Cheap PC

snow
snow Posts: 4,337
edited July 2011 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
Wanted a cheap PC desktop or laptop



REGARDS SNOW
Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • mshan242700
    mshan242700 Posts: 823
    edited July 2011
    Price Point?

    Minimum specs? Or essential programs computer has to be capable of running?
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited July 2011
    mshan242700 wrote: »
    Price Point?

    Minimum specs? Or essential programs computer has to be capable of running?
    Im not particular on what it is, it will be used for web surfing and emails etc is all my old PC was a 7 yearl old dell dimension 2400 single core 2.4OGZ 40GB hardrive and I was happy with it till it died this morning so something similar or better would be fine. The cheaper the better :tongue:
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • mshan242700
    mshan242700 Posts: 823
    edited July 2011
    I would watch Tech Bargains dot com for close-out non-Sandy Bridge Dell Vostro 220 / 230.

    They have been as low as $269 + tax (no monitor) and even the newest Dell Vostros with LCD are sometimes on sale for $400 + tax.

    Might want to wait to see what Fourth of July sales show up tomorrow, and I think (not sure) new Dell deals show up on Tuesdays.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited July 2011
    Dell deals are pretty decent. Are you capable of building one yourself? You can build a pretty good pc sans gaming. I see tiger direct deals for like $299 pretty often. This is like a quad core, 8 gbs of memory and a tb drive. Case and all.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited July 2011
    take it to best buy and they will check the power supply for free.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited July 2011
    That Dell isn't worth repairing at any cost. You could buy another one like it off Craigslist for $50 with a monitor around here, and the processor and video are getting too slow for even basic tasks like browsing websites with lots of Flash or video.

    I'd probably see what I could get with a dual core CPU for around $100 on Craigslist. Reinstall Windows (you can use the disc and key from your Dell if needed) and you'e good to go.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,171
    edited July 2011
    snow wrote: »
    Im not particular on what it is, it will be used for web surfing and emails etc is all my old PC was a 7 yearl old dell dimension 2400 single core 2.4OGZ 40GB hardrive and I was happy with it till it died this morning so something similar or better would be fine. The cheaper the better :tongue:

    What died? I had about the same machine, a couple years newer. The power supply died. Looked at New Egg and for $25 I bought a power supply and the unit is back up and working. I use it for my music server running the Squeezebox application.

    Worth a try

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited July 2011
    Thanks for the suggestions guys, im not sure what died Brock I know the fan quit working so there was a thermal shutdown so I cleaned everything up and went into bios and cleared the previous alerts but now it refuses to re start.

    I have a PC coming, an HP workstation not sure of the model # it is a quad core from what I understand with windows XP installed so in a week or so I should be up and running again. I may keep an eye out for another Dell so I can use the hard drive from the one that died and retrieve all my old files and info.



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,171
    edited July 2011
    I see, with mine I came home and the computer was off, never to power up again until I took a shot in the dark that it might be the PS. I figure for $25 it was worth a shot, it worked out in my case.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited July 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I see, with mine I came home and the computer was off, never to power up again until I took a shot in the dark that it might be the PS. I figure for $25 it was worth a shot, it worked out in my case.

    H9
    If this PC wasnt so old bought new in 2004 and it wasnt so cheap to buy a working one I would start replacing parts, I know I need a new fan + perhaps a power supply by the time I bought them + shipping it would cost more than if I bought a working identical Dell PC. I feel like I got more than my moneys worth out of the one that died it was only $150.00 after a rebate and lasted 7 years.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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