Buying a new computer.?

Question

Hi, i am 14 years old and i am getting a new computer. i wanted to ask which was the best buy for a computer. nothing too expensive and nothing too cheap. im not using it for gaming and stuff. just using it maybe for school things and other things such as listening to the buffalo sabres games. i want a monitor that looks nice on the outside, preferebly a silver color. (pretty much, i want a computer i could use for normal things during the day, nothing too special.
thank you.

Answer 1

go to yahoo and type in dell dimension b110 that is the perfect computer for you dell dons`t sell it any more so you will have to find it somewere online thats about 200$$ or250$$ if you can`t find it go to this wedsite http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspndt_53xs?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs



300$$ is as cheap as you can get for a new computer

Answer 2

For cheap, Walmart just came out with a $300 computer. Nothing fancy at all, and it's probably just the computer sans monitor.



Go to Dell, click on desktops for home/home office, and you should see 3 different computers, Inspiron from $349, XPS from $999, and XPS Gaming for $1699. Of course, that's where it starts for each section and goes up from there.



I was happy with a few HP computers I owned, but not with the compaqs I owned, and now they are merged I have no idea what the level of standards are, so I can't recommend or negate them.



I'm a big Sony fan for other electronics, but somehow never bought a VAIO computer, a few friends who had laptops were happy with them.



If you get one with Vista installed, make sure you have AT LEAST 1GB of RAM. Just about any new processor will be fine for surfing the web and such, but if you change your mind later about games, you can always upgrade it.

Answer 3

Go to HP and tell them what you want to do with it and they will basically tell you what parts you need. Just so you have a general idea of what to get and dont get majorly ripped off, heres around what you should get.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 around 2.0 ghz

RAM: 1 gb

Hard drive: between 160 and 250 GB

Video Card: Around 100 dollars and with 256 mb ram

Sound Card: 30 to 50 bucks because you want it for listening to the games

Monitor: Get the size you want and dont buy this from HP because theirs are black/expensive

Answer 4

Intel is expected to make a price drop on their processors in the next month. You are starting to see systems with Intel Quad core processors at affordable prices soon.



Excluding monitor and speakers, you can get a non gaming desktop computer for $470. A serious gaming computer would cost 3 times as much. Most serious gamers build their own systems.



Dell outlet:

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=us&cs=22&l=en&lob=DIM&s=dfh

System Price : $479.00

Dimension E521 Small Mini-Tower:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4400+ (2.3 GHz)

2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)

Vista Home Premium

250 GB EIDE SATA II Hard Drive (7200 RPM)

16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

10/100 Ethernet standard; 56K DataFax

USB Keyboard; Dell Optical USB 2-button Mouse

Onboard sound and video.

Microsoft Works 8.5

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Monitor:

Most good 19 inch LCD monitors run about $150 to $175.



Any on following page rated 5 stars by a lot of people are good. For gaming applications get one with a response time of 5ms or less; often the higher speed costs nothing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010190020%204017&bop=And&Order=RATING

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Speakers:

Logitech X-530 70 watts RMS 5.1 Black Speaker System - $51.97

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121126

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If you are a gamer the onboard video will not be sufficient. You will need to add a fast PCI express x16 video card.. Most serious gamers build their own systems.



Medium performance gaming card.

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $149.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229



Low end gaming performance

BFG Tech BFGR73256GTOCE GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card $79.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143067



High end 8800 GTX video card

About $500

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Gaming Mouse

Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Gaming-Grade Mouse - $39.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178



Logitech G5 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse - $45.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000290065&bop=And&Order=RATING

Answer 5

i would suggest that you browse the website www.i-tech.com.au, they offer great computers at very good prices, everything you need wil be there for you. Before i switched to mac i used to get all my computers from there. i can make a few suggestions

http://www.i-tech.com.au/products/40_I_Tech_Computer_Systems.aspx



In response to the post above mine, do not buy an emachine computer, my friends have had awful experiences with them

Answer 6

I would go with a middle priced dell. emachines are sketchy. sony and mac are way overpriced for someone who just needs a basic system.

Answer 7

go with a mac.

youll be pleasantly surprised at the speed and looks. and its just a monitor if you get an imac.

look it up.

you'll like it.

Answer 8

forget the computer and buy a retirement account

Answer 9

eMachines, very cheap and good( can game a little though). www.emachines.com

Answer 10

buy a sony