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Title: I Need To Buy A New Computer... (Suggestions?)
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Published: Feb 19, 2015
Author: Myself
Post Date: 2015-02-19 23:34:50 by Chuck_Wagon
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The Intel Atom 2 (a Foxconn 525) sizzled completely. I've bought only one AMD (an old Athlon) in my life. So I'm contemplating a 3Ghz-and-up AMD - for low bucks. Eh?
The (offline) Intel Atom 1 (Foxconn 330) has
been working just fine - but the keyboard sizzled.
With a new keyboard it is working just fine.
But hey - a new machine is needed.
(years ago.) Worked great. Until it no longer did (at all).
And the very ancient Celeron D (on which I'm posting this)
is a trooper - and still working at this moment.
Anybody got any ideas?
On reputable mail-oder places - not just machines.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
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#2. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
This website sometimes has some outstanding deals. Before Christmas they had a pretty good Asus Laptop for $300. They have desktops on specials too. This sounds pretty good: *NEW* Acer Aspire AT3-600-UR33 Celeron G1620 LGA1155, 4GB, 500GB Windows 8 Desktop PC for $179.99
Sounds pretty good - but now that I think of it, AMD APU FM2 5300 3.4GHz DUAL CORE BAREBONES DESKTOP - $217.00. 3.4GHz is FAST - ain't it? I'm coming to conclusion that if I want a fast fast, it's gonna be
DDR4 is already out.
What is the benefit of DDR4 other than speed? I don't need the latest/fastest/bestest/mammy-jammy thing -
CUSTOM AMD APU FM2 5300 3.4GHz DUAL CORE BAREBONES GAMING DESKTOP PC SYSTEM $217.00 Or the Dell 2.93 GHZ (Itel) - It comes down to AMD or Intel - bottom line.
Zotac Mini PC Barebones System ZBOX-BI320-U Well speaking of "bottom line" -- I don't do gaming (and have no desperate need for speed) so this is what I just ordered from Amazon. I expect it to arrive either tomorrow or Saturday... So for a grand total of $158 plus tax and FREE Shipping, I have my fingers crossed, hoping I did pretty good.
Okay.
I'm glad to help, especially since I just went through this analysis when my Dell OptiPlex 780 USFF gave up the ghost and I had to dig my ancient Compaq Evo D510 e-pc out of the closet. LOL! I haven't bought a NEW computer in almost 20 years (peed too much money down the drain trying to keep up with changing technology before that.) But the technology has finally become inexpensive enough that I'm willing to buy a NEW machine (barebones) rather than look for bargains on the used market. But your needs may be different than mine, so please let me show you a couple alternatives that I was considering. As I mentioned previously, it was important to me that the new machine could both use my existing 2.5 hard drive and monitor (I already have an external USB CD/DVD drive, so I didn't need an internal one also). So the Intel Thin Canyon NUC Kit was an early contender based on brand name recognition and VGA output. But the Zotac Z-Box eventually won out based on cheaper price, slightly more powerful processor & USB 3.0 ports instead of 2.0. If my monitor had an HDMI input and I wasn't overly concerned with using my 2.5" hard drive, I'd certainly be tempted by HP Chromebox CB1-020 Desktop (Google Chrome OS) or HP Stream 200-010 Mini Desktop(Windows 8). Both are nice, compact units that take up little space and perfect for light, everyday use (email, web browsing, videos, etc.) Plenty of USB 3.0 ports to connect external drives, built-in WiFi & Bluetooth, built-in media card reader.... Heck, if your eyesight is getting as bad as mine, you'd be tempted to connect one of these puppies directly to a flatscreen TV instead of a monitor (use it with a wireless keyboard/mouse/trackball from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy Recliner!) Only thing I might want to do is boost their RAM up to at least 4Gb instead of only 2. LOL! If I'm not careful, I just might convince myself that I made the wrong decision and should've bought one of these other units instead... But like I said, I don't do any heavy duty gaming or "real" computing like CAD or sophisticated spreadsheets or data processing or whatever that would require a more powerful desktop machine. Just routine home use
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#4. To: Operation 40 (#2)
Acer Aspire AT3-600-UR33 Celeron G1620 LGA1155, 4GB, 500GB
Windows 8 Desktop PC for $179.99 ...
I want FAST - as in FAST FAST. The following does not have any memory -
but I have a few random memory sticks floating around.
It also does not include a hard drive - but I recently bought a
'4 terrabyte' external USB drive (which actually turned out to be 3.4 TB).
So I'll buy a 250GB (or 500GB) to boot from - use the 340 TB for everything else.
some bucks bucks. But at least it's pretty spiffy looking...
#10. To: Chuck_Wagon (#4)
but I have a few random memory sticks floating around.
#22. To: Operation 40 (#10)
DDR4 is already out.
Who/what supports it at the present time?
unless I do, of course...
#23. To: All (#22)
#29. To: Chuck_Wagon (#23)
It comes down to AMD or Intel - bottom line.
Price: $111.99 & FREE Shipping
My "bottom line" was only $111.99 & FREE Shipping!!! plus another $36.99 for 4 Gb RAM to stick in it. I already have a 2.5" hard drives I can use in it with Linux Mint as the OS.
Oh... and I had to pick up a DVI-D monitor cable for it.
It has HDMI & DVI-D output, no VGA.
And my flatscreen monitor has VGA & DVI-D inputs, no HDMI.
#30. To: Willie Green (#29)
You are now the front-runner in the contest.
I shall keep you advised. Eh? Thanks!
#31. To: Chuck_Wagon (#30)
Okay. You are now the front-runner in the contest. I shall keep you advised. Eh? Thanks!
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