Basic PC, 3 Choices, Help Me Choose...

[Wilsonator]

I am looking for a basic PC, which will be used for standard e-mail, word processing, internet browsing etc, nothing too intensive.

I have narrowed it down to 3, all priced the same. Any differences in them other, than the ones listed below I consider superficial (eg card reader etc). They are all running Windows 7 Home Premuim.

ADVENT SE2102 http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-se2102-04833934-pdt.html

Intel® Pentium® Processor E5400 - 2.7 GHz - 800 MHz FSB - 2 MB L2 Cache
Memory - 3GB installed DDR2 RAM- 4GB maximum RAM capacity
Graphics - Nvidia® Geforce 9200 - 256 Mb (onboard)


DELL Inspiron 560 http://configure.euro.dell.com/dell...603&c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&kc=inspiron-560

Intel® Pentium® Dual Core E5500(2.80GHz,800MHz,2MB)
MEMORY - 2048MB Dual Channel DDR3 [2x1024] Memory
GRAPHICS - Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 Graphics


DELL Inspiron 570 http://configure.euro.dell.com/dell...704&c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&kc=inspiron-570

AMD Athlon™ II X2 240 (2.8GHz, 2MB Cache)
MEMORY - 2048MB Dual Channel DDR3 [2x1024] Memory
GRAPHICS CARD - Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics


Which of these 3 is best best?
If you could say which was the better component for each and overall that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[daisymtc]

Get AMD set-up, purely because you can have more option of newer component for upgrade it in future.

 

[Wilsonator]

Get AMD set-up, purely because you can have more option of newer component for upgrade it in future.

Ok, why is this the case more with that one, rather than the others?

 

[daisymtc]

AMD Stay with AM3 socket, even for the first Bulldozer in future

Intel already finished their LGA 775 socket, and moved to LGA 1156/ 1366. And they will change again for Sandy Bridge with LGA 1155/ 2011 at the end of this year

So based on the socket. For intel LGA 775, you can get Q9550 for $280. However, with $180 - 200 for AMD, you can get Phenom IIx4 965/ x6 1055T for similar performance