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Offline Happy1

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« on: June 27, 2005, 09:26:31 PM »
Saw an advertisement today for the sale of:

Complete Dell System
866MHz with 128MB RAM, 8GB HD with Linux
Price $200.00

No other info given!   Computer experts, is it worth it?
Ur opinions & advice are invited.  TY.

Happy1  :D
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Offline eagl

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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2005, 01:33:33 AM »
I saw a brand new compaq for $450 including 15" LCD, 2.4 ghz pentium 4, and 256 meg ram.  I'd say avoid slow used computers unless you're really hurting on cash.  Anything below 1 ghz will probably struggle to run winxp and newer software.
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Offline ramzey

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Re: Computer Advice Pls
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2005, 02:08:01 AM »
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Originally posted by Happy1
Saw an advertisement today for the sale of:

Complete Dell System
866MHz with 128MB RAM, 8GB HD with Linux
Price $200.00

No other info given!   Computer experts, is it worth it?
Ur opinions & advice are invited.  TY.

Happy1  :D


as i understand you dont like to use it for playing AH2 ?:)

if its used its not worth of this money
for similar price you can have somethiing better and brand new. Chk ads for Frys' electronic
this week i saw celeron D 330 2,66 Ghz with 40 GB hdd, combo dvd-cdrw
128 MB ram, lan/modem/case/winxp for 249.99 + free canonn ink jet  printer
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Offline artik

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Re: Computer Advice Pls
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2005, 06:28:44 AM »
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Originally posted by Happy1
Saw an advertisement today for the sale of:

Complete Dell System
866MHz with 128MB RAM, 8GB HD with Linux
Price $200.00

No other info given!   Computer experts, is it worth it?
Ur opinions & advice are invited.  TY.

Happy1  :D


Does it come with monitor? which?

This computer may be used pretty well for WEB/Mail and Very Basic Office tool. Because of lack of RAM - and that is in case you will continue to run Linux.

You will not be able to run WinXP on this amount of memory...
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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2005, 08:34:56 AM »
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Does it come with monitor? which?



You will not be able to run WinXP on this amount of memory...


Yea you can. I have XP installed on a P500 that only has 128 megs of ram that my son uses for his homework and AIM and surfing and such.

Not able to do much more with it other then run OLD games but it works
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2005, 08:54:56 AM »
i got xp running on my step dad's pc.

a Micron built PC.... 400mhz pentium 2, 8mb video card, 256mb memory.

he runs fine.
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Offline Happy1

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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2005, 09:30:00 AM »
Thx every1 4 ur advice  :)  if in doubt ask, all of u were very helpful
Only thing I know abt computers is to run them, & play AH2 .. lol.

I'll chk out Fry's Electronics for that Celeron, don't want to go above $275.00   :aok

Happy1  :D
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Offline ramzey

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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2005, 11:11:11 AM »
Happpy
if you look for used PC, chek craiglist.org ads for computer. I bet you can find deal you look for.
Also in our area id avilible couple of refurbished shops where you can buy older but working parts and combine your shopping with fry's

http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/sys/

http://surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx
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