Re: OT-Need a new PUTER recommendations???

I agree - good idea.
"Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message
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> Tina wrote:
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>> I"m in need of a new puter, the one I have is 5 years old, Dell
>> 866mhz, not enough memory. What I'm looking for is a very basic pc,
>> with a 80 gig drive, CPU isn't a concern (anything now adays if much
>> faster than mine ) a GiG of memory , ( mine keeps throwing up, blue
>> screen of death) and Windows XP Professional OS on it, I don't need
>> anything else...any recommendations for under a $1,000.00????? Oh
>> yeah a decent flat screen monitor is standard nowadays I think.
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> I would recommend that you check with some of the local asset recovery
> people in your neighborhood and pick up a used 2.4-3.0GHz PC for a couple
> hundred dollars and load everything you want on it. It's foolishness
> buying
> new PCs these days unless you have some special needs.
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> If you must buy new, you should try Dell. You can get a decent machine
> with
> a 17" LCD for $500. Don't let them talk you into buying extras like
> software and extended warranties. Keep it simple and cheap. And by all
> means never buy any AMD based PC. Any dual and quad processing machines,
> including 64-bit, are best suited to Intel.
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> Rita
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