I have only $800.00 total to spend on a system. I will be using it for internet, gaming, photos and music downloads, and office stuff. Can anyone advise on where I can find a system that will work with all I want to do with it at that price?
2006-12-28 05:22:18 · 10 answers · asked by passionite21 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
go to wal-mart they have competitive systems for all that cheap.
2006-12-28 05:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by hotdog197405 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I'm assuming that you don't know how to build a computer, so here's some prices....
DON'T BUY A DELL, you'll basically be ripped off.....
My system is a Pentium D 930 3ghz dual core
2gb corsair ddr2
2x 250gb sataII seagate HD's
gigabyte motherboard
16x lightscribe dvdrw
7900GT video
m-audio 24/96 recording sound card
beautiful case
all costed me around $700
Now buy a dell, and you'll get about half that speed, for over $800
For around $800 dollars, your looking at system with these specs
Core 2 Duo 1.8ghz 6300
1GB MINIMUM DDR2 RAM
250GB SATA Hard drive
7600GT Video card or equivlent
decent motherboard
16x DVDRW
Plain case
400w power supply.
which isn't a bad system really...
you might want to try http://www.newegg.com or http://www.tigerdirect.com for systems
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2006-12-28 13:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dell has some cool customizable systems starting at only $400. A nice one with 1 GB of memory and Media center edition was only $600. You may also want to look at the Mac Mini starting at $599.
www.dell.com
http://store.apple.com
...and someone above said never get an e-machine..He's right..
you WILL regret it.
2006-12-28 13:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for an HP Media Center unit.
Example :
http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=7120215
You will be incredibly satisfied. Buy it from Bestbuy or Circuit City so that you can try it for at least 2 weeks & return it for a full refund if not happy.
Do not get duped into purchasing a Celeron based unit ... they are cheap for a reason.
regards,
philip T
2006-12-28 13:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883107199
newegg is a very reliable site, I always order everything from them...it's always on time and I never have problems. That computer has good rating, its about 700 after all taxes...I didn't know if you'd need a monitor, but if you do...just look around newegg.
2006-12-28 13:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think you should be able to find a system at walmart i just bought my computer system and I paid 398.00 for my presario computer and 196.00 for my 18 inch proview monitor and 30.00 for my speakers and i bought a all in one printer/fax/copy/scan all for 79.99 this was a great deal and it works very good.
2006-12-28 13:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by me21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
hp are good
you can get them at a good price from Costco or Sam's club
never get a e-machine
you will regret it for the rest of your life
2006-12-28 13:26:23 · answer #7 · answered by pcc122 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personally would have someone build you a machine. For 800, you can have someone build an excellent machine with premium hardware.
2006-12-28 13:27:34 · answer #8 · answered by Nick from San Diego 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a Dell. They are perfect for that and should have enough memory for your needs.
2006-12-28 15:41:01 · answer #9 · answered by Dave Grohl Wanna Be!!!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out www.dell.com
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dimen?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
2006-12-28 13:32:08 · answer #10 · answered by Karim Alzouma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋