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199957 2003-12-13 03:15:00 I must agree completely with 45South

Good job! :D
~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
199958 2003-12-13 03:16:00 Hehe, that post pushed me into 400 too :p ~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
199959 2003-12-13 03:18:00 its funny how questions like mine get off track so quickly. Filtering out any politics and world economics, i really just wanna be able to know that my computer is going to work when i want it to, im not interested in running high spec games, i have other things to spend my money on.. i just want to do my uni assignments and surf the net without any probs.

thanks to chief and jm espesh.
_david_ (3309)
199960 2003-12-13 03:42:00 Then why ask if it can run games in the first place?

And the computer is a piece of crap no matter which way you slice it.But if thats all your budget covers....
metla (154)
199961 2003-12-13 03:53:00 "general home use" "bit of gaming...." _david_ (3309)
199962 2003-12-13 03:56:00 Welcome to the confusing world of buying a computer . At the end of the day Dell are pretty sound machines . I have 2 here, a P200 Pentium and a P233 Pentium II and both go well (the P200 is probably 6-7 years old) . They are slightly proprietory (spelling) but hopefully you won't need to update grade it much - maybe RAM, maybe a bigger hard disk over time - who knows what your computing requirements will be in 2 years anyway - a pc of the specs you mentioned is totally fine for doing uni work etc - we don't all play the latest games .

Of course, if you get a local supplier to build you a machine, he/she should be able to provide very personal support . Dell have support via phone and if the pc develops a problem, you will probably have to pack it up and send it away to be fixed (so it won't be fixed in a day or so) .

A $1000 pc is entry level and if a entry level pc is all you need, then run with it . Dell is a good brand (they have been around for a few years now) .

The problem is, the more people you ask for an opinion about buying something, the more confused you (can) get . PC magazines (including that fine publication associated with the forum) can be invaluable to give you an objective view about buying a pc . Alas there are not many local pc magazines and if you look at international magazines they have these brands we have never heard of (heard of a "Tiny" pc - this was a British brand until they went bust) .
Dolby Digital (160)
199963 2003-12-13 04:07:00 > Then why ask if it can run games in the first place?
>
> And the computer is a piece of crap no matter which
> way you slice it.But if thats all your budget
> covers....

Tut tut metla. Pull your head in Metla.
Baldy (26)
199964 2003-12-13 04:09:00 > as you would have all seen the warehouse are offering
> a Dell computer package for $1000. just wondering
> what y'all think about this and is it a good option
> for a general use home computer, bit of gaming bit of
> word processing bit of surfing.
>
> Dell dimension 2400:
> 2.4GHz intel celeron processor
> 256MB memory DDR SDRAM
> 40GB hard drive
> 48x speed cd writer
> 17'' screen
> mouse etc
> modem
> XP home
> works 7.0
>
> With the works it says included word 2002, i thought
> works had its own word processor?
>
> cheers.

I think for what you want it for david, it would be ideal. You can't go wrong. I have seen second-hand computers for almost the same price
Baldy (26)
199965 2003-12-13 04:18:00 Complete System for $999 on trademe
Intel Celeron 2.6 512MB DDR RAM
KTC 17" Monitor
Typhoon Super Woofer Speakers system
Keyboard & Mouse
Celeron 2.6 NEW
Asrock MB NEW
512MB DDR RAM NEW
40GB HDD NEW
Savage 3d Graphics
Sound Card
56 K Modem
52x CD ROM
52 x24x52 CD Re-Writer
floppy
kiwibeat (304)
199966 2003-12-13 04:21:00 AMD Athlon 2400XP, 256MB DDR, Geforce 4-64MB video card, FDD, 48x24x48x 16xDVD combo CD writer/DVD, 80GB 7200rmp HDD, 17" true flat monitor, 10/100MB lan, 5.1 home theatre spkr sys, 5 satellites & 1 subwoofer, ATX case w fr USB & extra cooling fan, keybd & optical mouse, v gd cond, Windows XP Pro, Office 2k, games etc included.

selling for around $800 on trademe as well
kiwibeat (304)
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