My mother's 2010 iMac is dying (thankfully, I hate that thing). I've made sure to mention how dumb her purchase choice was as much as I could over the years--(she didn't just pay the Apple tax, she paid the Apple+retail store tax, which makes her purchase even worse)--but that's really a non-issue now. Her iMac maybe has a month left before it craps itself completely.
One of the things I've pointed out repeatedly is how much better a desktop PC can be for what she does: video production. She's in Premiere and she's about to start training for After Effects, too, for what that's worth. My goal is this: build a hell of a video production machine for a bit less than she spent on her old iMac--she spent $1700, and that's the cap, but ~1500 would be preferable if it can be done without greatly sacrificing power.
Stuff I know I can't do:
-- An SSD for her main drive. I want to. I have one, use one, and love it. She wouldn't understand that she can just load-it-up with a crapload of data and'd fill it up way too fast.
Stuff I'd like to do:
-- Internal Bluetooth.
-- (I've been looking, but have been really sceptical of the parts I've been looking at) Internal Wifi--preferably one without any external antenna, though I know that may not be possible. I fear she'll break them off when she has to move next year.
Where I currently am:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Lettershort/saved/2M6T
Other stuff:
From the US, I prefer Amazon, but I'll use Newegg if the price difference is substantial ($20+ difference)
She has a mouse, keyboard, speakers, and printer.
Thoughts?