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Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 963
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 9:54 am: |     |
I like reading Walt Mossberg: he's a no BS guy who speaks to me on my level.
So, yesterday he makes his annual recommendations for buying a PC. Very interesting.
I'm sorta maybe in the market for a new PC, so I went to dell.com and configured their XPS to Walt's configurations, i.e., 1 gig of RAM, 160 gig hard drive, dual-core processor, blah, blah, blah.
$2400!
Any recommendations of another brand that could deliver the same for less bread? |
Gatica
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 149
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 10:12 am: | |
Maybe you should build your own.
I built my first two computers. My third computer, I bought a Dell XPS series. I bought it only because I did not have the time to do the research on all the components like I did with the first two.
Only thing about "build your own" is that you provide your own service and support. But, because I knew exactly what was inside those machines, I knew what to do whenever I had a problem. |
Network & PC Care
Citizen
Username: Npccare
Post Number: 107
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 10:42 am: | |
I did read it, and he pretty much had the same sentiment as this board does.
Buy a mac.
If you still want a high end PC, my advice is to build your own and buy the low end of new technology. Look for upgrades when you need them.
If you are looking right now... here is what I would do.
Buy a single core AMD 939 processor.
They are using the same socket (939) for their single and dual core processors. So when the time comes that you need a dual core, it will be a fairly easy upgrade.
You will want PCI Express video, but you don't need a high end card yet, unless you are into gaming. Any entry level PCI Express cards are good enough for most applications (sans gaming or high end graphic apps)
I do occaisonally play games and have a Geforce 6600GT, which is about $140 right now and is a great card. Entry level PCIe cards are about $100
1 GB of memory is a minimum I would get if buying a PC today. 160 GB hard drives are priced around $100 which should give you plenty of room for a while.
We do build them for people who don't want to do that themselves, and usually at a decent savings over Dell for higher end systems. It is hard to compete with them for a $300 computer with a monitor and a printer!
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upondaroof
Citizen
Username: Upondaroof
Post Number: 370
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 11:05 am: | |
Asus P4S8X-MX board running an Intel P4,2.4 GHz chip, in a mid tower can. 1 gig of DDR ram, 160 gig, serial drive, floppy, Liton DVD burner, and XP license. $620 plus tax. All built to order. Bought it at the end of September from Lucky 2000 Computer, Rt. 46 (East), Parsippany. I re-used my monitor, speakers, etc. These people are great! Have been dealing with them for years. |
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