Need To Buy A New Tower PC - Cheap!

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PreCd
PreCd Posts: 786
edited April 2012 in The Clubhouse
Time to buy a new tower computer and need to get it cheap. Not into gaming or much at all that requires a great amount of power. The usual. Office programs. YouTube. Etc....

From those of you who are looking and have found one or those who have made a purchase already let me know.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,164
    edited April 2012
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    I've gone to places like Best Buy, Walmart, Office Depot, etc... and scan the area for clearance/open box items. If you're patient and check a few places out, you'll likely stumble upon a good buy.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
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    HP on woot NOW....$279.00:wink:

    http://www.woot.com/
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,826
    edited April 2012
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    i was just about the post that myself
    Main 2ch -
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  • PreCd
    PreCd Posts: 786
    edited April 2012
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    Not a bad one and not a bad price.
    gdb wrote: »
    HP on woot NOW....$279.00:wink:

    http://www.woot.com/
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
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    Weak point will be the CPU, which is normally something you would see in a netbook. But for the price hard to complain. If you've got an extra $100 to spend, I'd go for this Lenovo instead:

    http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-H415-30991PU-Desktop-PC/product-nr_441599

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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited April 2012
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    Look at Dell Outlet, as they usually have some very good deals there. I'd stick to their business models though (Vostro, Optiplex, Precision).
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2012
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    Dell Outlet or HP. I would go for at least an AMD or Intel quad core processor and 1tb of storage.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
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    Quad-core/1TB not really necessary for the OP's intentions. Also as someone who has sold and supported all three brands, I would definitely rate Lenovo above HP or Dell. The market seems to be catching on as well, as Lenovo surpassed Dell as the number two PC maker last fall. HP is still number one, but at Lenovo's rate of growth they could definitely catch them.

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
    Denon DCM-460, DMD-1000, Sony BDP-360, Bravia KDL-40Z4100/S
    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
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  • PreCd
    PreCd Posts: 786
    edited April 2012
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    The Lenovo looks good. And yes I am not needing that much power.........it is a work computer.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2012
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    http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/4fd60d59-6689-44d2-8708-96e5ed65fd9e/hp-p6-desktop-with-500gb-drive-refurbished#14
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
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    Syndil wrote: »
    Quad-core/1TB not really necessary for the OP's intentions. Also as someone who has sold and supported all three brands, I would definitely rate Lenovo above HP or Dell. The market seems to be catching on as well, as Lenovo surpassed Dell as the number two PC maker last fall. HP is still number one, but at Lenovo's rate of growth they could definitely catch them.

    I wouldn't limit a new computer purchase to just web browsing and email. I would suggest splurging the extra coin in case the OP decides to put the PC to other tasks, which would benefit from having a quad core rig, more RAM etc. Something in the 400-600 range should be good and plenty.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2012
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    OP asked for a simple machine on a budget, not a media/gaming machine. Regardless, the Lenovo from Staples I linked to above is a quad-core and it has 6GB RAM.

    RT-12, CS350-LS, PSW-300, Infinity Overture 1, Monoprice RC-65i
    Adcom GFA-545II, GFA-6000, Outlaw Audio 990, Netgear NeoTV
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    Monster AVL-300, HTS-2500 MKII
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
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    This place has some good deals usually, not today it would seem.
    http://www.techbargains.com/catsearch.cfm/0_12_0
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  • PreCd
    PreCd Posts: 786
    edited April 2012
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    Thanks. I will keep an eye out for deals on their site.

    So far the Lenovo at Staples has my vote.
    gdb wrote: »
    This place has some good deals usually, not today it would seem.
    http://www.techbargains.com/catsearch.cfm/0_12_0
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