this one I would like to be able to still use. I don't know if it will still work on the newer operating systems or not. Any suggestions other than it's time to update.