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Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - silvarios - 06-06-2012
zero wrote:
For the price of the computer you want:
$649 + $150 monitor + $100 keyboard and mouse = Already $900
With your Education Discount, you could get a MacBook Air, or 13" MacBook Pro.
It would be portable, you could take it to class, take it to the library, do work anywhere you want to.
That math doesn't seem right. I can find perfectly acceptable laptops for under $600. How could a desktop be $650?
$100 for a keyboard and mouse? Remember the forum thread about that really nice Logitech wireless mouse? $11. Add a nice solar powered wireless Logitech keyboard for $50. With a little work, a display can be found for $100 instead of $150.
For a desktop specced like the cheapest Air, I'd guess $350 to be a more likely pricepoint. Something akin to a last gen mobile i5 and integrated graphics with 2GB RAM, right?
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - kap - 06-06-2012
What I already have:
23" IPS Dell widescreen monitor
Many good Logitech keyboards
MS wireless mouse
Logitech webcam
Logitech PC speakers
What I need:
A PC desktop tower running Windows 7 upgradable to Windows 8 using AMD chipset
What I WISH:
A MacPro to run a virtual Windows desktop. On the scale of affordability from 1 through 10, where would my budget of $500 fit?
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - Article Accelerator - 06-06-2012
kap wrote: My professors requires their students to have a PC for MS Office Suite school assignments.
No, they don't.
Your professors think that their students require Windows PCs for MS Office Suite school assignments. I'm pretty sure they're wrong but if they're correct, just do what M A V I C or zero suggested.
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - zero - 06-06-2012
silvarios wrote:
[quote=zero]
For the price of the computer you want:
$649
That math doesn't seem right. I can find perfectly acceptable laptops for under $600. How could a desktop be $650?
...... $649 comes from the original post.
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - M A V I C - 06-06-2012
kap wrote: What I need:
A PC desktop tower running Windows 7 upgradable to Windows 8 using AMD chipset
AMD chipset?
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - kap - 06-06-2012
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=kap]What I need:
A PC desktop tower running Windows 7 upgradable to Windows 8 using AMD chipset
AMD chipset?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400301680718+&item=400301680718&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - M A V I C - 06-06-2012
kap wrote:
[quote=M A V I C]
[quote=kap]What I need:
A PC desktop tower running Windows 7 upgradable to Windows 8 using AMD chipset
AMD chipset?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400301680718+&item=400301680718&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466
I know they're made, but why is that a requirement?
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - kap - 06-06-2012
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=kap]
[quote=M A V I C]
[quote=kap]What I need:
A PC desktop tower running Windows 7 upgradable to Windows 8 using AMD chipset
AMD chipset?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400301680718+&item=400301680718&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466
I know they're made, but why is that a requirement?
Better price better performance compared to Intel for my budget. It's not a school's requirement.
Better deal: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6047822&CatId=5138
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - decay - 06-06-2012
here's an example of an off-lease AMD deal at MC:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0389670
$269.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)
4GB DDR2-400 RAM (max is 8 GB)
1TB Hard Drive
DVDRW Drive
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S
10/100/1000 Network
Display Not Included
GX740 Desktop Computer Off Lease Refurbished, Power cord, New generic keyboard & mouse, Microsoft recovery CD, Set-up guide
The refurbished Optiplex 740 Desktop Computer is a flexible, mainstream business desktop maximized for performance, stability and manageability.
Re: PC desktop system: Good, Bad or Ugly? - kap - 06-06-2012
decay wrote:
here's an example of an off-lease AMD deal at MC:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0389670
$269.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)
4GB DDR2-400 RAM (max is 8 GB)
1TB Hard Drive
DVDRW Drive
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S
10/100/1000 Network
Display Not Included
GX740 Desktop Computer Off Lease Refurbished, Power cord, New generic keyboard & mouse, Microsoft recovery CD, Set-up guide
The refurbished Optiplex 740 Desktop Computer is a flexible, mainstream business desktop maximized for performance, stability and manageability.
Good enough. Thanks!